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
Apr 19 Education Jefferson County Public Schools Seeks Leeway on Tests for English as Second Language Students Jefferson County Public Schools administrators are asking the Kentucky Board of Education to give schools some leeway on test scores from students learning English. Jefferson County—compared to other districts in the state—has a fairly high number of refugee and immigrant students. The Newcomer Academy in Louisville’s Shawnee Neighborhood, for example, has more than 430 students […] By Ashley Lopez Apr 19 Education Jefferson County Public Schools Seeks Leeway on Tests for English as Second Language Students Ashley Lopez
Feb 23 Education JCPS Teachers Union Wants More Input Before School Board Considers Superintendent Contract At its regular meeting Monday, the Jefferson County Board of Education will consider renewing Superintendent Donna Hargen’s contract for another four years, but the teachers union is asking that it be delayed until there is adequate time for stakeholder input. Since joining the state’s largest school district in 2011, Hargens has received mostly positive reviews […] By Devin Katayama Feb 23 Education JCPS Teachers Union Wants More Input Before School Board Considers Superintendent Contract Devin Katayama
Feb 18 Education Should Jefferson County Public Schools Change To a 10-Point Grading Scale? Jefferson County Public Schools is asking parents whether an A letter grade should be based on a 90-100 point scale instead of the 93-100 scale currently used. The school district sent a survey to parents this week that makes the case that a revised grading scale (see below) would help students compete for state scholarship money known […] By Devin Katayama Feb 18 Education Should Jefferson County Public Schools Change To a 10-Point Grading Scale? Devin Katayama
Jan 11 Education JCPS Board Starts 2015 With Two New Faces Over the last two years, the seven-member Jefferson County Board of Education has added five new members—two of whom will be sworn in Monday night. Though only two board members have served more than two years, the JCPS board won’t have any less bite, said chairwoman Diane Porter, one of the senior board members. Since the 2010 […] By Devin Katayama Jan 11 Education JCPS Board Starts 2015 With Two New Faces Devin Katayama
Jan 7 Education JCPS Superintendent Approves of Principal Choice for Male High School Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Donna Hargens is backing a unanimous decision by Louisville Male High’s School Based Decision Making Council to hire Jim Jury as the school’s principal. Jury would replace David Mike, who was ousted as principal at the school late last year for “conduct unbecoming of a teacher” following accusations of helping […] By Jacob Ryan Jan 7 Education JCPS Superintendent Approves of Principal Choice for Male High School Jacob Ryan