JCPS hired H. Brian Yearwood as its next superintendent with an annual salary of $350,000.

That amount is the same outgoing Superintendent Marty Pollio began making in 2023, after five years in the position.

School board members say Pollio's raise was in preparation for his successor.

Kentucky's largest school system is weeks away from undergoing its first leadership change in years — though the salary for that position will remain the same.

Jefferson County Public Schools officially hired H. Brian Yearwood on May 29, when school board members approved a contract with an annual base salary of $350,000, along with a $750 monthly automobile allowance and other benefits.

While Yearwood does not have the same institutional knowledge of JCPS as his predecessor, the board chose to start hi

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