JCPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood shares his perspective on the importance of church-school partnerships and the positive impact they can have on students, educators, and school communities.
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From my innermost being these words rise to my Father:
“Your Presence Is My Greatest Need; My Greatest Possiblity; and My Greatest Joy. Daily You Invite Me To Drink From The Rivers Of Your Pleasures.”
With all that is within me, I say, “Thank You Father!”
☀️ SUMMER MEALS | JCPS is providing nutritious meals to children at no cost through the summer months. For more information, check out the video, and click the link below!
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🎉 THANK YOU, PARTNERS | Yesterday evening, JCPS hosted its inaugural Mentor Appreciation and Recognition Night—a celebration dedicated to the organizations, individuals, and community partners who are woven into the fabric of our schools. @JCPSSuper was on hand to celebrate with awardees.
We're proud to recognize all of this year's honorees and thankful for everything they do for our students each and every day.
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👟 SOLE PURPOSE | @BowenBees Elementary students are walking the walk when it comes to service! The whole school participated in a shoe drive led by the third grade for The @WaterStep Project. The results were incredible.
Together, they collected 734 pounds of shoes! 🎉 These kids are proving that big hearts can make a big difference. 💛 #WeAreJCPS
❤️ FROM THE HEART 📝 | We invited seniors to write a letter to their favorite teacher. For #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we're sharing a few of the heartfelt responses.
"Because of you, I found the strength to keep pushing forward and work toward finishing school." ⬇️ #WeAreJCPS@Doss_High
❤️ FROM THE HEART 📝 | We invited seniors to write a letter to their favorite teacher. For #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we're sharing a few of the heartfelt responses.
"You created a space where everyone felt safe, even when they weren’t at their best, and that made a lasting difference in how I was able to get through that year." ⬇️
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🍎 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK | Straight from the students who know best—our teachers are something special. 💛
This week and every week, thank you to every JCPS teacher who shows up and makes a difference. We appreciate you more than words can say! #WeAreJCPS
We don’t have a classroom management problem.
We have an emotional regulation crisis that teachers are being asked to handle.
Somehow, “classroom management” has turned into:
• de-escalating trauma
• supporting anxiety and depression
• calming panic attacks
• breaking up fights
• being cursed at, threatened, and even assaulted
• being the counselor, social worker, and crisis team
And at the same time…
we remove the very things that actually help:
• recess
• movement
• art
• play
• connection
Teachers aren’t trained for this.
And they shouldn’t have to be.
Classroom management was never meant to do all of this.
It’s about:
relationships
rules
routines
responsibility
That’s it.
It was never designed to replace what families, communities, and systems failed to provide.
And until we stop offloading every societal failure onto schools,
teachers will keep drowning under expectations no human can meet.
"If you choose to live an unexamined life, please don't take a job that involves other people."
~ Parker Palmer
"Imagine if we measured success by the amount of safety people felt in our presence."
~ Jonathan Louis Dent