LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A billboard honoring outgoing JCPS Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio didn’t come from the school district’s marketing budget — it was paid for using part of a multimillion-dollar donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
The billboard, which stood along Interstate 65 South near Hospital Curve last month, thanked Pollio for “record graduation rates, the Academies of Louisville, and school choice for all.” It remained up for about a month, costing nearly $7,000.
That expense was covered using money from a $20 million donation Scott made to Jefferson County Public Schools in 2022. At the time, Pollio said the gift would help close funding gaps in high-poverty schools…