Johnston County Public Schools

Johnston County Public Schools’ Summer Career Accelerator Program wraps up at the end of July, with more than 360 student participants in grades 6-12. Spanning over the course of...

Micro Elementary Media Specialist Laura Warren was awarded the 2024 Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) Media Specialist Employee of the Year. She received the award at the Spri...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) administrators throughout the school district gathered at Cleveland High for the annual Leadership Conference held July 16-18, 2024. JCPS or...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) Lead School Counselor Kim Lewter has been awarded the JCPS 2024 Employee of the Year for Curriculum, Instruction, and Accountability. She ha...

Facilities Services Coordinator Shane Johnson was named Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) 2024 Facilities and Construction Employee of the Year. Johnson has been with the scho...

Montavia Heath, a ten-year veteran with Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS), was named JCPS 2024 Administrative and Auxiliary Services Employee of the Year. A Johnston County ...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) Payroll Supervisor Belinda Lee received the JCPS 2024 Central Office Employee of the Year Award. Lee was recognized and presented with the a...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) will hold its third annual Summer Information Fair for families on Monday, July 29 and Tuesday, July 30, 2024. In preparation for the 2024-2...

JCPS principals Lyndsey Dunn (McGee's Crossroads Elementary), Dr. Ryan Ewell (Cleveland Elementary), and LaShunda Faison (Smithfield Middle) recently completed the Distinguished ...

Clayton High class of 2024 graduate Dominic Pegues was recently awarded the prestigious Sam Narron Baseball Award. The award celebrates a Johnston County high school senior baseb...

Brad Betterton, Athletic Director at Archer Lodge Middle, recently received the inaugural Middle School Athletic Director of Excellence Award from the North Carolina Athletic Dire...

Ashley Holloman has been selected as the JCPS 2024 Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year. She has served as an agriculture education teacher and Future Farmers of Ame...

Gabrielle Chestnut, a senior at Smithfield-Selma High was awarded the Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) JoCo TEACH Scholarship. Chestnut received $30,000 to attend her colleg...

On Thursday, May 30, 2024, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) broke ground on the exciting, new additions to Cooper Academy. Current students and their parents, former studen...

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...

Melody Casey has worked in Johnston County Public Schools for 15 years in multiple positions. Her footprints are found in several of our schools, as well as the Central Office. ...

Innovation Academy Head Custodian Russell Holder, Jr. was named the May 2024 Classified Employee of the Month. His unwavering work ethic, positive attitude, warm smile, friendly d...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Dr. Eric C. Bracy has been named the 2024-2025 Central Carolina RESA (CCRESA) Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Bracy was presen...

Johnston County Public Schools is pleased to announce graduation ceremony dates for our high schools for the 2023-2024 school year. For questions regarding a specific ceremony, pl...

April 9, 2024 JC Board of Education Meeting Actions The Johnston County Board of Education held their regular session meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Below is a list of agen...