Applying to Schools FAQ
Who should apply during the current application period?
- Students who will enter kindergarten at the start of the next school year
- Older students who have moved to a new address during the current school year
- Any student who wants to apply to a magnet school, a magnet program, or an optional program -- as well as students who will be high school freshmen next year and want to apply to a school outside their network through Open Enrollment. See the Choices guides above for information on schools and programs throughout the district.
Do kindergarten students have to apply to a school for first grade?
- No. If your child is in kindergarten and you want him or her to go to the same school for first grade, you don't have to do anything.
Do fifth graders have to apply to a middle school? Do eighth graders have to apply to a high school?
- No. Students who are currently enrolled in the fifth or eighth grade at a JCPS school do not have to do anything if they are not interested in magnet schools, magnet programs, optional programs, or High School Open Enrollment. They will automatically be enrolled in the middle or high school that serves their home address.
How can I find out which school serves my address?- Call the JCPS Demographics Office at 485-3050, or use the online SchoolFinder.
If my child goes to a traditional elementary (or middle) school, does he or she need to apply to a traditional middle (or high) school?- Not if your child's school is a feeder school to the next level. More information on traditional education is available in the Choices guides above.
Can my child apply to magnet schools, magnet programs, and optional programs if he or she has never attended a JCPS school before?
When will the application period end?
When will I know if my child's application has been accepted?- Parents will be notified before the end of the current school year.
How do parents submit applications if they don't have Internet access?
- Computers are available at the JCPS Registration Site, which is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lam Building (4309 Bishop Lane). There also is a Mobile Application Bus -- a school bus retrofitted to accept applications.
How can I get more information on the application process?
- Call the JCPS Parent Assistance Center at 485-6250.
Is help available for parents who don't speak English?
- Yes. Call the JCPS English as a Second Language (ESL) Office at 485-3623.
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Read the Nutrition & Physical Activity Report
Staff members from the JCPS School and Community Nutrition Services Department often attend school and community events, including health fairs, walk-a-thons, and Fit Lit family events.
In fact, during the last school year, the department's staff shared information on school meals and healthy eating with about 16,000 people at these types of events.
The staff members also host Farm-to-School events, which include a mobile barnyard with farm animals, a mobile dairy classroom, gardening activities, and cooking lessons. These events teach students about the importance of good nutrition, the origin of foods, and how to prepare healthy meals and snacks.
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JCPS has a new strategic plan
The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) approved the new JCPS strategic plan, Vision 2020, at their November 23 meeting.
To develop the plan, the board and JCPS collected input from parents, students, teachers, school administrators, and other education experts.
The plan includes the district's mission, vision, and core values. It establishes goals in three focus areas: Learning, Growth, and Development; Increasing Capacity and Improving Culture; and Improving Infrastructure and Integrating Systems. Targets and indicators for the plan will be presented for board members' approval at the Mon., Dec. 14, meeting, which will be held at Ramsey Middle (6409 Gellhaus Lane).
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 Two high schools are no longer Priority Schools
Fern Creek and Waggener High Schools have improved student achievement and are no longer considered Priority (under-performing) Schools by the Kentucky Department of Education.
A JCPS news release offers more information on achievement at Fern Creek. A video shows students and staff celebrating at Waggener.
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Watch the award-winning Our Kids TV program
We 're shining the spotlight on students at many JCPS schools in the December episode of Our Kids.
It's hosted by Fern Creek High student Jennifer Leonhardt and includes the following feature stories:
- Jeffersontown High students visit GE Appliance Park.
- Field Elementary students use 3-D printers.
- Hawthorne Elementary's Spanish Immersion Program
- Farm-to-School Nutrition at Atherton High
- Fern Creek High's Global Issues Class
- The Make the Connection Program at Conway Middle
- The University of Louisville president visits Ballard High.
- Engelhard Elementary's Joshua DeWar is the Elementary Teacher of the Year.
- Academy @ Shawnee student Peyton Adelmann receives a top JROTC honor.
- Luhr Elementary Principal Lynley Schroering is a National Distinguished Principal.
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 Free Adult Clothing The 15th District Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is inviting parents throughout the community to a clothing giveaway on Sat., Dec. 12, at the Clothing Assistance Program (CAP) facility at 319 South 15th Street.
- Families will receive three large bags of clothing. (The bags will be provided.)
- School uniforms and other children's clothes will not be included in this special event -- only gently used adult clothes.
- The giveaway will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., but all clothes will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the supply has been depleted, no more clothing will be available.
The PTA is seeking volunteers to help sort clothing this week and to work the Saturday event. Call 485-3535 for more information on volunteering.
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 Four JCPS schools receive instruments worth $17,600
Louisville Public Media (LPM), with generous support from the Robert and Clarita Whitney Fund and PNC Wealth Management, donated 44 band and orchestra instruments to four Jefferson County public schools last month.
- Jacob Elementary received 30 violins.
- The Phoenix School of Discovery received four clarinets and a trumpet.
- Western High received three trumpets, three clarinets, and a tuba.
- Doss High received a bass clarinet and a euphonium.
Established in 2003, the LPM Instrumental Partners Program has placed more than 600 instruments in the hands of students. The program collects gently used band and orchestra instruments and has them refurbished. The instruments are then donated to students in need.
Studies continue to show that music listening, performance, and lessons improve language, communication, and problem-solving skills, which are benefits that LPM wants all students in the community to experience. Call 814-6500 for information on supporting the Instrumental Partners Program.
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