Fort Thomas Independent Schools Preschool Program Joins List of Highly Rated District Schools Fort Thomas Independent Schools, Director of Exceptional Children, Sommer Rosa, stands outside of the district’s preschool classroom at Johnson Elementary in Fort Thomas. Rosa was hired in June of 2017 to lead the program. Fort Thomas Independent School Preschool program, housed at […]
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Senate President Stivers Visits Johnson Elementary to Tour Facilities
Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers visited Johnson Elementary in Fort Thomas Thursday to tour the school’s facilities with school officials, stakeholders and elected officials. The group, led by Fort Thomas Education Foundation Chair, Amy Shaffer, aimed to demonstrate the need for state funding for the school. Their main goal: a new school. Johnson Elementary, which […]
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Johnson Elementary School SBDMC Selects New Principal
Ashley Dikeos. Provided. The Johnson Elementary School School-Based Decision Making Council (SBDMC) has selected Ashley Dikeos as principal of Johnson Elementary School. Dikeos joined Fort Thomas Independent Schools in July 2016 in the role of elementary assistant principal. Previously, Dikeos was employed by Boone County Schools as an instructional coach. Additional past educational experience includes […]
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Mint Yoga Forms Partnership with Johnson Elementary School
Little Yogis class at Mint Yoga Back in October, Fort Thomas Matters announced new Yoga classes being offered at Mint Yoga Studios designed for “Little Yogis” (children). In that story (which can be found here), a study from the publication Psychology Today was cited as evidence that the practice of Yoga can lead to direct […]
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First Annual Johnson Elementary World Cup
First Annual Johnson Elementary World Cup Sports fans know that this is the perfect week of sporting events with the Major League Baseball World Series beginning, the heart of the season for the National Football and National Hockey Leagues, and the opening tip of the National Basketball Association’s regular season. Hopefully not lost amongst all […]
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Johnson Students Evacuated After Gas Leak Discovered
Firefighters were at Johnson Elementary today to help evacuate the building for a gas leak. Reader submitted (JS). Fort Thomas Firefighters were dispatched to Johnson Elementary today after a gas leak was discovered in the northern-most building of the campus. Students and staff were evacuated while Duke Energy repaired the leak, which is now fixed. […]
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All Three Fort Thomas Elementary Schools Make “Best” List
Moyer Elementary. FTM file. K12Niche.com recently listed the “Best Public Elementary Schools” in America. In Kentucky, all three Fort Thomas public elementary schools ranked highly. In fact, of the first 11 schools listed, all 11 came from two cities, Fort Thomas included. The list used data sourced from various government and public data sets, Niche’s […]
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Johnson Elementary School SBDMC Selects New Principal
Jamee Flaherty. Provided. The Johnson Elementary School School-Based Decision Making Council (SBDMC) has selected Jamee Flaherty as principal of Johnson Elementary School. Flaherty is currently employed by Beechwood Independent Schools, where she had served as the elementary principal for seven years before moving to her current position of director of curriculum. Flaherty was previously employed […]
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FTIS Principal Resigns After One Year
One of Fort Thomas’ Blue Ribbon Elementary Schools will be in the search for a new blue chip principal to lead it. Yesterday, parents of Johnson Elementary School students received a letter from Principal Tonya Brummer announcing her resignation as principal and from the Fort Thomas School District after only one year at the helm […]
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OPINION: Kindergarten Lottery System Shouldn’t Be Left to Chance
As a parent, one of the first really big decisions one makes is the school of choice for one’s children. Fort Thomas parents are very fortunate in that the public school system makes that choice quite easy AND should one desire private/religious instruction, there are two great options there as well. However, once decided on […]