Highlands High School. FTM file. Kentucky State Senator Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown) and Sen. Chris Girdler (R-Somerset) want to sponsor legislation which would encourage all schools in Kentucky to start after Labor Day, while legally precluding them from starting before August 26th. You can find the update on the Kentucky School Boards Association website at the […]
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Get to Know the Candidates: A Q&A w/ Scott Johnson, Fort Thomas Board of Education
Scott Johnson, incumbent, running for re-election to the Fort Thomas Board of Education/Provided This November, three members of the Fort Thomas Board of Education are up for re-election. In addition to the incumbents, there are two challengers running for seats on the Board. As part of FTM’s efforts to keep you, the Fort Thomas electorate, […]
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BREAKING: Ruth Moyer Elementary Scheduled for Major Renovation
Ruth Moyer Elementary, expected to receive state funding for a major renovation. The Fort Thomas Independent School (FTIS) district has received word that Ruth Moyer Elementary has been slated to receive a major renovation. The news, for which the district has just received official confirmation today, was first hinted at last Monday night’s Board of […]
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Board of education battles “chronic funding problem”
The Fort Thomas Board of Ed. and Superintendent Gene Kirchner met Thursday to discuss a 4% increase in tax revenue/Pat LaFleur It was not a simple “yea or nay” affair at Thursday night’s public hearing, held by the Fort Thomas Board of Education (BoE), to gather public input before voting (unanimously) to approve a 4% […]
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Fort Thomas Schools Opt Out of Federal School Lunch Program
Despite record enrollment at Fort Thomas Independent Schools, the school system city-wide has seen a decrease of 169 lunches served each day since instituting the federal school lunch guidelines. The Fort Thomas Independent School system has decided that it will no longer choose to follow the federal lunch program, which has made its requirements increasingly […]
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Scott Johnson Talks School Funding
Scott Johnson has taken me up on my request for a final appeal to voters and wants your vote for re-election to the school board: In my first term, I have researched the SEEK funding formula and documented that the state share of our budget has declined 20%, (to 36%) while the local share has […]