DuBois Academy and Grace James Academy - among her proudest accomplishments as a board member. Porter listed the establishment of two schools with Afrocentric curriculum - W.E.B. Porter always prioritized the needs of our students above all else.” Porter always asked the same question she has asked before making each decision as a school board member - ‘Is this what’s in the best interests of our children?’ It is clear that Ms. “During her 40 years of service as a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant principal, principal, and central office administrator Ms. “Diane Porter has been more than a pillar of Jefferson County Public Schools, she’s been an integral part of the foundation,” said Dr. She held multiple positions at JCPS before retiring in 2009 and being appointed to the school board a year later. She has had “a lifelong passion for education” and been an educator for more than 40 years, first applying her talents for the students of Jefferson County Public Schools as a business teacher at Male High School in 1970. Porter is a graduate of the old Louisville Public School District and the University of Louisville.
