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JCPS Superintendent Donna Hargens on WFPL News Special

Brad Yost — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:21:33 +0000

Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Donna Hargens appeared live in our studios for a WFPL News Special today.

Superintendent Donna Hargens: Live Interview Today at 1:00

Gabe Bullard — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:30:01 +0000

Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Donna Hargens will be live in our studios for a WFPL News Special today at 1:00 pm.

She'll talk with Devin Katayama about the first day of school, district management and the upcoming school board elections. We'll also be taking your calls at (502) 814-8255. You can also leave your questions or comments here.

JCPS Board Votes On Superintendent Evaluation, Student Assignment Changes

Devin Katayama — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:43:49 +0000

The Jefferson County Board of Education will vote on two key agenda items at Monday night's board meeting.

The first is the evaluation of Superintendent Donna Hargens’ first year on the job. Board chair Steve Imhoff says he’ll be surprised if the evaluation isn’t favorable. But there’s no way of knowing what discussions the board has had.

The board met once in private last month and will again meet behind closed doors before Monday night’s board meeting.

The decision to meet in executive session is their choice. Legislation was changed in 2010 to allow this, after the Courier-Journal sued the district to gain access to then-superintendent Sheldon Berman’s evaluation.

School's Out: Donna Hargens and JCPS Year in Review on Byline

Brad Yost — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:07:53 +0000

The 2011-12 school year at JCPS just concluded, and the Board is currently evaluating the performance of new superintendent Donna Hargens, in private.

On Byline Friday afternoon, WFPL reporter Devin Katayama spent some time looking back at the past year, including ongoing controversies over the student assignment plan, possible changes to that plan, and changes to the JCPS administrative hierarchy.