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Teacher cost-of-living allowance on the line in JCPS budget negotiations
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Teacher cost-of-living allowance on the line in JCPS budget negotiations

  • Adi Schanie
  • Updated Jan 16, 2026

Jefferson County Teachers Association President Maddie Shepard said no agreement has been reached on teacher pay.

Louisville parents face more decisions as JCPS outlines 2 proposals for new school start times
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Louisville parents face more decisions as JCPS outlines 2 proposals for new school start times

  • Christie Battista
  • Updated May 1, 2024

As parents are facing more changes and decisions, the district hosted a virtual information session Tuesday evening about two proposals that would implement three different start times instead of the nine JCPS currently has.

JCTA addresses student behavior, transportation concerns
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JCTA addresses student behavior, transportation concerns

  • Katrina Nickell
  • Updated Nov 7, 2023

Jefferson County Teachers Association is the district's largest teachers' union. Brent McKim is JCTA's president.

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Kentucky bill would create statewide plan for disciplining violent students and removal from class
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Kentucky bill would create statewide plan for disciplining violent students and removal from class

  • Monica Harkins
  • Updated Mar 15, 2023

Kentucky lawmakers want to address in-school student violence and the recent teacher shortage with a new statewide discipline plan.

'Every situation is very different' | JCPS staff share mixed feelings on start time proposal
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'Every situation is very different' | JCPS staff share mixed feelings on start time proposal

  • Katrina Nickell
  • Updated Feb 20, 2023

The plan includes start times ranging from 7:40 a.m. to as late as 10:40 a.m. Most schools would start at either 7:40 a.m., 8:40 a.m. or 9:40 a.m. 

5% salary increase for JCPS staff to take effect in July, pending approval
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5% salary increase for JCPS staff to take effect in July, pending approval

  • Amanda Roberts
  • Updated Nov 21, 2022

It will be the largest raise for JCPS teachers in over two decades. 

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Half of staff calls out sick at Knight Middle School over new principal selection, ongoing concerns
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Half of staff calls out sick at Knight Middle School over new principal selection, ongoing concerns

  • Katrina Nickell
  • Updated Nov 17, 2022

But that didn't stop classes from happening.

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JCPS spending $20,000 and counting on incentive for advance notice of teacher retirements
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JCPS spending $20,000 and counting on incentive for advance notice of teacher retirements

  • Kevin Wheatley and Valerie Chinn
  • Updated Sep 20, 2022
  • 3 min to read

Records obtained by WDRB News show JCPS paid recent retirees $20,000 in June and July through the $500 incentives. August payments were not immediately available through JCPS.

Some JCPS schools dealing with more student fights as district sees 41% decline overall
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Some JCPS schools dealing with more student fights as district sees 41% decline overall

  • Kevin Wheatley
  • Updated Dec 8, 2021

The district reported 6,828 fights through the first 72 days of the 2021-22 year, which covers Aug. 11 through Dec. 1. That total is down 41.1% from the 11,592 fights reported by JCPS schools in the same 72-day period in the 2019-20 school year and 31.4% from the 9,959 fights recorded in that span during the 2018-19 term.

Unions for JCPS teachers, support workers back COVID-19 vaccinations or regular testing for staff
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Unions for JCPS teachers, support workers back COVID-19 vaccinations or regular testing for staff

  • Kevin Wheatley
  • Updated Dec 30, 2021

The boards of two labor groups representing JCPS employees – the Jefferson County Teachers Association and the Jefferson County Association of Educational Support Personnel – have voted to support such a measure, leaders told WDRB News on Friday.

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