This week in NKY government meetings, the Newport Board of Education will announce its new superintendent, while the Covington City Commission will discuss the purchase of restrooms for Barb Cook Park. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened […]
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Newport Independent Schools receives clean audit
The Newport Board of Education received a clean audit for the 2024/2025 school year. Paul Maddox with Maddox & Associates attended the Feb. 25 meeting and gave the audit presentation. Local school districts are audited annually by independent certified public accountants. “Based on the work we did, the testing that we did, the financial statements […]
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Newport senior with eyes on public service earns one of Governor’s Scholars highest honors
“Here’s the thing about Donovan. He’s one of those students that he’s not about, ‘me, me, me,’ but he’s about, ‘what can he do to make others’ lives better, to help other students,’” said Newport Independent Schools Youth Service Center Coordinator Donna Watts. Watts has known Newport Independent Schools student Donovan Macario-Avila since he was […]
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Tony Watts permanently barred from renewing superintendent certification
A second Northern Kentucky superintendent has been permanently barred from renewing their certification to be a superintendent in Kentucky schools, according to a decision from the Education Professional Standards Board. On May 2, the board received notice that then-Newport Superintendent, Tony Watts, failed to report mandatory information about a Newport educator as required by law. […]
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Newport schools seek solutions as gifted, talented teacher opening persists
Despite state mandates requiring every district to provide gifted and talented education, Kentucky’s credentialing system is making it harder for schools like Newport’s to hire qualified teachers to lead those programs. The Newport Board of Education and district teachers discussed during the Oct. 23 Newport Board of Education meeting the need for a gifted and […]
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Parents, former teachers to Newport School Board: ‘Get it together’
Calls for deeper investigations into the finances of Newport Independent Public Schools continued at the board of education’s meeting at the high school Wednesday evening. One parent, Brandi Raleigh, who was the first to speak during the meeting’s public comment section, called for a deeper investigation into the district’s finances. “You all know the reason […]
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Newport superintendent, school board agree to part ways
Tony Watts will conclude his role as the superintendent of Newport Independent Schools at the end of this school year after he and the district’s Board of Education agreed to mutually part ways. The board members and Watts came to the agreement after over two hours of deliberation in closed session at a special meeting […]
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Newport Schools cuts seven positions, keeps alternative school open
The Newport Board of Education voted to eliminate seven non-teaching staff positions at a special meeting Wednesday night. The vote came just a week after the district sent out non-renewal letters for 30 teaching jobs and one central office position in the face of ongoing financial troubles. The district’s alternative school, the Newport School of […]