Covington Board of Education President Tom Haggard announced this week that the board would be beginning the process of seeking out a new superintendent. Haggard made the announcement at the end of the board of education meeting on Thursday evening. According to Haggard, Superintendent Alvin Garrison had expressed a desire to retire at the end […]
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Covington schools, city partner to increase youth rec opportunities
The City of Covington and the Covington Independent Public Schools district will partner to expand the number of recreational activities available to the city’s children. This goal was featured prominently among candidate platforms, including the mayor’s, during the most recent election cycle. “I grew up playing baseball at Athey Avenue and Craig Streets, shooting free […]
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New Holmes softball field clears county review
The Kenton County Planning Commission approved a public facility review of the new Holmes softball field Thursday evening. The district broke ground on the field at the end of May, but this week’s meeting served as an opportunity to get details on the actual plans for the construction. Although the softball field will focus on […]
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Some schools must pivot after $10M in expected funding denied
Some Kentucky school districts are being forced to pivot after more than $10 million in expected COVID relief funding for projects was denied. These denials follow another round of unexpected denials of relief funding in March. Though some projects – including two in Boone County – weren’t on the chopping block for federal COVID-19 relief […]
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Ten Holmes students finish two years of college before graduation
Ten students from Holmes High School will graduate with two years of college credit through Northern Kentucky University’s Young Scholars program. “Through participation in the academy during the junior and senior years, scholars experience wraparound support that empowers them to grow personally, academically, and professionally – all while earning their high school diploma and completing […]
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Covington school board makes plans to meet with Newport’s board
The Covington Independent Public Schools Board of Education tentatively set a June date for a joint meeting with the Newport Independent Board of Education at their meeting Thursday night. Covington Board President Tom Haggard said the idea came after conversations with Newport Board Chair Ramona Malone and described what he hoped to achieve by meeting […]
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Investigation finds Covington Schools failed to adequately ‘respond to reports of sexual harassment’
When three of her students came into her classroom with a strange request one day in December 2022, Lisa Snider-Gross said she realized there was a problem. “They asked me that if they have to be removed from the room for disciplinary reasons in the future, that I contact the assistant principal, who was female, […]
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Police investigating Covington teacher over alleged communication with student
The Covington Police Department has confirmed to LINK nky that they are investigating Mason Goins, a social studies teacher at Holmes High School, who resigned earlier this week. The investigation stems from inappropriate communications with a student, according to police. The police stated that no arrest has been made and could not share further details […]
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Four admit guilt in Amani Smith shooting charges
Four people involved in the shooting of Amani Smith, a 14-year-old Covington resident who was shot and killed near Latonia Elementary early last year, have pled guilty to manslaughter. 18-year-old Donte Rice, Jr., 17-year-old Ja’Lontai Mason, 16-year-old Averyon Howard and 17-year-old Jordan Bailey all pled guilty to manslaughter in the Kenton County Circuit Court on Wednesday. […]
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Covington schools looks to grow English language learning program
Covington Independent Public Schools has approved the addition of a new English language teacher position to accommodate the district’s growing population of English language learners, and is planning for how to deal with the district’s English language learner population.
