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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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board will get an update on the school corporation’s reopening plan tonight. As it stands, in-person classes would begin as-scheduled on August 12, but families would also be offered an at-home learning option.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is giving more details about what the new school year will look like. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin released N.J.-S.P.’s 2020-2021 reopening plan this week. Students will be encouraged but not mandated to wear face coverings, especially on buses and in hallways. Staff will be asked to wear masks when social distancing isn’t possible.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is expecting to start school as planned on August 12. In a Facebook post last week, Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said the school corporation won’t be using a staggered or alternate-day schedule, but it will offer families an at-home learning option.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board has decided to hold off on a proposed bus garage project, after bids came in higher than expected.
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North Judson-San Pierre and Oregon-Davis are sharing more details about their graduation plans.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board has approved contract renewals for its administrative staff. The school board Tuesday extended Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin’s contract by one year through June of 2023. Her annual salary will remain at $104,000.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre students will be paying more for lunch this fall. The school board recently voted to raise lunch prices by 10 cents. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said the increase was required to keep N.J.-S.P. within paid lunch equity guidelines. Breakfast prices will stay the same.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Board finalized a few personnel changes Tuesday. Board members accepted Julie Berndt’s resignation from the elementary school principal position, effective June 30. In practice, Cary McKay has been serving in that role for the past few months.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is finalizing plans for the end of the school year. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin reviewed the end-of-year plans with the school board Tuesday. Today is the last official eLearning Day, and all assignments are due by Sunday.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is officially part of the Starke Taskforce for Overdose Prevention. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says the school board approved a memorandum of understanding with Porter-Starke Services last week, allowing N.J.-S.P. to join the consortium. Zupin says she’ll serve as the school corporation’s representative and bring ideas back to the schools.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will continue to conduct eLearning and provide meals during the Indiana’s stay-at-home order. In a letter Tuesday, Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said she believed that those are essential functions to students and the community.
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The announcement that schools will be closed until May 1 has drawn a response from North Judson-San Pierre School Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin. In a letter Thursday, Zupin said that while the decision seemed imminent, it still stings.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will continue to pay its support staff while regular classes are canceled. Employees will get paid the regular amount during the emergency closure, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board accepted a donation last week, but not without concerns that the money could be put to better use. N.J.-S.P. got a $100 anonymous donation to help with negative lunch account balances, but limited that to students getting free and reduced lunch.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is getting a couple of new school buses. The school board Tuesday approved the purchase of two 78-passenger buses from Midwest Transit.
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The North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School renovation project took another step forward Tuesday. The school board passed a series of resolutions to begin the financing process for the $10 million project. No concerns were raised during two public hearings.
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North Judson-San Pierre’s proposed elementary school renovations drew no comments during a public hearing Tuesday, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin. “We will be having upgrades and enhancements to plumbing, water units, roofs, windows, modernization of classrooms, those sort of projects,” Zupin explains.
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Annual financial reports and expanded background checks would be included in the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation’s latest round of proposed policy updates. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin presented several recommendations from policy consultant NEOLA during this month’s school board meeting.
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North Judson-San Pierre school officials are considering a couple options for the 2020-2021 school calendar. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin told the school board this month that one version would see the school year run from August 5 to May 20, while the other would have students in class from August 12 through May 26.
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