Welcome to Parent Choice Parent Voice
PCPV is a grassroots movement of parents, legal guardians, and concerned citizens that are working together to make positive changes in Kentucky’s public school system.
The Parent Choice Parent Voice (PCPV) movement was born during the response to the COVID pandemic. The pandemic exposed a number of problems and shortcomings in the public education system, which brought Kentucky parents to the table and opened their eyes. Unfortunately, parents quickly learned that they did not have a voice or a seat at the decision-making table when it came to their kids’ education.
The PCPV movement has grown significantly over the past two and half years. Parents have become actively involved with all education issues kids are facing: mental, physical, social, and academic.
PCPV parents expect open communication, more transparency, and school leaders who put students before politics.
PARENT CONCERNS
Kentucky Public Schools
Local School District Facebook Groups
In August 2020 Dawne Perkins from Fayette County created a Facebook group for parents called Kentucky Kids Matter (formerly known as Let Them Play) to rally the KSHAA to allow student-athletes to continue to play high school sports during the COVID shutdown. After the Kentucky Kids Matter group successfully rallied for sports that same group started rallying to get students back in the classroom and off remote learning (NTI). Since the decision to go back to school was a local-level decision in Kentucky, groups of local parents soon created their own Facebook groups to rally at their local school districts.
The Kentucky Kids Matter group and the local districts groups have now become a platform for parents to work together to bring change to the Kentucky public school system and share information.
This is a list of Facebook Group pages. We recommend joining the statewide group and your local district group if one is available. If you are in a district that isn’t listed and would like to start your own Facebook group please reach out to us at [email protected] and we can help you get started.
Thank you for joining the movement.
PCPV BLOG
Parents Don ’t Understand How Far Behind in School Their Kids Are
Parents have become a lot more optimistic about how well their children are doing in school. In 2020 and 2021, a majority of parents in the United States reported that the pandemic
Thousands of kids are missing from school. Where did they go?
Interesting and important article about why so many kids are now missing from the public school system throughout the country. Click Here to read full article
JCPS Board Meeting Safety Update 12-13-22
SAFETY PLAN UPDATE NOTES: BOARD MEETING – 12/13/22
To see the full meeting and all the Q&A click here. https://youtu.be/obWPt0Io73A
To read meeting notes click here and download PDF.
2023 Legislative Priority Poll results
Click here to see the 2023 Legislative Priority Poll results along with all the comments from Jefferson County Kids Matter members and Parent Choice Parent Voice members.
Opinion Piece WSJ: America’s School Districts Are Too Big
Thursday, December 1, 2022
This is an op-ed from the WSJ on the problem with large public school systems. Click Here to see the article.
Follow Us on Facebook
FOLLOW the PCPV Facebook page to get the latest updates on legislation that impacts education.
Check Voting Records
CHECK vote records on all education bills
that came through the General Assembly
and see how your legislators voted.