Kevin Wheatley
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Louisville, KY, United States
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JCPS offering teachers $250 for supplies through Amazon Business
Certified teachers at Jefferson County Public Schools can now spend $250 for their classrooms and clubs they sponsor through an Amazon Business program launched Friday. → Read More
Unexpected delays hit 29 JCPS bus routes Monday
The 29 delays affected 23 schools, according to Communications Manager Mark Hebert. Last week, JCPS said 30 drivers were completing certification classes and would undergo testing during Labor Day week. → Read More
Kentucky attorney general wants JCPS board to drop mandatory masks 'immediately'
Cameron, who is also seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the 2023 primary election, said in the letter that his office is also exploring whether the board can impose a → Read More
5 things JCPS families need to know as 2022-23 school year begins
Masks, delayed bus routes, staffing shortages and more face JCPS families as the 2022-23 school year begins Wednesday. → Read More
JCPS teachers union poll finds most against district's COVID-19 mask policy
More than 2,600 Jefferson County Teachers Association members responded to the survey when it closed Sunday, JCTA President Brent McKim said in an email. → Read More
JCPS will open 2022-23 school year masked with Jefferson County still in 'red' for COVID-19
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention metrics have Jefferson County in "red" for the third week in a row, meaning Kentucky's largest school district will continue to require → Read More
JCPS scrambling to fill classroom, school bus vacancies ahead of 2022-23 school year
The Jefferson County Board of Education heard updates Tuesday on the district’s staffing issues ahead of the upcoming school year, particularly on the district’s efforts to recruit and keep certified → Read More
Nearly every GCCS teaching position filled as 2022-23 school year starts next week
"I think we have right at five openings as we lead into the school year, so we're in pretty good shape," GCCS Superintendent Mark Laughner said. "Also in transportation, our → Read More
JCPS hoping to 'minimize' impact of teaching shortages in 2022-23
We're having to look at things differently with our schools in order to minimize the impact of staffing shortages in our schools, especially teachers," JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio said Tuesday. → Read More
JCPS offering fewer COVID-19 testing options without federal, grant funding
JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio said the loss of federal and grant funding in June means the district will have fewer drive-thru testing locations for those who are asymptomatic. → Read More
JCPS buying Chromebooks with built-in cellular service to boost access for students
“It doesn’t matter what school you attend or where you live,” JCPS Chief Information Officer Kermit Belcher said. “You have the same opportunity and access as other kids, so that → Read More
Kentucky judge strikes down new law that would've taken power away from JCPS board
Jefferson Circuit Judge Charles Cunningham Jr. sided with the Jefferson County Board of Education in issuing a declaratory judgment in the board’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of aspects of Senate → Read More
NAFCS board narrowly approves retirement agreement with Superintendent Snyder
The New Albany Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation Board of Trustees passed an agreement that will pay Snyder $181,960 minus applicable taxes in severance pay by 4-3 vote Friday. → Read More
JCPS board heaps praise on Pollio in superintendent's latest evaluation
Pollio earned "exemplary" ratings in strategic leadership, cultural leadership and collaborative leadership and "accomplished" ratings in instructional leadership, human resource leadership, managerial leadership and influential leadership. Those are the two → Read More
JCPS property tax rate increase survives Kentucky Supreme Court appeal
"We hold the total absence of any security measures to ensure an electronic signature was in fact made by the purported signatory negates the petition," the Kentucky Supreme Court’s opinion → Read More
Members of JCPS teachers union approve plan for more pay, stipends
Eighty-seven percent of JCTA members who voted backed the agreement, she said. → Read More
All 4 JCPS board incumbents draw challengers in November elections
The filing deadline for local school board races passed at 4 p.m. Tuesday. → Read More
Vote on JCPS student assignment overhaul could come as soon as next week
Officials at Kentucky’s largest school district has discussed overhauling how it assigns students to school and tweaking school enrollment boundaries since unveiling the initial proposal March 22. → Read More
Most JCPS students struggle with reading and math at grade level, diagnostic testing shows
Measures of Academic Progress testing results obtained by WDRB News in response to an open records request show that 45% and 36% of JCPS students tested at grade-level in reading → Read More
Oldham County Schools names new deputy superintendent who was once finalist for top job
Six is deputy superintendent at Franklin County Schools. She was also a finalist for OCS superintendent last year, which ultimately went to her new boss Jason Radford in May 2021. → Read More