Jefferson County Public Schools

June 6, 2025 – Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is once again offering families several locations across the city to pick up free meals this summer. JCPS School and Com...

The Pleasure Ridge Park High School Panthers are looking to be the first baseball team to win back-to-back state titles since 1998. While the team has been here before, they know ...

This past school year marked the first season of the JCPS Middle School Boys Volleyball League. Eight schools had a team, and Kammerer Middle School was one of them. The players s...

He leads Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) recycling efforts and helps educate teachers and students on sustainability issues. Those efforts helped Joe Irwin land the 2024 Jo...

A former school principal is returning to the top job inside a West Louisville elementary school. Kim Coleman has been named the new principal at Byck Elementary School. “I am i...

A former school principal who led a turnaround at an elementary school in Ashland, Kentucky, has been selected as the new principal of Indian Trail Elementary School. Uriah Tolbe...

The JCPS Communications team has been honored with nine national awards from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for its exceptional work during the 2024–25 ...

Fern Creek and Seneca high schools have joined a small, national fraternity of U.S. high schools. They are among fewer than 300 high schools whose academies have achieved model s...

The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) has named Dr. Brian Yearwood as the next superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). The JCBE and Yearwood agreed to ...

Torri L. Martin’s path to becoming a school principal didn’t begin with a teaching job right out of college. Instead, she worked in theater and led fundraising campaigns for non-...

When Ainsley Ogg started high school four years ago, her goal was to be a part of the duPont Manual High School marching band. The odds of that happening seemed slim because Ainsl...

Five Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) staff members received a special delivery from Dr. Marty Pollio on May 20th. The retiring superintendent delivered his final five Light...

"Forever your student," The Class of 2025 reads heartfelt letters to their favorite teachers.

Sixty-three W.E.B. DuBois Academy seniors will make history on May 27—they are members of the school’s first graduating class. All but two members of the graduates arrived at the...

The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) held two open forums on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, providing the community with an opportunity to engage with the two finalists in the ...

Make this summer one to remember with SUN Programs: USDA’s Summer Nutrition Programs for Kids . We’ve got meals to keep your kids fueled up for the summer! Children 18 and under...

May 16, 2025 – The look on the students’ faces tells the story – shock, then a smile, sometimes a few tears. That’s what happens when Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Supe...

Would you expect the math teacher to also teach ballroom dance? Well, Thomas Adams, a teacher at duPont Manual High School, started a ballroom dance team and, in just four months,...

A familiar face will be working in the principal’s office at Fern Creek Elementary School next school year. Adrianne Tytus has been named the new principal, replacing Tonya Arnol...

May 13, 2025 - The percentage of Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) seniors who are postsecondary ready or prepared for a career is expected to reach an all-time high this m...