Eighty-seven percent of JCTA members who voted backed the agreement, she said.
The school board voted 6-0 to approve the agreement as part of the meeting’s consent calendar. JCTA members have until Wednesday to vote on the proposed pay raises.
Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio and his team now face the significant task of putting the plan they crafted into action and ensuring it works for students and families, especially those who have grown wary of the district’s initiatives.
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.
The questioning came as JCPS prepares for its last scheduled community feedback session on the student assignment proposal at the new Elev8 learning center on West Broadway on May 17.
The district is currently gathering feedback on the proposal, which is expected to be considered by the Jefferson County Board of Education by June.
Corrie Shull, who represents District 6, said changes outlined in proposed changes to the JCPS student assignment plan are “moving in the right direction,” but he worried that the proposal as written could usher in “unintended consequences” for Kentucky’s largest public school district.
Jefferson County Public Schools unveiled a proposed overhaul of its complex student assignment plan, which aims to deliver more options for families in and near west Louisville.
The three new schools are part of the district’s proposed $1.1 billion facilities plan scheduled for a public hearing 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at C.B. Young Jr. Service Center on Crittenden Drive.
JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio and others in the district say the goal is to give families in the area the choice to go to middle and high schools within their communities or attend schools dictated by their satellite zones.