JCPS Board Approves Creation of Louisville Reach Academy at Atkinson Elementary
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A new “school of innovation” that will
feature iPads for each student, smaller class sizes, summer
learning and a longer day will open next fall at J.B. Atkinson
Elementary in Portland, the Jefferson County Board of Education
decided on Monday.
The Louisville Reach Academy was one of two winning concepts in
the district’s School of Innovation Design Competition. Aside
from offering technology-based learning, the campus will also
include opportunities for medical, dental and governmental
services.