Brighton School

In honor of Black History Month, the Shades Valley High School Choir delivered a moving performance at the Jefferson County Board of Education. Their beautiful voices filled the ...

🍎 Celebrating our Exceptional Educators Join us in honoring the incredible teachers who have made it to the Teacher of the Year finalist list this year! Elementary School...

We invite you to celebrate Black History Month with JEFCOED Storybook Adventures. 💛📖 Losing yourself in a good book is a wonderful way to learn about our past and the heroes who...

Last week, Jefferson County Schools held its Mid-Year Continuous Improvement Leadership Team meeting . The gathering brought together district and school leadership to collaborate...

January was National Mentoring Month and we send a huge shout out to our awesome Building Mentors, Ms. Tina Bair, Mrs. Kimberly Small, and Mrs. Anetra Thrash, and to our Lead Ment...

🎉NATIONAL SIGNING DAY✍🏽 | Congratulations to our student-athletes who officially signed letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic journeys at the next level! We lo...

January is School Board Recognition Month, and we are proud of our school board's leadership! Our school board members are committed to Building Tomorrow's Future by ensuring ever...

The Jefferson County Board of Education has Child Find procedures that ensure that all children within its jurisdiction, aged three (3) to twenty-one (21), regardless of the sever...

⚠️ PUBLIC NOTICE: DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS According to the Alabama Administrative Code, 290-8-9-08 (2) (h), an education agency must retain a copy of education records for five (...

We are pleased to announce that applications for the Pre-K Program for the 2025-2026 school year are now open. Application Period: Start Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 End...

Happy National Fourth Graders Day! National 4th Graders Day is celebrated on the second Monday in January, which this year is January 13. Fourth-grade students are taking on more...

Due to the possibility of winter weather, Jefferson County Schools and offices will be closed on Friday, January 10, 2025. There will also be no sports, extracurricular activities...

Season's Readings everyone! Brighton School is excited to share books being read aloud by Brighton School's faculty and staff during this holiday break. The read aloud will be pos...

🏀 Game On 🏀 It's time to take JEFCOED-TV to the court! We are excited to announce that several JEFCOED Basketball games will be live-streamed on JEFCOED-TV. This is your courtside...

The Jefferson County International Baccalaureate program is currently accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year. Click here to view the application in English. ...

Brighton School experienced another milestone in November when the Alabama State Report Card was released. The report card showed that Brighton School showed growth for the 2023-2...

The Jefferson County School district improved from an 81 to an 82 on the most recent Alabama State report card. In addition, 70% of JEFCOED schools saw growth in their report car...

Superintendent's Message Hello JEFCOED Family, As we wind down school right before Thanksgiving, we’ve got some good news to share today. JEFCOED has gone up on the state rep...

Some of Brighton School’s scholars, parents, and staff participated in the Veteran’s Day 5K hosted by Girls on the Run Birmingham this morning! The girls had to be at Railroad Pa...

Join Dr. Gonsoulin, Superintendent of Jefferson County Schools, as he shares important updates for our district, including recent changes to our school board.