Newport Independent School District has appointed Matt Atkins as its interim superintendent. The Newport Board of Education appointed Atkins at its regular meeting on June 25. Atkins has served as principal of Newport Primary School since 2017 and graduated from Newport High School in 2000. He has worked in the district for 19 years. Atkins […]
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Newport Independent School District decreases deficit for final budget
The Newport Independent School District will send its final budget for review to the Kentucky Department of Education with a deficit of $987,930, after reducing the deficit by removing sick and vacation day line items and other areas of the budget.
Newport Independent School District faces $1.9 million deficit, board seeks solutions
Newport Independent School District is working to decrease its $1.9 million budget deficit before it is submitted to the Kentucky Department of Education, by cutting expenses and borrowing from the investment account.
Newport celebrates first home game in nearly three years with victory, 3-0 start
Newport’s football team has a two-game home winning streak – and it didn’t matter the victories were 1,071 days apart. The Wildcats christened their new stands and press box with Friday’s 24-20 win over Boone County on Kyle Lee’s two touchdown passes and Keegan Farrell’s recovery of a blocked punt. What was more: Newport’s 3-0 […]
Making learning personal: NKY schools, state innovating student success
Public school students in Northern Kentucky and statewide take an annual state test before school ends in the summer. The test is given to students in grades three through eight and to high school students in grades 10 and 11 as one way — but not the only way – to measure how well students […]

