Winamac High School has a new principal, along with a new dean of students and football coach. Cody Hook was appointed high school principal during a special Eastern Pulaski School Board meeting Tuesday. He was previously a teacher at Winamac Middle School.
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Eastern Pulaski school employees who’ve worked extra hours during the COVID-19 closure will be getting “appreciation pay.”
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Winamac High School’s Athletic Leadership Council has a new tool for teaching leadership skills to student athletes. Athletic Director Bill Ball and council members recently discussed the Habitudes curriculum with the Eastern Pulaski School Board. Ball said the 12-lesson program is being incorporated into monthly Athletic Leadership Council meetings this year.
Continue readingThe Eastern Pulaski School Board took action Wednesday to allow support staff to get paid while regular classes are canceled.
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Eastern Pulaski students who’ve fallen behind in their lunch payments will get some help, thanks to some donations accepted by the school board Monday.
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To try to address concerns about vaping, Eastern Pulaski school officials are seeking students’ input.
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Pulaski County officials continue preparing for the potential spread of coronavirus. A preparedness coalition with representatives from the county health department, Pulaski Memorial Hospital, schools, major employers, and other officials met Monday.
Continue readingThe Eastern Pulaski School Board will meet tonight for the first time since High School Principal Jeremy Tucker announced his resignation and Middle School Principal Ryan Dickinson was returned to full duty.
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Eastern Pulaski bus drivers now have an updated policy when it comes to alcohol and controlled substance testing. Superintendent Dara Chezem says the update was approved by the school board last week.
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Eastern Pulaski students who’ve fallen behind in their lunch payments will no longer have to get an alternative meal. Superintendent Dara Chezem says the school board updated the corporation’s lunch policy Monday.
Continue readingThe Eastern Pulaski School Board took action Wednesday to fix a nearly $1.2 million error in the 2020 budget. Board members approved an additional appropriation of that amount to the Debt Service Fund, at the recommendation of Superintendent Dara Chezem.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation Board of Finance got a report on the school district’s fiscal indicators Wednesday.
Continue readingWinamac High School Principal Jeremy Tucker has been placed on paid administrative leave. In a statement Wednesday, Eastern Pulaski Superintendent Dara Chezem said the leave took effect January 24, due to allegations of misconduct. Chezem said the school district has launched a thorough investigation.
Continue readingEastern Pulaski school officials are expected to give an update on the school corporation’s finances tonight. Fiscal indicators like enrollment and fund balances will be discussed with the board of finance.
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Eastern Pulaski Elementary School students are getting some help from a reading companion. Title I Reading Intervention Teacher Meagon Losh told the school board last week that many of her students struggle. Getting them to read and re-read a book enough times for them to practice and get better can be a challenge.
Continue readingSome Eastern Pulaski students who are behind in their lunch payments will have their debt paid off.
Continue readingEastern Pulaski’s special education services are about to undergo some more changes.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation will continue to get some outside help from Administrator Assistance. The company helped with the school corporation’s recent superintendent search and provided an interim superintendent.
Continue readingThe Eastern Pulaski School Board has given a major boost to the corporation’s Rainy Day Fund. On Monday, board members transferred a total of $2 million out of the school corporation’s Operations account.
Continue readingThe Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation is getting some new vehicles. The school board Monday approved the purchase of two white minibuses through Midwest Transit.
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