Jefferson County Public Schools

The superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) will recommend to the Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) that the district move its central office to a well-k...

Under first-year head coach Jerry Williams, the Valley Vikings ended an eight-year state title appearance drought. While the team didn't come away with any hardware, the Vikings a...

The annual survey of Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) students, parents, and staff shows an increase in overall satisfaction with the district compared to last year. More t...

Waggener incoming senior Daniel Yera once dreamed of trading pawns for a tennis racket, and now he’s one of the top players in the state, making history for his school.

Chantell Major wondered why a delivery man was dropping off a large box on her front step. She hadn’t ordered anything online. When she went to bring the box in the house she noti...

Royce Standard was a sophomore when he formed the first Pleasure Ridge Park High School boys volleyball team. Two years later, during his senior year, the program he created got t...

A Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) middle school has become the first in the country to be accredited as a Career Academy. Kammerer Middle School has received the Model Acad...

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 Community Nutrition Serv...

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.