The Fort Thomas Board of Ed. and Superintendent Gene Kirchner met Thursday to discuss a 4% increase in tax revenue/Pat LaFleur It was not a simple “yea or nay” affair at Thursday night’s public hearing, held by the Fort Thomas Board of Education (BoE), to gather public input before voting (unanimously) to approve a 4% […]
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Candidates File for FTIS School Board Elections
Fort Thomas Board of Education/Google Editor’s note: A previous version of this story did not explicitly state that board members Karen Allen and Jeff Beach are not currently up for re-election. Their terms will come up for re-election in 2016. This story has been edited to clarify this issue. Members of the Fort Thomas Independent […]
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Budding Journalists: You’re on the Air!
You may not know this but Fort Thomas Independent Schools provides fun summer enrichment classes for kids. This year I chose to participate in two classes, one of which was “You’re on Air”, a podcasting class. If you want to sign up for this class next summer, I have all the information and other kids’ […]
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Highlands Middle School Teachers Selected to Attend National Workshop
Highlands Middle School/FTIS Highlands Middle School math teachers Jill Terlau and Kathy Donelan have been accepted to attend a fully funded Math Teachers’ Circle workshop in Palo Alto, CA.
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FTIS to Honor Retiring Assistant Superintendent after 20 Years of Service
Fort Thomas Independent Schools will hold a reception open to the public to honor a school official who has dedicated two decades to education in Fort Thomas. Ms. Rita Byrd The reception to honor Rita Byrd will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on May 28 at the cafeteria in Woodfill Elementary. Byrd is […]
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Fort Thomas Independent Schools Community Informational Seminars College Scholarships: Where to find the mone
What: Fort Thomas Independent Schools will offer a Community Informational Seminar on “College Scholarships: Where to find the money” on Monday, April 21, 2014, at 7pm. This session will be held in the Media Center at Highlands High School. College expert, Dan Bisig, from College and […]
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Woodfill Elementary Hosting Weekly Church Services
If you’ve driven past Woodfill Elementary on a recent Sunday morning, you might have taken notice of the parking lot. That’s because it’s probably been near full. Since late 2013, Fort Thomas Independent Schools (FTIS) has been renting Woodfill Elementary’s cafetorium space, as well as classroom space as needed, to Movement Church, a new regional, […]
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BREAKING: Assistant Superintendent, Rita Byrd, to Retire; Replacement to be Announced
Rita Byrd. Photo credit: http://www.fortthomas.kyschools.us/olc/teacher.aspx?s=80 Fort Thomas Independent Schools Assistant Superintendent Rita Byrd, is retiring effective July 1, of this year, a source has told FortThomasMatters.com.
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Proposed State Budget Continues to Divert Funds From College Financial Aid
Northern Kentucky University, one of the many in-state universities for which KY students can receive state financial aid. by PAT LaFLEUR Reporter, Fort Thomas Matters FRANKFORT — Lexington’s Herald-Leader reported yesterday that Kentucky lawmakers will continue to divert KY Lottery proceeds away from state financial aid programs, if the 2014 budget is approved. This is despite the fact […]
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Fort Thomas Independent Schools Release New Videos Highlighting District’s Growth
by PAT LaFLEUR Reporter, Fort Thomas Matters Even the most oblivious of Fort Thomas residents will have noticed the changes made to the face of the Fort Thomas Independent School district (FTIS) over the last few years. Starting with the opening of a brand new middle school building over a decade ago, the district has […]