Mar 30 Community JCPS Declines To Talk Gangs With Louisville Metro Council Earlier this month, Councilman David James said he'd be calling on police officials to address issues with gangs in Louisville By Jacob Ryan Mar 30 Community JCPS Declines To Talk Gangs With Metro Council Jacob Ryan
Jan 18 Education Ahead of Charter Schools Debate, Hargens Says JCPS Already Offers Choices Superintendent Donna Hargens says Jefferson County Public Schools is working to ensure that Louisville families are aware of its offerings in anticipation of a new push for state charter school legislation. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin is a charter school supporter. The Republican-majority state Senate has approved a bill that would authorize charter schools every year since […] By Jacob Ryan Jan 18 Education Ahead of Charter Schools Debate, Hargens Says JCPS Already Offers Choices Jacob Ryan
Jan 8 Education How Many Students Showed Up Friday at Your Child’s JCPS School Attendance at Jefferson County Public Schools plummeted Friday, the result of a “vague” threat called in to Louisville Metro Police the day before. In the afternoon, JCPS revised the attendance figure to 45.5 percent for Friday — slightly worse than the 46.4 percent reported earlier in the day. The daily attendance rate for December was […] By Joseph Lord Jan 8 Education How Many Students Showed Up Friday at Your Child’s JCPS School Joseph Lord
Jan 8 Education 46 Percent of JCPS Students Attend Class on Day of ‘Vague Threat’ Following a “vague” threat against Louisville schools, only 45.5 percent of Jefferson County Public Schools students attended class on Friday, Superintendent Donna Hargens said. For December, the daily average attendance rate was 93.6 percent, Hargens said. JCPS initially reported that the attendance rate was 46.4 percent, but revised the figure later in the afternoon. (Search […] By Joseph Lord Jan 8 Education 46 Percent of JCPS Students Attend Class on Day of ‘Vague Threat’ Joseph Lord
Jan 7 Education Threat Leads JCPS Schools to Heightened Security on Friday Jefferson County Public Schools officials say the district will operate under “heightened security” Friday after receiving a non-specific threat. Superintendent Donna Hargens said the threat was made against unnamed schools, and didn’t specify whether the schools were public or private. Under the heightened security, exterior school doors will be locked at all times, outside activities […] By Staff Jan 7 Education Threat Leads JCPS Schools to Heightened Security on Friday Staff
Oct 26 Education Dena Dossett To Lead JCPS Data Management Jefferson County Public Schools has appointed a new administrator to oversee the analysis of test scores and other data-driven projects. Superintendent Donna Hargens announced on Monday that Dena Dossett will be the new chief of data management, planning and program evaluation for the school system. The position has been vacant since Bob Rodosky’s retirement this summer. […] By Jacob Ryan Oct 26 Education Dena Dossett To Lead JCPS Data Management Jacob Ryan
Oct 8 Education JCPS Chief Academic Officer Slams District On Way Out The chief academic officer for Jefferson County Public Schools criticized the district’s working conditions and pointed out a “lack of concurrency between our strategic plan and our actions” in a resignation letter released Thursday morning. Dewey Hensley announced his resignation in a letter to district Superintendent Donna Hargens and Board of Education Chairman David Jones Jr. […] By Jacob Ryan Oct 8 Education JCPS Chief Academic Officer Slams District On Way Out Jacob Ryan
Oct 1 Education JCPS Makes Minor Improvement, Still Lags Behind State in School Scores The state’s latest accountability scores for public school districts show a slight improvement for Jefferson County Public Schools. The small bump in Jefferson County’s overall accountability score to 64.5 last year from 64.2 in the previous academic year was short of the annual goal set by the Kentucky Department of Education classification system. The accountability scores, released earlier today, are […] By Jacob Ryan Oct 1 Education JCPS Makes Minor Improvement, Still Lags Behind State in School Scores Jacob Ryan
Aug 19 Education Listen: How New Data on Kentucky’s Public Schools Can Boost Student Achievement Why is there such a large gap between the number of Kentucky students who graduate high school on time and those who go straight to college? How much does the high school a student attends affect his or her prospects for the next level? What’s being done to close the achievement gaps for Kentucky’s high […] By Staff Aug 19 Education Listen: How New Data on Kentucky’s Public Schools Can Boost Student Achievement Staff
Aug 19 Education Three Takeaways From the New Harvard Report on Kentucky Public Schools A new data tool from Harvard University is providing more specific insights into student performance at Kentucky’s public schools. The Strategic Data Project uses information provided by the state Department of Education from 2011 and 2012 to track and analyze high school students’ progress as they entered school, graduated and attended college. The project assesses four markers of achievement: […] By Stephen George Aug 19 Education Three Takeaways From the New Harvard Report on Kentucky Public Schools Stephen George
Aug 13 Education Three Louisville Schools Add Compassion To Curriculum Three Jefferson County Public Schools will be part of a new initiative to teach children how to care for their emotional, mental and physical well-being. The Compassionate Schools Project will be incorporated into “practical living” periods at Jacob Elementary School, Cane Run Elementary School and Slaughter Elementary. Students in those schools will learn mindfulness, stress […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Aug 13 Education Three Louisville Schools Add Compassion To Curriculum Ja'Nel Johnson
Aug 12 Community For The First Day of School, Some Advice For JCPS Students From Louisvillians About 101,000 students returned to Jefferson County Public Schools classrooms today for the 2015-16 school year. The first day of school can be intimidating. Some advice may be in order as students settle into their seats and tear into textbooks. We spoke with residents into downtown Louisville about what they would tell students on the first […] By Jacob Ryan Aug 12 Community For The First Day of School, Some Advice For JCPS Students From Louisvillians Jacob Ryan
Aug 11 Education What You Need To Know For the First Day Back For JCPS More than 101,000 students are expected in classrooms on Wednesday for the start of the 2015-16 Jefferson County Public Schools academic year. Here are some of the changes parents, students and community members can expect. School Building Changes JCPS reworked several schools this year. Two are part of the Schools of Innovation competition, in which […] By Jacob Ryan Aug 11 Education What You Need To Know For the First Day Back For JCPS Jacob Ryan
Aug 7 Education Jefferson County Public Schools Recommends No Tax Hike Jefferson County Public Schools administrators are recommending no property tax rate increase for the 2015-16 fiscal year, the school district announced Friday. If the Jefferson County Board of Education accepts the recommendation, the rate of 71 cents per $100 of assessed value in effect since the 2013-14 school year would stay the same. JCPS will […] By Staff Aug 7 Education Jefferson County Public Schools Recommends No Tax Hike Staff
May 5 Education JCPS Wants Input For Crafting Vision 2020 Strategic Plan The Jefferson County Board of Education is seeking residents’ input on the shaping of the district’s five-year strategic plan. The Vision 2020 plan will focus on kindergarten readiness, early childhood literacy and college- and career-readiness, said Jonathan Lowe, the district’s director of strategy. But “the question before us is how do we get to the […] By Jacob Ryan May 5 Education JCPS Wants Input For Crafting Vision 2020 Strategic Plan Jacob Ryan