Johnston County Public Schools

Laurie Kallenbach, receptionist at East Clayton Elementary, is JCPS November Classified Employee of the Month. The first impression is always a lasting one, and at East Clayton E...

Character Education is a priority for Johnston County Public Schools. Through a variety of means, schools in the district promote character education through rewards, bulletin boa...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) eighth grade students attended the JOCO WORKS 2023 Career Expo at Johnston Community College (JCC) November 2-3. Approximately 3,500 eigh...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held a Topping Out Ceremony at Smithfield-Selma High on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The Topping Out Ceremony was a celebration of the nearl...

Paige Barnes, principal of West Clayton Elementary was named Johnston County Public Schools 2023-2024 Principal of the Year. Barnes was born to be an educator. Her mother spent...

Pine Level Elementary wrapped up Red Ribbon Week with its 10th annual parade on Friday, October 27, 2023. Students and staff were joined by members of the PTA, community member...

To recognize the National School Lunch Program, which serves nearly 30 million children each day, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) celebrated National School Lunch Week from ...

Christina Barone, a teacher at Cleveland Middle School is JCPS Certified Employee of the Month for October. Barone is a vital part of the Cleveland Middle School family. She is ...

In addition to the narrative below, Polenta Elementary Head Custodian Jason Oliver had twenty-three nominations for Classified Employee of the Month. October is also National Cus...

Character Education is a priority for Johnston County Public Schools. Through a variety of means, schools in the district promote character education through rewards, bulletin boa...

The Johnston County Board of Education held their regular session meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Below is a list of agenda items presented for action. All exhibit sheets an...

Hanley House lives by the phrase, “Always be ready!” The Cleveland High junior’s father instilled that notion in her at an early age. Although she didn’t quite understand it at fi...

The Johnston County Board of Education held their regular session meeting on Tuesday, September 12. Below is a list of agenda items presented for action. All exhibit sheets and ba...

Character Education is a priority for Johnston County Public Schools. Through a variety of means, schools in the district promote character education through rewards, bulletin boa...

Sharon Berry, was recently named September Classified Employee of the Month. A third grade Cleveland Elementary teacher assistant, Berry was nominated by her peers who said that s...

Newly released data from the State Board of Education demonstrates that Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) students are continuing to excel academically, and the district has s...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) kicked off the 2023-24 school year on Monday, August 28, welcoming tens of thousands of students back to all 48 schools. Although rain shower...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) Career & Technical Education (CTE) teacher Matthew Barnhill has been selected as a finalist for the second North Carolina Center for the Adva...

The Johnston County Board of Education held their regular session meeting on Tuesday, August 8. Below is a list of agenda items presented for action. All exhibit sheets and backgr...

Paige Barnes, principal of West Clayton Elementary, was selected as the 2023-2024 Principal of the Year for Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS), and Dr. Tobias Hocutt, ...