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 […]
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Amazon donates 50K to Conner Middle School’s STEM program
To kick off the start of Women’s History Month, Amazon donated $50,000 to the female students in Conner Middle School’s STEM program. Approximately 22 female students who showed special interest in science, technology, engineering and math went with Conner Middle School to Amazon’s STEM Day experience that encouraged students to interact, think creatively and imagine […]
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Boone County Youth Cabinet applications now open
The Boone County Youth Leadership Program is now taking applications for their Youth Cabinet. From now until March 17, Boone County high school juniors can apply for the program that works directly with the Boone County Fiscal Court. The BCYC program fosters students’ development in leadership and civic responsibility by offering an opportunity to learn […]
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28-year member of Boone County School Board to serve as president of state-wide association
She’s been a Northern Kentucky resident since 1986 and became Boone County School Board member not too long after. For 28 years, Karen Byrd has served the families of Boone County Schools. Byrd’s desire and passion to serve hasn’t yet dwindled, and when she sat down to talk to the Kentucky School Board she said, […]