JBA
According to KRS the number of unexcused days a student must miss to be considered habitually truant.
What is 6.
Famous baseball hall of famer from Portland
Who is Pee Wee Reese
The name of the neighborhood association for the Portland neighborhood
What is Portland NOW
Program that allows students who are hospitalized or in recovery to continue to receive instruction.
What is Home/Hospital Instruction.
The number of languages spoken in JCPS
What is 154.
The two teachers currently on JBA's staff who attended Atkinson as a student
Who is McKinley and McMichael
Former UofL football coach from Portland
Who is Howard Schnellenberger
Name of the non-profit who has performed numerous unique puppet shows at Atkinson and who is relocating to the building next to the Portland Museum
Squallis Puppeteers
Provides programming to pregnant or parenting students
What is Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program (TAPP)
The top five languages spoken at JCPS.
What is Arabic, Kinyarwanda, Somali, Spanish, Swahili.
The occupation of our school's namesake, J.B. Atkinson.
What was a paint manufacturer
Name of the bike trail that will ultimately be part of the Louisville Loop, a 100 mile loop trail around Louisville
What is the River Walk
Established in 1896 and considered Louisville's first Settlement House, this local resource houses full time pre school childcare, after school programming, Kids Cafe, food pantry, summer programs, senior citizen lunch program and more.
What is Neighborhood House
The oldest school in JCPS
What is Portland Elementary
Name of the school that welcomes many immigrants in grades 6-10 who are first time students in a U.S. school
Newcomer Academy
Name of the initiative that is the reason UofL has a strong presence at JB Atkinson
What is Signature Partnership
Portland eatery that was featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
What is The Table
Providing medical, dental, and mental health services as well as smoking cessation and exercise programming, this center is located on Portland Ave
What is Portland Family Health Center
Percentage of JCPS students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.
What is 63%.
What is the app JCPS uses to provide interpreters for use to better communicate with our ML families
What is the Language Line Solutions
Located at 29th and Duncan Streets, the original school received its name because of its attractive, tree-lined streets.
What is Park School
Last remaining antebellum hospital building in the United States is located behind the Portland Family Health Center
What is the United States Marine Hospital
This organization, whose motto is "fresh food is a basic human right" is located next to The Table and helps provide affordable organic fruits and vegetables through farm fresh food markets in food insecure neighborhoods
What is New Roots
Prior to this year, we had two seperate school districts (city and county school districts).
1975
The length it takes to translate a JCPS document through language services
What is 10 days