NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 — The Nelson County Schools Board of Education met Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, for its monthly working session at the district’s Central Office on Wildcat Lane. The meeting was devoted to a detailed review of the district’s 2014-15 K-PREP scores. Video courtesy of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, 11:55 p.m. –– The Nelson County Board of Education spent its working session Thursday reviewing the district’s 2014-15 Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) assessment scores. Overall, the district saw an increase in scores that pushed it into the Top 20 percent of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 — The Bardstown Independent Schools Board of Education met at noon Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Among the agenda items, the board heard a report on the new elementary school playground dedicated to the memory of Kathy Netherland and held an executive session regarding real […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 — The ACT scores at the county school two high schools may not match the gains of the 2014-15 year, but they continue to indicate steady progress. That was the message Kim Brown, director of the Nelson County Schools’ secondary schools, had for […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, 10 p.m. — The Bardstown Board of Education voted Tuesday — reluctantly — to end its longtime role in adult education. Superintendent Brent Holsclaw told the board at it regular monthly meeting that while the district’s was ending its role, adult education […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, 11 p.m. — In a split 3-2 vote, the Nelson County Board of Education approved raising the school property tax rate to generate a 4 percent increase in revenue. The board’s action raises the property tax rate from 71.4 to 74 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 — The Tuesday, Aug 18, 2015, regular meeting of the Nelson County Schools board of education. At this meeting, the board received an update on the ELC expansion project, presented several “Expect The Best” awards, and was entertained by the NCHS mixed chorus, who […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 — The Tuesday, Aug 18, 2015, regular meeting of the Bardstown Independent Schools board of education. At this meeting, the board voted 4-1 to raise the property tax rate in order to achieve a 4 percent revenue increase. The board also heard from students […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, 10 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education gave the go-ahead for plans to expand the district’s Early Learning Center on Cardinal Drive. The project will double the number of classrooms from seven to 14, add a larger multipurpose room and […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, 7:30 p.m. — As expected, the Bardstown Board of Education approved a tax increase at its meeting Tuesday, though the vote was not unanimous. Board member Andy Stone said that despite Superintendent Brent Holsclaw’s valid arguments in favor of the tax hike, […]
