An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Walton-Verona Middle School’s principal as Mark Krummen. LINK nky regrets the error. On the heels of Kentucky School Report Card data being released, Walton-Verona Independent Schools is now assessing how to improve its results. The district’s high school and middle school received a green rating, while the […]
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Boone County staffing shortages extend beyond bus drivers
Teachers, custodians and paraeducators are joining bus drivers as job roles in demand, Boone County Schools officials said. “We currently have six teacher vacancies; that’s down from 10 last month,” Boone County Schools Human Resources Director Eric Ball said at last week’s school board meeting. “One special ed teacher vacancy – down from two last […]
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Boone County looks to bolster alternative education: ‘It’s time to be proactive’
Boone County School Board members are creating a task force to research the best ways to bolster alternative education programming, which provides at-risk students with instruction and curriculum to help them prepare for college and a career. Board member Jesse Parks brought up the idea of a creating a committee at Thursday’s meeting, which could […]
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Boone County Public Library offering teen writing contest
The Boone County Public Library is offering teens an opportunity to participate in a short story contest in celebration of November being designated National Novel Writing Month. Entrants must be a current student between grades six and 12. Work that has been previously published or submitted elsewhere is permitted. The short story must be 1,000 […]
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Walton-Verona Schools outlines mental health support initiative
The effort to connect its students, staff and families to mental health services has been strengthened, Walton-Verona Independent Schools officials said. The school district has partnered with mental health care coordination service firm Care Solace for ongoing therapy, family counseling and substance abuse services. “No matter what you’re experiencing, there is hope and help,” Walton-Verona […]
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Kentucky Department of Education releases school report cards
Kentucky’s School Report Card data was released Tuesday, showing a range of school performance across Northern Kentucky. “The accountability results in the school report card are only one measure of school performance,” Kentucky Department of Education Interim State Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney said. “A failed test score does not provide, by itself, a […]
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Child abuse prevention leader named NKY nonprofit executive of the year
Jane Herms prefers to go unnoticed while leading a Northern Kentucky nonprofit seeking to end the cycle of child abuse. So the Family Nurturing Center President and CEO was stunned when she was recently named Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky Horizon Nonprofit Awards 2023 Executive of the Year. “It was a shock….I didn’t know that I […]
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Ballyshannon teacher selected for state fellowship program
Ballyshannon Middle School Unified Arts – Technology teacher Leslie Dillon has been selected for the 2023-24 Kentucky Department of Education Innovation Teachers Fellowship program. Dillon is one of ten teachers selected from a pool of statewide applicants who are a part of the KY Innovative Learning Network member districts, officials said, adding the network is […]
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Beshear, Cameron square off in NKY debate
Kentucky gubernatorial candidates Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron met for a debate on Monday, harpooning each other’s platforms – while attempting to demonstrate to voters why they’re the best choice to lead the state. During his opening statement in Northern Kentucky University’s George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium, Beshear, the Democratic incumbent, listed […]
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New education software approved for Boone County Schools
The Boone County School Board has approved new educational support software, and educators have said they’re happy about it. During Thursday’s regular session, board members voted 3-1 in favor of the Panorama Education license agreement. Division 4 Board Member Cindy Young cast the dissenting vote, while Division 2 Board Member Maria Brown was absent. Educators […]
