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On first reading the board approved revisions to policy 8.221 to clarify unweighted GPA calculations and reinstate a regular course-scale asterisk; presenters said the change restores 2019 practice and does not affect state reporting.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
Fort Thomas Independent reported 224 incoming kindergartners this year with 83% classified as ready (including 'ready with enrichment') on the Brigance screener; staff said they will use Brigance plus STAR early literacy for progress monitoring of the 17% not ready.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
Johnson Elementary fifth-graders described yearlong leadership jobs (79 students participating) and the board recognized Nikki (transcript: Nikki Everett) as the 2025 Kentucky Art Teacher of the Year for her work at Moyer Elementary.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
Fort Thomas Independent Board approved two construction pay applications — $676,113.40 to Morrell Construction and $156,218.30 to Regular Blacktop — and heard a facilities update on the Tower Park/Highlands Athletic Complex.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
Transcript is a high-school music concert (student performance), not a civic meeting; no civic articles will be produced.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
The recording is an elementary school morning announcement (student news), not a civic/government meeting, so no civic articles will be produced.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
This transcript is a student-produced high-school news broadcast, which is excluded from civic article generation per policy.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
The transcript is a student-run middle school announcements/newscast and does not contain substantive municipal or civic matters suitable for news articles.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
Student announcers at Johnson Elementary said the school's Hullabaloo festival is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2025, with the major raffle drawing about 4 p.m. The school reported 14,940 raffle tickets sold and a children's raffle to follow; a visiting author will meet kindergarten through second-grade classes next week.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fort Thomas Independent
Student announcers relayed several campus items for Oct. 9, including a volunteer call for Johnson’s Hullabaloo on Oct. 11, a Homecoming parade on Oct. 22, a varsity football game Friday at 7 p.m. versus Elder High School, and a Governor’s Scholars informational meeting after school Friday in the library.