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The Kings Local Board of Education reviewed a four‑year financial forecast that showed modest revenue growth, insurance and personnel cost pressures, and an 18‑month ramp for a newly approved earned‑income tax. The board approved routine treasurer items and several consent motions.
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At its regular meeting, the board heard multiple school presentations: Kings High School highlighted arts, clubs and athletics achievements and the concert band’s OMEA selection; South Lebanon Elementary’s principal presented the Power 5 house program and first‑grade classroom projects involving student‑run sales.
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Project managers told the Kings Board that steel work is underway on the new high school, the bus garage is scheduled to open by early August, and crews plan weekend work to recover roughly five lost days from recent winter weather.
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Students and teachers from Kings Junior High demonstrated a sports management and business elective — now the most requested junior-high elective — highlighting student projects from journalism and coaching portfolios to entrepreneurship pitches and a student-run athletics Instagram account that the school says will boost school spirit and practical career skills.
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HTC, the general contractor for the new Kings High School, told the board the project is on schedule with structural steel planned for January and a December 2027 turnover; the contractor said the current contracts total about $104 million and the project is approximately $3.5 million under budget.
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The Kings Local Board approved treasurer, superintendent and HR personnel items, and the administration recognized JF Burns principal Cheryl Montag on her retirement after 41 years. Votes were recorded for routine approvals and members offered personal remarks of thanks for Montag's service.
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Student representatives and several students presented Kings flags and staff recognitions; a member of the public, Sam Meisner, thanked the board and administration for leadership during a recent election and urged continued advocacy on funding.
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At its regular meeting the Kings Local Board of Education received a construction update from HGC on GMP 6 and GMP 7 for the new high school. The presenter said the GMP 6 package is $150,000 under budget and that cumulative GMPs are $271,000 under budget to date; the board asked questions about schedule and staging.
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Warren County Auditor Matt Nolan told the Kings Local Board of Education on Oct. 14 that while state committees and multiple bills are addressing Ohio’s property-tax system, meaningful statewide changes affecting Kings Local are unlikely before the next legislative session.
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The board approved routine agenda and administrative items, accepted a retirement letter from a long-serving teacher and entered executive session to consider personnel matters.