
February 6, 2025
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...

February 6, 2025
🎉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 23, 2025
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...

January 21, 2025
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...

January 16, 2025
⚠️ 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 (...

January 15, 2025
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...

January 14, 2025
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...

January 8, 2025
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...
December 27, 2024
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...

December 4, 2024
🏀 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...

December 2, 2024
The Jefferson County International Baccalaureate program is currently accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year. Click here to view the application in English. ...

December 2, 2024
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...

November 22, 2024
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...

November 22, 2024
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...

November 14, 2024
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...

November 6, 2024
Join Dr. Gonsoulin, Superintendent of Jefferson County Schools, as he shares important updates for our district, including recent changes to our school board.

November 6, 2024
As America prepared to hit the polls for our Presidential Election, Brighton School’s scholars participated in a mock Election Day! Students presented their IDs to our poll worker...

November 1, 2024
Brighton School celebrated our amazing principal, Mrs. Bryant, for National Principals Month yesterday. There is no way we could repay her for her hard work and dedication but we ...


October 25, 2024
The Jefferson County Board of Education will hold its annual meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. at the Board's office, 2100 18th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama, a...
