JCPS students have a full five day week, Monday, November 9, through Friday, November 13, including Veterans Day. The Jefferson County Board of Education meets Tuesday, November 10, at 6 p.m. Eastern for a work session that also carries the proposed 2027 to 2028 school calendar and next year's Board meeting schedule. And the 2027 to 2028 school choice window stays open through Friday, December 18, with more than a dozen evening open houses on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Is JCPS open on Veterans Day?
Yes. Jefferson County Public Schools is open Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The district's 2026 to 2027 parent calendar, checked November 4, lists every no school day for students, and Veterans Day isn't one of them.
The November days off already happened: a Gold Day for teachers on Monday, November 2, and Election Day on Tuesday, November 3. The next break on that calendar is Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 25, through Friday, November 27. If your child's school is planning a Veterans Day assembly or a breakfast for family members who served, that comes from the school, so watch its newsletter or call the front office.
What is the JCPS Board doing Tuesday?
The Board holds a regular work session Tuesday, November 10, at 6 p.m. Eastern in Stewart Auditorium at the VanHoose Education Center, 3332 Newburg Road. It's the only Board meeting posted for November 8 to 14 on the KSBA public board portal, checked November 4. No special called meeting or committee meeting was posted for the week.
The November 10 agenda says the public may attend in person or watch the live stream on the district's YouTube channel. Each speaker gets three minutes, a bell rings once at two and a half minutes, and speakers can't use props or displays. The agenda has two speaker slots: one for people asking the Board to pull a consent item for a separate vote, and a general slot near the end marked "If Necessary." It doesn't say how or when to sign up, so confirm the process with the Board office through the district's main line, 502 313 4357, before Tuesday and recheck the posted agenda the morning of the meeting.
The work session has two presentations.
Racial equity policy update. The district will report on the racial equity policy the Board adopted in 2018. The agenda's own summary is blunt about the gap: "adoption is not implementation." It names the Opportunity and Access Tracker and school Racial Equity Plans as the tools it is using. This is a report, not a vote.
Monthly student outcomes update. Chief Academic Officer Dr. Nathan Balasubramanian and his team will present on literacy, math, well being, attendance and behavior, following the quarterly report the Board heard October 13. The principals of Jeffersontown Elementary and Knight Middle are scheduled to describe how the work looks in their buildings.
What's on Tuesday's consent calendar?
Most of the votes Tuesday sit on the consent calendar, which is approved in one motion unless a Board member pulls an item. Four are worth a parent's attention.
Proposed 2027 to 2028 and 2028 to 2029 school calendars. The Board receives these for first reading only. The agenda says Board Policy 08.3 and state law require two meetings before a calendar can be adopted, so nothing is final Tuesday night. Last week's draft, attached to this agenda, shows the first student day on Thursday, August 5, 2027, and the last on Friday, May 19, 2028. Treat both as proposals.
The 2027 Board meeting schedule. Superintendent Brian Yearwood recommends 15 regular meetings next year, all at 6 p.m. in Stewart Auditorium, according to the proposed 2027 schedule. The first is an organizational business meeting Tuesday, January 5, 2027. Eleven are business meetings and four are work sessions.
2027 legislative priorities. The Board receives the district's draft 2027 legislative priorities as a first reading. The General Assembly convenes January 5, 2027. The draft asks lawmakers to tie SEEK, the state's main school funding formula, to inflation, to fully fund school transportation and the 2019 school safety law, and to invest in universal prekindergarten. It also says JCPS supports efforts to encourage safe storage of firearms and ammunition to keep weapons away from minors and off campuses.
Seneca High's new building. Consent item VI.D. on the November 10 agenda recommends that the Board approve the attached revised BG-1 form for the new school building at Seneca High School in the amount of $114,976,803. The same agenda item says "Unforeseen subsurface rock conditions were encountered during site excavation for the new building."
The same consent calendar asks the Board to approve turnaround team forms for schools in Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), the state's lowest performing category, and to restore the School Based Decision Making Council (SBDM) at Sanders Elementary.
Are the school board election results final?
Not yet. Election night totals are unofficial until the county board issues certificates of election, and the Jefferson County Clerk's Election Results page had not posted certified 2026 general results when we checked November 6. Under KRS 118.425, the Jefferson County Board of Elections, not the State Board of Elections, issues certificates of election for JCPS Board seats. A candidate who wants a recanvass has until 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, to ask, and any recanvass starts at 9 a.m. Thursday, November 12, according to the State Board of Elections' 2026 election calendar. JCPS Insider isn't reporting winners as final until the official count is posted.
The November 3 vote chose all five members of the new five member Board created by Senate Bill 4. If you're not sure which district you're in now, use our board district finder or Who Is My JCPS Board Member?. Our explainer on what the JCPS Board actually decides covers what the new members will control.
Which JCPS schools have open houses this week?
The application window for 2027 to 2028 runs through Friday, December 18, 2026, according to the district's Student Assignment page, checked November 4. Applications aren't processed first come, first served. They're all processed together after the window closes.
JCPS Insider pulled the elementary, middle and high school tabs of the district's 2027 to 2028 Prospective Student Open Houses and Tours sheet on November 4. Evening visits, all Eastern time:
Tuesday, November 10: Butler Traditional High, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Noe Middle at 6 p.m. Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts School tour at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, November 11: Doss High, 5 to 7 p.m. Louisville Male High, 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, November 12: Audubon Traditional Elementary tour, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Highland Middle, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Newburg Middle, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Iroquois High, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Carrithers Middle, 6 to 7 p.m. Seneca High, 6 to 7 p.m. Crosby Middle, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Ballard High at 6:30 p.m.
A few daytime visits fill up or need a call. Central High's tour Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., and Meyzeek Middle's Thursday tour, 9 to 10:30 a.m., both say sign up required. The Brown School lists an 8:30 a.m. Tuesday tour on all three tabs. Fairdale High asks families to call 502 485 8248 to schedule its Thursday and Friday tours. Schools can change times, so check the sheet or call the school the day before.
Some magnets want more than the district form, and those extra pieces have their own deadlines. Our guide to JCPS magnet applications that need extra materials covers Manual, YPAS, Brown and Central. If a school has told you something is missing, our incomplete application guide walks through the fix. Questions go to the Office of School Choice at 502 485 6250.
What else is on the JCPS calendar?
High school report cards go out Monday, November 16, according to the parent calendar. The high school grading period closed Thursday, November 5. The calendar says many schools run on different schedules, so if you want to know how your teen's report card will arrive, call your child's school.
For elementary and middle school families, the next grading period ends Friday, December 18. That's also the last day of the school choice window and the last day before winter break, which runs December 21 through January 1.
Seniors and juniors planning on the SAT should know the parent calendar lists Saturday, December 5, as the next test date and says registration typically closes about five weeks before.
What's happening for families this weekend?
If the week leaves room, three picks for November 13 to 15:
Festival of Trees and Lights. Friday, November 13, through Sunday, November 15, at Louisville Slugger Field, 401 East Main Street. The organizer's event page lists $15 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under, with children 2 and under free.
NuLu Jingle Fest. Saturday, November 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Shelby Street. The NuLu Business Association says it's free, with live music and a petting zoo.
Speed Together. Sunday, November 15, 1 to 4 p.m., the Speed Art Museum, 2035 South Third Street. The Speed's event page lists Art in the Atrium for all ages from 1 to 4 p.m. and an Open Studio in Art Sparks from 2 to 4 p.m. The museum's visit page says Sunday "Admission is available at $0," which means pay what you can.
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