2026 School Board Candidates Respond to FOR Public Education Issues Questionnaire
The Aim Higher subcommittee of Fellowship of Reconciliation, Louisville Chapter (FOR) is continuing its advocacy work in the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). For that work to succeed, we believe that all residents of Jefferson County must first educate themselves about our critical public education issues and then elect school board members who are responsive to their views. This is not just important for voters in households with school-age children in JCPS. JCPS graduates will be the workforce, citizens, and leaders of Louisville’s tomorrow.
The 2026 Kentucky legislature mandated a change requiring JCPS to create only five board districts. There will be elections this November 3 for all five board seats. FOR has once again urged all the candidates to share their ideas on ten questions of major issues facing JCPS. Most candidates responded and did so thoughtfully.
The first step you need to take is to find which of the new five board districts you live in and vote in. You can find your school district number by going to this link, scrolling down and looking under the “Find a Board District,” and entering your home address—street, number, city and state in the “Find address or place” box:
https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/about/leadership/board-education
To help you make an informed vote, we asked all the school board candidates in this year’s five new school district races (Districts #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) to respond to 10 questions. FOR is at every board meeting, and are asking very pointed, topical questions about how to assure that every JCPS student graduates as a capable, lifelong learner.
We hope the background information, the questions themselves, and the candidate responses make you a better prepared voter. Please read the background and questions first, and see which stand out as most important to you. For the few candidates who did not complete our questionnaire, you will see some of their responses to the Courier Journal’s shorter survey that partly addressed our questions.
FOR does not endorse. We do send this link out widely, to community and faith groups. We invite you to share this page and links with friends and neighbors, with attribution. It takes a while to get through, but less time than going to a forum!
We want more educated voters, voting on education. You can go to the candidate responses for your district by clicking the district number below:
