This is a DRAFT of our legislative priorities for 2020. We want your input! Please help us rank them and provide examples of each of the categories listed below. Suggested edits and additions also welcome. ACHIEVING EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE in JCPS “with E’S” FROM OUR JCPS BOARD MEMBERS & SUPERINTENDENT, we demand: EVIDENCE-BASED education practices Realistic… Continue reading Educational Justice With “E’s”
Category: Teacher Shortage
Iroquois is on FIRE
Dear JCPS, I am a teacher at Iroquois High School. We are on fire. The recent news reports only show a very small portion of the absolute hell our school has become. Today (Friday 11/1/19) I witnessed no less than four fights. This is the norm. A kid sat in traffic on Taylor Boulevard. We… Continue reading Iroquois is on FIRE
Teacher “Over the Edge” Regarding Lower Certification Standards
September 3 at 9:37 PM Dear JCPS, Pardon me while I rant! The recent news that the state is lowering its standards for teacher certification, no longer requiring a Master's Degree, has put me over the edge. Besides the feeling of cheapening my degree, and those of my colleagues, this news comes just a few… Continue reading Teacher “Over the Edge” Regarding Lower Certification Standards
Toxic and Dysfunctional Climate at J-Town Elementary
Dear JCPS, I would like to address issues at Jeffersontown Elementary. The culture there is toxic and dysfunctional. The "adults" don't trust each other or the administration, unless you are in the it club. The principal literally screams at parents who take questions to the board instead of asking her. Well, when you attempt to… Continue reading Toxic and Dysfunctional Climate at J-Town Elementary
Expose the Corruption!
JCPS needs work. No doubt about it! This is exactly why our community is taking back our district! We welcome state assistance, but we don't need a state takeover now! In 2015, we started speaking out against an ineffective superintendent who created a perfect storm for predatory charter schools and scholarship tax credits. We invited the community to… Continue reading Expose the Corruption!
Educator Should Be Commended, Not Punished
Dear JCPS, I am in writing this email in support of Mr. Steed. My daughter [Name Withheld] was in the Louisville Best Hood group. I want to express the importance and relevance that this group has had on my child. I am so grateful she had the opportunity to learn real world content. I have… Continue reading Educator Should Be Commended, Not Punished
A Principal’s POV on Pension Reform
The following email was sent to all Kentucky Legislators by a Jefferson County Public Schools Principal. We are publishing it with his permission: Legislators, My name is Robert Fulk, Principal of The Marion C. Moore School in Louisville, KY JCPS. We are the largest school in the city of Louisville with an enrollment of… Continue reading A Principal’s POV on Pension Reform
LET’S PLAY “WHITE-PRIVILEGED MONOPOLY!”
White privilege is real. So is generational, institutionalized racism. Nowhere is it more prevalent than in our public school system. But often, those who make the rules have a hard time seeing how those rules can limit access to opportunity for others. While these issues are nothing to make light of, sometimes you need a… Continue reading LET’S PLAY “WHITE-PRIVILEGED MONOPOLY!”
Don’t Lower Standards for Next Librarian Director
We are pleased to report an update to this story. We have heard that this item will be coming off Tuesday night's agenda. Advocacy works! Dear JCPS, Tuesday night, the JCPS Board of Education is looking to revise the minimum job requirements of library director for JCPS, just in time to replace our current… Continue reading Don’t Lower Standards for Next Librarian Director
@JCPSKY needs to tackle the BIG R issues that get in the way of education
Dear JCPS Board of Education, In February, I wrote to you as a parent of a Maupin student with my concerns about the possible impacts of an audit on Maupin Elementary after being placed into “priority status”. My original concerns, quoted below this letter in many ways have not changed. The only thing that has… Continue reading @JCPSKY needs to tackle the BIG R issues that get in the way of education
