Newly elected 2018 School Board Chair Jeff Beach thanks Woodfill students for their science presentation. The first meeting of 2018 for the Fort Thomas Independent School Board included some kudos for the past year and a look at plans for the year ahead. Celebrating good news The meeting opened with recognition of the five-star award […]
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Fort Thomas Independent To Use Solar Eclipse As Learning Experience
Students will be kept until 4:00 p.m. for safety The Great American Eclipse of 2017 will come and go on Monday, August 21 for approximately a three-hour span, but the impact will affect millions throughout the day. An estimated 12 million people live within the path of totality and the number of people within just […]
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Fort Thomas Schools Approve VA Homes Funding Plan
Fort Thomas Independent Schools Superintendent Karen Cheser, School Board Chair Brad Fennell and Board Member Karen Allen. FTM file. By Robin Gee The VA Homes project moves forward another notch with approval of a vital piece of the funding puzzle. At a special session held Wednesday, July 19, the Fort Thomas Independent School Board agreed […]
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Karen Cheser Named Superintendent of Fort Thomas Schools
Karen Cheser. Provided. Fort Thomas School has broken new ground by hiring their first female superintendent. Karen Cheser, Deputy Superintendent/Chief Academic Officer of Boone County Schools, will take over the head position at the best school district in the state of Kentucky. Cheser takes over for Gene Kirchner, who announced his retirement in March. Kirchner […]
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Fort Thomas Board of Education to Hold Retiree Reception
Ruth Moyer Elementary. FTM file. The Fort Thomas Independent Schools Board of Education will hold a reception on Monday, May 15, 2017, to recognize and honor the district’s 2017 retirees. Karen Allen, school board member, said, “We would love to have community members, staff, and parents come say thank you, goodbye, and good luck to […]
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September Board of Education Meeting
FTM file. The Fort Thomas Board of Education met on Monday, September 12th. The meeting was called to order at 6:42 pm and all members were present. This month’s Student Showcase featured Johnson Elementary children presenting on technology integration and the use of their new iPads. FTM will highlight these students in another story forthcoming. […]
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Johnson Students Showcase iPad Learning
FTM file. At the September 12th Board of Education meeting, students from Johnson attended to show the Board how they have been utilizing their new iPads. The student presenters were: (Fifth grade) – Owen McCain, Nicholas Crawford, Michelle Barth, Christopher Buchert, and Tessa Cooper. (Second grade) – Sarah Steiden, Roklyn Hamm, Charlie Alerding, and William […]
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Fort Thomas Schools Tentative 2017-2018 Calendar Set
Highlands High School. FTM file. School is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean that the Fort Thomas Independent School Board gets a break. They have already set their tentative schedule for the 2017-2018 school year and if the folks who set the Advanced Placement (A.P.) exams had their calendars set, Fort Thomas Schools […]
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School Board Roundup (June)
Board Chair, Karen Allen, congratulates the winners of the National German Exam. Five HHS and HMS students placed first throughout the state. FTM file. The Fort Thomas Board of Education met on June 13 to discuss, among other items, the evaluation of Superintendent Gene Kirchner. The board adjured to executive session and came back with […]
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Fort Thomas Adds ‘Job Coach’ to Help Special Education Students Transition to Careers
Highlands High School. FTM file. By Jennifer Summer Fort Thomas Independent Schools takes readying their students for the next phase in life seriously, regardless of where that next level may be. At the Board of Education meeting held on May 9, 2016, Ms. Donna Schulte presented a request for a new position of “Job Coach.” […]
