May 17 Education Don’t Expect Acting Superintendent To Slack On JCPS Job Marty Pollio's term will begin in July and last for at least six months, or until the school board appoints a permanent superintendent. By Jacob Ryan May 17 Education Don't Expect Acting Superintendent To Slack On JCPS Job Jacob Ryan
May 17 Education JCPS Board Names Interim Superintendent; Search Will Take 6 Months Marty Pollio will take a leave of absence as principal of Doss High School. He will assume his new duties as superintendent July 2. By Staff May 17 Education JCPS Board Names Interim Superintendent; Search Will Take 6 Months Staff
Apr 14 Education With Hargens On The Way Out, Where Does JCPS Go From Here? Donna Hargens' exit will come at a tumultuous time for JCPS. A state audit of district management is underway and charter schools will soon be permitted. By Jacob Ryan Apr 14 Education With Hargens On The Way Out, Where Does JCPS Go From Here? Jacob Ryan
Apr 13 Education JCPS Superintendent Hargens To Step Down This Summer The district's Board of Education on Thursday voted to amend Hargens' contract so that it expires July 1 of this year. Her original contract expired in June 2019. By Jacob Ryan Apr 13 Education JCPS Superintendent Hargens To Step Down This Summer Jacob Ryan
Aug 30 Local News NAACP Meets With Superintendent Hargens Louisville’s NAACP branch met with Superintendent Donna Hargens on Tuesday as part of Hargens’s 90-Day Plan she introduced after being hired as the new JCPS Superintendent. The meeting was a success and Hargens listened, said Raoul Cunningham, president of Louisville’s NAACP branch. The NAACP was against the hiring of either superintendent candidate during the interview […] By Devin Katayama Aug 30 Local News NAACP Meets With Superintendent Hargens Devin Katayama
Aug 17 Local News JCPS Begins Year With New Expectations, Standards In a short years-time the Jefferson County school district has seen numerous changes that will affect this school year. Some are simple, like changes to the lunch menu. Others are major and will be new to students, teachers and administrators, and will affect the county, state and nation. One of the most notable changes is […] By Devin Katayama Aug 17 Local News JCPS Begins Year With New Expectations, Standards Devin Katayama
Aug 8 Local News New JCPS Superintendent Outlines 90-Day Plan Jefferson County Public School Superintendent Donna Hargens announced a 90-day plan at her first school board meeting on Monday. The plan outlines her strategic priorities and includes performance checks and both short and long-term goals. The plan helps regulate the district’s progress as it attempts to improve student performance and communication with the community, said […] By Devin Katayama Aug 8 Local News New JCPS Superintendent Outlines 90-Day Plan Devin Katayama
Aug 1 Local News New JCPS Superintendent Donna Hargens Begins Work Donna Hargens began work on Monday as Jefferson County Public School’s new superintendent. Now she’ll have two weeks to prepare for the first day of school on Aug. 15. But, preparation didn’t start today, she said. “The work has been ongoing and the staff has worked really, really hard to prepare for the first day. […] By Devin Katayama Aug 1 Local News New JCPS Superintendent Donna Hargens Begins Work Devin Katayama
Jul 31 Local News First Day of School For New JCPS Superintendent The new superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools will begin work on Monday. Donna Hargens will replace interim superintendent Dr. Freda Merriweather. Hargens will visit Ballard High School where she will meet the districts 300 new teachers and participate in the yearly induction. The rest of the day will be spent with JCPS staff to […] By Devin Katayama Jul 31 Local News First Day of School For New JCPS Superintendent Devin Katayama
Jul 11 Local News Jefferson County School Board Approves New Superintendent Contract The Jefferson County School Board has approved the contract of newly-appointed superintendent Donna Hargens. Hargens finished a five day tour of Louisville last night and was in attendance for her first Jefferson County School Board meeting. The contract gives Hargens a $276,000 salary over the next four years. She will be making slightly more than […] By Devin Katayama Jul 11 Local News Jefferson County School Board Approves New Superintendent Contract Devin Katayama
Jun 21 Local News Metro Human Rights Commission Announces Support of Hargens The Metro Human Rights Commission, today, announced their support of Dr. Donna Hargens, the new JCPS Superintendent. The Commission had echoed the calls of the local NAACP for the JCPS School Board to re-open the search. But a week ago, the School Board went into closed session for almost four hours and came back only to announce […] By Dalton Main Jun 21 Local News Metro Human Rights Commission Announces Support of Hargens Dalton Main
Jun 14 Local News JCPS School Board Names Hargens Next Superintendent After four hours of closed-door discussion, the Jefferson County School Board named Dr. Donna Hargens as the next superintendent of the district. Hargens was interim superintendent in Wake County in North Carolina, the 18th-largest school district in the nation. Hargens was chosen over the other finalist, Dr. Christine Johns-Haines of Michigan. But both of the […] By Chris McDaniel Jun 14 Local News JCPS School Board Names Hargens Next Superintendent Chris McDaniel
Jun 14 Local News JCPS Names Hargens As New Superintendent The Jefferson County School Board has named Dr. Donna Hargens as the new superintendent. Hargens is Cheif Academic Officer of Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina. The announcement comes after a four and half hour school board meeting today, most of it was in closed session. Organizations, last week, called for the school board […] By Dalton Main Jun 14 Local News JCPS Names Hargens As New Superintendent Dalton Main
Jun 10 Local News JCTA Mum on Finalists Although opinions are swirling about the finalists for Jefferson County Superintendent, the Jefferson County Teachers’ Association isn’t commenting on the candidates. JCTA President Brent McKim says the organization had representatives involved in the selection process but is now just waiting on the outcome. McKim declined to comment on either of the candidates and their qualifications. […] By Dalton Main Jun 10 Local News JCTA Mum on Finalists Dalton Main
Jun 9 Local News School Board To Discuss Superintendent Finalists Tuesday The Jefferson County School board will meet Tuesday to discuss the two finalists for superintendent. At that meeting they will set a timeline for making their final decision. The two finalists appeared at public forums this week to answer questions from citizens, but both events were met with meager turnouts. A little over 150 people […] By Dalton Main Jun 9 Local News School Board To Discuss Superintendent Finalists Tuesday Dalton Main