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Eastern Pulaski Community School Board Meets Tonight

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019Jacque Ryan

Proposed changes to the 2019-2020 Student Handbooks will come before the Eastern Pulaski Community School Board for consideration when they meet tonight.

Tonight’s spotlight on success will focus on the Eastern Pulaski Elementary School and school board members also will be asked to consider approving an out of state field trip as well as a few different donations. Dates and capacity for transfer students in the 2019-2020 school year will be considered and members will discuss summer school courses and instructors.

Tonight’s meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. ET in the schools’ Conference/Meeting Center.

Food Service Pay Schedule Updated by Eastern Pulaski Community School Board

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018Jacque Ryan

The cafeteria staff at Eastern Pulaski Community Schools will be receiving a pay bump, following a decision made by school board members in a special session they held last week. Continue reading →

Eastern Pulaski Community School Board Considers Project to Address Traffic Flow at Drop-Off Locations

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017Jacque Ryan

At the Eastern Pulaski School Board meeting Monday evening, board members discussed and considered information pertaining to proposed paving and concrete projects.

Superintendent Dan Foster explained that there are some safety concerns with the current drop-off locations at the schools. Foster said, “The afternoon pick-up procedures aren’t too bad but the morning drop-off procedures, we’ve really struggled with coming up with a good way to do that with the layout of our campus. So we’ve had a committee working this fall.” Continue reading →

Eastern Pulaski Community School Board Approves Donation From Gibraltar Design

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017Jacque Ryan

The Eastern Pulaski School Board scholarship fund got a little bit bigger Monday night after the board approved a donation from Gibraltar Design.

Superintendent Dan Foster explained that in the past, Gibraltar had thanked the school corporation for their business by hosting a dinner or another social function of some kind. However, this year, rather than trying to coordinate with varying schedules the company decided to show their appreciation by sending a $250 donation.

Superintendent Foster said the money will go toward the annual school board scholarship which would bring it up to approximately $10,000.

Eastern Pulaski School Board Discusses Substitute Teacher Pay Policy

October 11, 2017October 10, 2017Jacque Ryan

A request to increase the pay for a substitute elementary school teacher was up for approval at the Eastern Pulaski Community School Board meeting Monday night.

Superintendent Dan Foster explained that Joan Murray has taken on the roll of a teacher twice so far this year. At the beginning of the year she filled in for Dana Field for five weeks. Most recently, she started subbing for Brandi Kappes and will remain in that position until January.

The superintendent explained that Mrs. Murray has taken on quite a few more responsibilities that warrant additional compensation. Continue reading →

Plethora of Public Input Provided During EPCS Board Meeting

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017Jacque Ryan

The Winamac High School library was filled with community members attending last night’s Eastern Pulaski Community School Board meeting. Individuals of various walks of life came to defend a faculty member who is currently the subject of an ongoing board investigation. Following the regular meeting, board members were scheduled to hold an executive session regarding alleged misconduct and to discuss job performance evaluation. Continue reading →

Eastern Pulaski Community School Board Meets Tonight

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017Jacque Ryan

The Eastern Pulaski Community School Board will hold a public hearing over the school corporation’s 2018 budget, capital projects plan and bus replacement plan when they meet tonight.

The budget estimate submitted to Gateway Indiana states that the corporation’s general fund is estimated at a little over $9 million, while the rainy day fund has exactly $1 million. The capital projects plan has more than $2 million and the bus replacement plan is estimated at $270,000. Continue reading →

Eastern Pulaski Construction on Track

June 22, 2016WKVI

Eastern Pulaski School Corporation school wide construction is on target to finish on time. Even though the construction will go into the next school year, everything is on track to finish and should not continue after the planed end date. Continue reading →

Consideration for Additional Positions at Eastern Pulaski Community School Approved

June 13, 2015June 12, 2015WKVI

During their meeting earlier this week, the Eastern Pulaski School Board entertained the idea of adding a few extra positions to their payroll. The school is looking to add a director of curriculum and assessment as well as two summer employees for manual labor.

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