👩🍳 SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES 🦸♀️ | Happy School Lunch Hero Week to all of our dedicated nutrition services employees who keep our students fed! We're excited to highlight JCPS Nutrition Services staff this week!
Today's 🌟: Newcomer Academy!
🌟 DAY OF SERVICE | More than 200 JCPS middle school student leaders stepped up to give back across Louisville today. Explore Ambassadors volunteered at 11 different organizations—making a real impact in our community.
👥 The largest group—70+ Explore Ambassadors from seven schools—packed food boxes at Love the Hungry.
🪑 25 students from Ramsey Middle built chairs and bicycles for refugee families’ apartments with Catholic Charities of Louisville.
We’re so proud of these young leaders who are choosing to lead with heart, service, and purpose!
🚨 NOW HIRING: BUS DRIVERS 🚨 | Bus drivers earn $55,000/year on average. Come drive the future with JCPS!
Join us this week for our Bus Driver Hiring Blitz:
📅 Friday, April 25, 2025
🕙 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
📍 VanHoose Education Center
✅ On-site applications
✅ Learn more about the role
✅ Make a difference in students' lives
Congratulations to Jaymee A. and Lana S., who have been selected to be members of the JCPS Student Advisory Council. Thank you for representing Pathfinder. We are proud of you! #jcpspath
🎧 SUPERINTENDENTS UNPLUGGED | Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio sat down with Addison Davis of Strategos Group to talk about his tenure and legacy at JCPS!
Check out the full Superintendents Unplugged podcast episode now: https://bit.ly/PollioPodcast
✅ DEADLINE TODAY | Today is the last day to let us know your child will re-enroll in Butler Traditional High School, Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary, Lyman T. Johnson Traditional Middle, Louisville Male High School, duPont Manual High School, or Whitney Young Elementary for the 2025-26 school year.
Students who left these six JCPS magnets in 2024-25 due to lack of JCPS-provided transportation will be allowed to return to those schools for the 2025-26 school year. But families must let the district know by TODAY, April 10 if their student plans to return to their magnet school.
Learn more: https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/article/2104293
🚍 BUS DRIVER HIRING BLITZ | Did you know average pay for a JCPS bus driver is $55,000 per year?
Please join us at our upcoming Bus Driver Hiring Blitz on Friday, April 25, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the VanHoose Education Center! Participants can learn more about the position and apply on site!
No School March 28th- April 4th
Pathfinder hosted a family night at Dawson Orman last Thurs.. We viewed the Voice of Social Change: Ira Aldridge performance from KY Shakespeare.🎭 Our families enjoyed the evening and requested more opportunities to join together. 💖 Thank you to KY Shakespeare for providing the digital performance for us to view. It was fabulous! #JCPSPath
✅ REGISTER NOW | General registration opened today for the 2025 Summer Success League (formerly known as JCPS Backpack League).
Learn more and register now through March 30: https://bit.ly/SummerSuccessLeague2025
🌟 SELF-CARE ADVENTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY | Join us for Peace in the Chaos: A Self-Care Adventure for the Whole Family event on Tuesday, March 18. See the flyer below for more information, and register online: https://tinyurl.com/JCPSpeace25
#WeAreJCPS
NATIONAL AMERICORPS WEEK | Through the Department of Student Support Services and the Office of Community Support Services, JCPS has proudly operated the AmeriCorps REACH Corps program for 15 years. REACH Corps members serve at elementary and middle schools, supporting students who show early signs of disengagement. Our goal is to help students reach their full academic potential and graduate on time.
Join us in celebrating our 18 dedicated JCPS REACH Corps members, who have committed this year to serving our most precious resource—our students!
Pathfinder students toured the Signers' Hall exhibit at the National Constitution Center in a virtual field trip this morning. Our students learned about the Constitution, its signers and the events that led to the Constitutional Convention. #JCPSPath @ConstitutionCtr
Pathfinder hosted a Black History Read In on Friday, Feb. 28th with Family Court Judge Derwin Webb. Many thanks @thepeoplesjudge for an inspiring and encouraging time together. Our staff and students loved your book recommendation, The Four Agreements. #JCPSPath
✅ SURVEY CLOSES TOMORROW | The JCPS Comprehensive School Survey closes tomorrow, Feb. 28. Your anonymous feedback impacts school improvement!
If you haven't already, please take a moment to complete the survey now: https://bit.ly/JCPSCSS25
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STATE OF THE DISTRICT | Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio delivered his seventh and final State of the District address today at The Olmsted.
Thanks to the generosity of many, the event helped raise more than $65,000 for the JCPS Community Scholarship Fund, which supports graduating JCPS seniors!
Watch Dr. Pollio's address and other speakers from today's event on the JCPS YouTube channel ➡️ https://youtube.com/watch?v=TrK6vCobECQ
Read more: https://jefferson.kyschools.us/article/2053088
#WeAreJCPS
Due to the NTI and upcoming weather and our staff having lack of time to prepare the Pathfinder meals, we will be cancelling the Pathfinder Meal Pickup for this Thursday, February 20th. We will resume our normal pickup on Thursday, February 27th.
❄️ NTI DAY | Due to forecasted snow during the morning commute, JCPS will utilize a Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) Day on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. All athletic and extracurricular activities are canceled for Wednesday.
🚨 JCPS UPDATE | All JCPS athletics and extracurricular activities are canceled for Tuesday, February 18, 2025, due to inclement weather.
🎉 CELEBRATING SSOs | Today marks School Security Officer (SSO) Appreciation Day! Thank you to all of our SSOs who help keep our schools safe! #WeAreJCPS
