This week, Kings parents were notified of an update regarding transportation for the 2023-2024 school year.

The Kings Board of Education approved the implementation of a 2.5-tier transportation model. This decision will create an opportunity for improved staffing levels resulting in less disruption in service. The new model also allows for efficiencies resulting in over $800,000 in cost savings over the next 5 years.

The new transportation model will require an adjustment to school start times at all buildings. We recognize this may be a change to family schedules and routines so we wanted you to be aware of this change in advance so that families can plan accordingly. Your child’s bus pickup and dropoff times will be available at the beginning of August.



School start/end times for each building for the 2023-24 school year are expected to be the following shown below.  

KECC Preschool start/end times will remain the same.

Kings High School senior, Kanushi Navaneethakrishnan and Kings Warren County Career student, Lily Dorfmueller have been named recipients of the 8th annual Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Award. They were honored in a luncheon sponsored by the Warren County Educational Service Center and attended by several Warren County officials and elected officials on Friday, March 24, 2023.

Recipients of this scholarship are selected by virtue of their academic achievement, personal accomplishments, and community service. Each recipient also chooses a mentor and they recite a letter to their mentor during the awards luncheon. In Warren County, each district’s recipient is awarded a $500.00 scholarship from Warren County Educational Service Center. They also choose an overall winner who receives an additional $500 scholarship.

This year's overall winner was Kanushi from Kings. She walked away from the event with $1,000 in scholarship money. As Kanushi's chosen mentor, Kings High School Math teacher, Michelle West will receive a $250 stipend to be used for classroom/school use.

Kanushi is the daughter of Navaneethakrishnan and Nithya. She is an accomplished violinist and has had the opportunity to play with the Kings Orchestra, participate in spring musicals, and compete in prestigious competitions such as OMEA and the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Outside of music, she won the title of Best Attorney in a Mock Trial competition and holds leadership positions in several organizations, including Student Government, the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society, and Kings High School Women in STEM.

Kanushi plans to study Data Science and Neuroscience in college with plans to become a physician. She is still undecided on which university she will attend but has received several offers.

Lily was also recognized for her accomplishments. Lily is in the Cosmetology program at the Career Center. Superintendent, Joel King said that Lily has excelled in the program. She has already taken and passed the State Cosmetology Exam before anyone in her class. Lily is currently working at the Kim Harper Salon in Mason.

The Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award was established in 1989 by Ohio’s County Superintendents to recognize student achievement and promote academic accomplishment. One senior from each of Ohio’s eighty-eight counties receives this prestigious honor each year.

Congratulations to Kanushi and Lily on this prestigious honor! 

The Kings Junior High School Knight News crew paid a visit to WLWT on Friday, March 24 to learn more about the behind-the-scenes action in a TV studio. Meteorologist Randi Rico gave the students a tour of the studio and the students had the opportunity to watch the newscast live in the studio.

Knight News Adviser, KJH teacher, John Karabinus said, "It was an awesome experience."

Some resources for parents during Spring Break from Kings Social and Emotional Health Coordinator, Kim Sellers.

Hello Families and Caregivers,

Spring Break can be a time of renewal and rest as well as stress. As our school staff, counselors and therapists are preparing to be off April 1st-9th, we want to ensure you have these resources available in case of a mental health emergency.

Warren County Mobile Crisis and Stabilization Services: MRSS

Available 24 hours/7 days a week to come to your home via their mobile unit in the event of a mental health emergency.

National Resources:

Emergency Mental Health Services: 988

Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.TALK (8255)

Emergency Services (Life-Threatening Emergency): 911

If your child is at imminent risk of harm to self or others, please call the Psychiatric Intake Response Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (PIRC):

Cincinnati Children’s 513.636.4124

Locations include Children’s Hospital Main Campus and Liberty Campus

Our team wishes you joy and safety during spring break!

Kindergarten Registration is OPEN! All registrations will be completed online. Remember, your child must be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2023.

Register today!

Are you a Registered Nurse and are interested in being a substitute in our school buildings? Please click here to apply!

Kings/Petermann Transportation are in need of Bus Drivers, Monitors and substitues.

Currently there are open routes that need to be filled. Contracted drivers are guaranteed 5 hours per day at $26/hour with 15 days of PTO per year.

Sub Drivers are guaranteed 5.5 hours a day at $24.53 per hour.

Please contact Doug Turner at 513-398-8050, ext. 10024 or 10034.

If you are interested in registering your 3-5-year-old child in preschool, Kings Early Childhood Center is now registering for the 2023-2024 school year. Classes are taught by certified general education and early childhood intervention specialist teachers. Click here for more information.

For additional information contact Sherri Cain at 513-398-8050, ext. 10042.

Board Members

Kings Board of Education (L-R): John Skerl, Board Member; Janelle Groff, Board Member; Peggy Phillips, Vice-President; Deb Cowan, Board Member; and Stacie Belfrom, President.

The Board of Education meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a Work Session at 5:30 p.m. and the 3rd Tuesday of every month for a Regular Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

Visit the Board of Education page on our website for meeting dates, meeting recordings, and agendas.

All meetings are live-streamed on the Kings Youtube channel.

In an effort to be "green," the District does not send paper flyers home. We use a platform called Peachjar that houses flyers of community programs and resources. 

Parents receive approved flyers via email, and they are posted on our digital flyerboard for easy retrieval. Any organization can distribute information to our community by creating an account!

This week in Kings social media, the Kings Symphony and Chamber Orchestra members traveled to New York City where they performed and attended a workshop. They also saw many sights in the city.