We will focus on each learner's journey in developing the five JCPS Success Skills. These skills are essential for academic success, personal growth, and life after graduation.
Transforming The Student
Experience In JCPS
We’re on a mission to redefine student success by
focusing on each student’s journey as a learner.
What is the Journey to Success?
Journey to Success is a developmental framework that defines Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) shift to transformational, student-driven learning. Created to empower students to explore their interests, showcase their learning, and develop the skills they need to thrive, Journey to Success builds upon the JCPS Backpack of Success Skills, which launched in 2018.
Key Components
The districtwide process for measuring overall
student success K–12 takes place at both transition years
and interim years, focusing on four key components:
Developing
Success Skills
Collecting
Artifacts
Students collect artifacts in the JCPS Digital Backpack to demonstrate their learning. Progress is tracked using consistent Districtwide rubrics.
Yearly
Milestones
Each learner will demonstrate their learning and growth in Success Skill competencies by doing a Mini-Defense, Student-Led Conference, or Exhibition of Learning in grades K–4, 6–7, and 9–11.
Defenses of
Learning
Students showcase their learning at key transition points—fifth, eighth, and twelfth grades—using artifacts to demonstrate how they have met five key indicators of success.
Success Skills
The Success Skills are a set of five competencies that each student in JCPS will develop throughout their learning journey. These measurable and observable skills are essential for academic success, personal growth, and life after graduation.
PREPARED & RESILIENT LEARNER
Acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to adapt and thrive in life.
PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATOR
Promoting teamwork and collaboration to achieve common goals.
EMERGING INNOVATOR
Encouraging creativity and problem-solving to drive innovation.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR
Building strong communication skills that are vital to success.
GLOBALLY & CULTURALLY COMPETENT CITIZEN
Fostering an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and perspectives.
