The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will be able to tackle some extra work, after bids for the elementary school project came in significantly lower than expected. The school board recently agreed to let the project bond proceeds be used for the bus garage, as well as a few more items at the elementary school, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre School Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin is hopeful that in-person learning will be able to resume for all grade levels on January 5. The junior/senior high school is using virtual learning for the last week of the semester.
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Whether the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation should use excess bond proceeds from its elementary project to upgrade the bus garage will be the topic of a public hearing during tonight’s school board meeting. A bus garage replacement project was put on hold earlier this year, after bids came in higher than expected.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation has picked its next treasurer and business manager. Dalton Tunis was hired for the position during last month’s school board meeting, according to information from Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Board will get a COVID-19 update tonight. The school corporation is currently using virtual learning, due to the number of staff members in quarantine.
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Plans are coming together for the $10 million North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School project. The school board recently got a design development presentation from architecture firm Fanning Howey.
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A locally-based gaming software developer has set up shop in the former North Judson-San Pierre Middle School. The school board recently agreed to lease the old middle school office to Abrams Studios for $400 a month. The Starke County Economic Development Foundation says the move was complete as of November 2.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is reporting another enrollment drop, but Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says school officials were prepared.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation has been “very fortunate” when it comes to COVID-19, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Board will get an update on COVID-19, as well as the elementary school expansion and renovation project tonight. Preliminary plans call for the construction of a new gym, allowing the existing one to be repurposed, as part of a larger $10 million project. But architecture firm Fanning Howey is expected to present more detailed drawings and cost estimates tonight, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Board finalized a number of annual plans last month. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said the corporation’s crisis plan is similar those used by other schools. “It does have resources available in it, roles, responsibility, who’s responsible for different situations, and recommended protocols,” she explained.
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North Judson-San Pierre students will not have planned eLearning days this school year. The school board recently voted to replace the two planned eLearning days with regular school days in the school calendar.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation’s longtime treasurer has announced his retirement. Guy Richie will step down at the end of February.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Board has formalized the process of offering extra payments to teachers with both virtual and in-person classes. During Tuesday’s meeting, Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin explained that while many schools have decided to pay certain teachers more in response to the pandemic, it was never technically agreed upon.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board is moving ahead with the budget process. Board members voted last week to submit the 2021 budget proposal to the Starke County Council. It calls for a total budget of more than $13 million, with an Education Fund of just over $6.9 million and an Operations Fund of over $3.9 million.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre’s school year is off to a good start, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin. “We started school. We’re almost a week into it, and the staff and the students have been wonderful,” Zupin told the school board Tuesday. “They’ve been great. The students have been very cooperative with the masks. The teachers have been flexible and accommodating.”
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Board is expected to vote on the school corporation’s reopening and continuous learning plans tonight. A reopening plan was initially released to the public back in July, and students returned to class last Wednesday. Additionally, a crisis prevention plan will be presented on first reading.
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North Judson-San Pierre students planning to use virtual learning this year will be able to rent a digital device from the school. A contract outlining those arrangements between families and the school corporation was recently approved by the school board, at the recommendation of Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is using CARES Act funding to make sure students don’t fall behind during the pandemic. The school board last week approved the hiring of four new staff members with the federal money.
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How Starke County’s mask mandate will impact students returning to class next month was discussed during Tuesday’s North Judson-San Pierre School Board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin told board members that schools will be using a “settled and spaced” approach.
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