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 Independent Schools outline balanced draft budget
Newport Independent Schools presented its draft budget on Jan. 28, outlining a balanced financial outlook for the 2026–27 school year and giving board members an early snapshot of the district’s fiscal position. The purpose of the draft budget is to give the school board a high-level view of the district’s overall financial position. It includes […]
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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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Newport teachers continue to address board of education about district conditions
Newport Independent School District teachers and staff continue to fill the room during board of education meetings. Since a Feb. 26 board of education meeting where the Newport Teachers Association called for a “no confidence” vote in Newport Superintendent Tony Watts, teachers have continued to attend meetings and ask questions. Three teachers spoke during the […]
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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.
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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.
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Newport Schools and Westside Citizens Coalition teaming up for community picnic
Following its new theme of Moving Forward Together, the Newport Independent School District and the Westside Citizens Coalition are hosting a community cookout this Saturday. The cookout is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bernadette Watkins Park at the corner of 6th and Patterson streets. Members of the community are invited to attend […]