David Luther, Director
david.luther@jcps.k12.mo.us

Terra Parris, Assistant to the Director
terra.parris@jcps.k12.mo.us

Phone: (573) 659-3018 Fax: (573) 659-3044

Key Communicator and TextJCPS

Want timely information about school issues and events? The Key Communicator provides weekly and time-specific information about the school district. Go to the Key Communicator page and subscribe at the very bottom of the page.

The District also offers text messaging.  TextJCPS allows parents to sign up to receive messages about special events, messages from coaches and select instructors, as well as emergency information.  (Special note:  the District is moving to a new texting service in the fall.  We will inform parents of the change when we are prepared to make the switch.)

Key Communicator

TextJCPS

To view the District's Annual 2008-2009 Communication Plan and the 2008-2011 Comprehensive Communication Plan, please click HERE .

For documents on safety and inclement weather, click HERE . 

The Office of School Community Relations is committed to providing information to our public. We work with the media to provide information about our schools. Media representatives are encouraged to view the files in the link below regarding procedure and protocol when doing stories on the schools, our students and our staff.

Media Relations Link

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is an important resource for parents.  We have included information from several U.S. Government sites on this link:  Go to JCPS and FERPA.

To view the FERPA brochures, follow this link:   http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/safeschools/index.html

• Missouri School Violence Hotline: click HERE .

The School Violence Hotline is staffed Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Calls are accepted, information is gathered and entered into a centralized database. The information is then communicated --by phone, fax or email-- to the appropriate law enforcement agency and schools. It is then up to the law enforcement agency and school district to decide how the case will be handled.

• For statistics about school safety and disciplinary infractionsfor the Jefferson City Public Schools, follow this link to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's "School Reports." Click HERE .