Personnel Services

Recruitment

JCPS is a leading district providing transformative learning opportunities to more than 96,000 students across 165 schools in Louisville, Kentucky. Together, we aim to inspire, uplift, and enable our students to reach their greatest potential in an ever-changing world. Join us in seeking unparalleled success and boundless opportunities for every student. 

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Basic Teaching Requirements

  • Teaching certification or an interest in working toward a certification in a critical needs area through an alternative certification route.

  • Background clearances

Explore what the city of Louisville has to offer you!

Louisville Teacher Residency

Our Louisville Teacher Residency (LTR) program allows us to prepare diverse, mission-driven teacher candidates committed to teaching in JCPS using an innovative approach characterized by an intense, full-year apprenticeship with a high-quality mentor teacher. During the program, residents are immersed in an authentic field experience for one year, earn a master’s degree from the University of Louisville, and become eligible for a teaching license.

Louisville Teacher Residency (LTR) Benefits

A competitive base salary for residents

Paid leave days

Participation in the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) Kentucky

Health benefits provided by the Commonwealth of Kentucky

On-the-job coaching and feedback

A cohort of peers for support and shared learning experiences

KHEAA Teacher Scholarship Program

For more information on this program, please visit the KHEAA Website

Tuition Reimbursements

We appreciate your ongoing support for the students of JCPS. Your hard work and loyalty are greatly valued, and we consider ourselves fortunate to have you. We offer tuition reimbursement to eligible individuals and aim to process requests promptly. Please follow the provided information when submitting your request. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.

 

Questions?

If you have any questions at all, please email us before submitting your documents.

Important Information for Certified/Classified Employees Applying for Tuition Reimbursement

  • Tuition reimbursement is limited based on available district funds.

  • There is no reimbursement guarantee.

    Eligible requests will be processed in the order received. If we are allotted more funding for reimbursement purposes, there will be a waiting list when funds are not available.

  • The deadline for submitting complete requests is December 31 for the fall semester, May 30 for the spring semester, and August 31 for the summer semester. We will not take any submission after the established deadline since funds are available on a fiscal year-by-year basis.

  • Incomplete submission of materials will delay or cancel the tuition reimbursement processing. Acceptable financial evidence is required. Since this process involves multiple offices in JCPS, submit all documents as PDFs. Only e-submissions will be processed. Web versions of any documents are NOT ACCEPTABLE.

  • Tuition reimbursement only applies to the current school year (Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter) based on the above deadlines, anything outside of this timeframe will not be processed.

Praxis Tests

The Praxis tests measure the academic skills and subject-specific content knowledge needed for teaching. The Praxis tests are taken by individuals entering the teaching profession as part of the certification process required by many states and professional licensing organizations.

Preparing for Your Praxis

Before being admitted into a teacher education preparation program, you must complete the preliminary Praxis exams known as the Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) exam. You will be assessed in reading, writing, and math. You must complete the content and grade-level-specific Praxis exams based on your chosen certification. 

Praxis Reimbursement Guidelines

Please submit the following:

A copy of registration for the Praxis exam(s)

A copy of Praxis scores

Proof of payment of the Praxis exam (See Acceptable Evidence of Proof of Purchase.)

Relocation Assistance

We want to take the time to thank you again for all you do for the students of JCPS. Your commitment and dedication do not go unnoticed, and we are lucky to have you. We are providing this relocation stipend to those of you who fit the requirements. It is our goal to process your request in a uniform and timely manner. We are providing you with important information you should follow when submitting this request.

 

Please read all the information below before submitting your request. Paper forms will no longer be accepted; you only have to submit the Google form once.

Deadline for Submission of Relocation Stipends

Fall new-hire classroom teachers

Submissions for the Fall new-hire classroom teachers will be accepted until Sept. 30 at 4:30 p.m. —the last paycheck that is paid in October. Those hired after the Fall deadline must submit by the Spring deadline.

Spring new-hire classroom teachers

Submissions for the Spring new-hire classroom teachers will be accepted until March 31 at 4:30 p.m. â€”the last paycheck that is paid in April.​ Those hired after the Spring deadline must submit by the Fall deadline.

Questions?

If you have any questions at all, please email us prior to submitting your documents. Please do not email your request; they must be submitted by Google form.

Relocation Stipends will be divided into two (2) payments on the schedule listed above.  Stipend requests will NOT be accepted if submitted after the due date (NO EXCEPTIONS).

Eligibility

  • Must be an active, full-time certified classroom teacher who was recruited by a Personnel Services staff member or Ambassador

  • Must have teaching certificate within the semester of start date

  • Must be a classroom teacher of record with students on your class roster (per infinite campus)

  • Relocation must be greater than 99.9 miles

Required Items

  1. A completed Google form 

  2. Google maps attachment

    • Screenshots are ok, but please do not take a picture with your phone because we cannot see the small print. 

    • You must be able to clearly see both addresses.

    • You must be able to see the total miles.

Things to Remember

  • 100–200 Miles = $2,000 reimbursement ($1,000 paid in first semester of employment and $1,000 paid in second semester of employment)

  • 201+ Miles = $4,000 reimbursement ($2,000 paid in first semester of employment and $2,000 paid in second semester of employment)