Boone County Schools students whose families qualify for reduced lunches will now be able to receive lunches completely free. Starting with the 2023-2024 school year, the Board of Education decided to eliminate the partial payment at their May 11 meeting. Nearly 46% of the 20,280 students in the Boone County Schools will have free lunches […]
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New student representative elected to Boone County School Board
Youssef Saidi will become the 22nd student representative to the Boone County Board of Education when he takes his seat at the August board meeting to serve as a non-voting member of the board for the 2023-24 school year. He will replace the outgoing Heng Yang, who will graduate this spring. Student members bring the […]
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Boone County Schools to be reimbursed by county for transportation of non-public school students
Boone County Schools will receive a check this year after the fiscal court voted to reimburse them for all non-public student transportation at Tuesday’s meeting. Rob Notton, county treasurer and finance director, detailed to the court the meaning behind the resolution. “This is an annual resolution to apply for funds from the state,” Naughton said. […]
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Custodian, counselor honored at Boone County Board of Education meeting
Boone County Board of Education honored two of their employees at the monthly meeting April 13, 2023. Michael Johnson, head custodian at IGNITE Institute, won the Kentucky Education Association Education Support Professional of the Year award in 2022. That put him in the running for this year’s National Education Association’s annual award. Of the 38 […]
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Boone County Schools hosting career fair, hiring all positions
Boone County Schools are hiring for all positions, including teachers, bus drivers, para educators, custodians, secretaries and more. Head to their career fair to learn more about these positions at the Ignite Institute on May 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Principals and Department Directors will also be available for on-site interviews. For more […]
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Boone County staff to get 3% raise
All staff members of the Boone County Schools will receive a 3% raise after action taken at the Board of Education meeting earlier this month. The raise is in addition to any step increases for which staff members qualify. The raise takes effect July 1, 2023. The number of staff numbers vary throughout the year from […]
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Collins Elementary hosts Multicultural Resource Night
Collins Elementary hosted a Multicultural Resource Night last week, where families had an opportunity to meet with community partners who provide support to families from all cultural backgrounds It was a chance to learn about the programs and services that organizations like Refugee Connect, the UK Cooperative Extension Office, and the Northern Kentucky Community Action […]
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Cell towers may provide funds to Boone County Schools
Boone County Schools, like many other public schools, are always seeking additional revenue streams, and they recently struck a deal with a cell tower company that should bring in some extra cash. In an agreement with Arcadia Towers of Milford, Ohio, the company can market space on school property where they hope to build cell […]
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Instructional time changes approved for Boone County Elementary Schools
Boone County elementary schools will start the day a little earlier in the 2023-2024 school year. The move to add 10 to 15 minutes to each day’s original start time was approved by the Boone County Schools Board of Education during its March 9 meeting. The schools requesting extensions in their school days for the […]
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Two Boone County teachers honored at board of education meeting
Fifth grade teacher Akrivi Watson and kindergarten teacher Beth Fitzwater were honored as the monthly Break-the-Mold award recipients for the Boone County Schools at March’s Board of Education Meeting. Watson began the North Pointe Elementary Panthers-With-A-Purpose student council group in 2007. The Hebron school serves pre-k through fifth grade students. Three years ago Beth […]
