JCPS superintendent Yearwood lists closing schools
JCPS superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood lists the schools that will be closed, consolidated and relocated in the district.
Jefferson County Public Schools is proposing a plan to move all school start times up 20 minutes earlier, JCPS spokesperson Carolyn Callahan confirmed in a Nov. 21 statement to The Courier Journal.
According to Callahan, Superintendent Brian Yearwood will add a recommendation to adjust start times for the 2026-27 school year to the agenda of a Dec. 9 meeting with the Jefferson County Board of Education. She added this is a “major topic” Yearwood has heard about from principals and staff.
Right now, JCPS has three different start times: 7:30, 8:40 and 9:40 a.m. Under the proposal, the start times would be adjusted to 7:10, 8:20 and 9:20 a.m.
This proposed change comes a day after JCPS announced a plan to close, consolidate and relocate multiple schools ahead of next school year, as part of an effort to achieve more than $100 million needed in cuts. That proposal is also expected to go before the school board on Dec. 9.
Krista Johnson contributed to this report.
