Provisions in a three-year-old Culver Community Schools teacher contract were part of an oral argument before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday. Culver and three other districts in the state had finalized the 2017-2018 agreements with their teachers associations, only to have the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board (IEERB) deem certain parts non-compliant with state law.
Continue readingCulver Community Sixth Graders to Switch to Virtual Learning
More Culver Community Schools students are switching to virtual learning. Sixth graders will attend class virtually until December 18, according to a school corporation Facebook post. The rest of the middle/high school already made the switch.
Continue readingCulver Community 7th through 12th Graders to Continue with Virtual Learning until Dec. 18
State Board of Education Lets Culver Community Schools Track Instruction by Minutes Rather Than Days
The Culver Community Schools Corporation has gotten a waiver related to how the schools track the amount of time students spend learning. The Indiana State Board of Education voted 10-to-zero Wednesday to waive the 180-day requirement for Culver Community Schools and allow the corporation to track student learning by instructional minutes, instead.
Continue readingCulver Community Schools to Return to In-Person Learning Monday, More Students and Staff Test Positive
Culver Community Schools students may be learning from home, but COVID-19 continues to spread. In her weekly update, Superintendent Karen Shuman said six students became positive since the switch to virtual learning. Two more adults have tested positive, while another three are waiting for their test results.
Continue readingCulver Community Schools to Continue with Virtual Learning through Dec. 4
The Culver Community Schools Corporation plans to continue with virtual learning next week. In her weekly update to students and families, Superintendent Karen Shuman said there are still eight staff members waiting for COVID-19 test results, after coming into contact with a known positive.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre Jr./Sr. High School Reports Another Student Case of COVID-19
North Judson-San Pierre Junior/Senior High School reported another student case of COVID-19 Thursday. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says contact tracing is complete and all close contacts have been notified.
Continue readingCulver Community Schools Corporation Shares Coronavirus Action Plan
The Culver Community Schools Corporation has announced its coronavirus action plan. The five-level plan outlines responses for various stages of the possible spread of COVID-19.
Continue readingKnox School Superintendent Opts Against Offering Credit for Religious Education
The Knox Community School Corporation will not be allowing students to take religious education classes for credit in the near future.
Continue readingLaPorte, South Central School Corporations Awarded STEM Acceleration Grants
A couple LaPorte County school districts have been awarded funding through the Indiana Department of Education’s STEM Acceleration Grants. The department says it opened a second round of grants for this school year, since additional funding was available.
Continue readingCulver Community Schools Awarded $50,000 STEM Acceleration Grant
The Culver Community Schools Corporation is getting $50,000 to boost its STEM education efforts. The Indiana Department of Education announced the recipients of the 2019 K-12 STEM Acceleration Grants Friday.
Continue readingEnrollment Steady at Culver Community Schools
The Culver Community Schools Corporation continues to see some encouraging enrollment figures.
Continue readingPugh Named Assistant Principal at Culver Community Middle/High School
A Knox school administrator has been named the new assistant principal at Culver Community Middle/High School. The hiring of Josh Pugh was announced on the school’s Facebook page Monday. The job became open when the school board decided to separate the assistant principal position from the athletic director position last month.
Continue readingPulaski County Attorney Responds to Culver Schools’ Bus Stop Question
A question about whether a school bus may use the easement alongside a roadway to pick up students has generated a response from the Pulaski County attorney but no formal action from the commissioners. Back in June, Culver Community Schools Superintendent Karen Shuman asked for a decision, after a Monterey-area family expressed concern with the pickup location.
Continue readingCulver Schools Corporation Asks Pulaski Commissioners for Permission to Use Easements for Student Pickup
A Monterey-area family isn’t happy with where the school bus is picking up their child. Now, the Culver Community Schools Corporation is asking for a decision from the Pulaski County Commissioners.
Continue readingKnox, Culver School Corporations Lead Local Area in 2018 Graduation Rates
Indiana’s 2018 graduation rates were released by the Department of Education Wednesday. Of Starke County’s school corporations, Knox had the highest total graduation rate at 98.6 percent, while Oregon-Davis had the lowest at 80 percent.
Continue readingCulver Community Schools Survey Shows Support for Sticking with Balanced Calendar
A recent survey by the Culver Community Schools Corporation shows continuing support for the balanced calendar concept. “There were 190 responses about whether we should continue with the balanced calendar or go back to a traditional calendar,” Superintendent Karen Shuman says, “and the majority are supporting the balanced calendar.”
Continue readingCulver Community Schools to Seek Input on 2019-2020 School Calendar
The Culver Community Schools Corporation is asking for input on next year’s school calendar. “There’s going to be a survey that’s going to go out next week,” Superintendent Karen Shuman says, “to make sure that we get community and parent input on our school calendar for the ’19-’20 school year.” She says school officials don’t have any specific changes in mind yet, but instead would like to make a decision based on the data received from the survey.
Knox High School, Oregon-Davis Elementary Earn A’s in Latest School Accountability Grades
Three local schools saw their letter grades decline in the latest round of School Accountability Grades. Knox Middle School and West Central Elementary School both got a D for the 2017-2018 school year, down from a C the year before. North Judson-San Pierre Elementary dropped from a B to a C.
Culver Community Schools Referendum Passes
The Culver Community Schools Corporation referendum passed, according to the majority voters who cast a ballot in the four districts that make up the corporation.
