The Culver School Board voted Monday to formally accept a Secured School Safety matching grant awarded by the state. Continue reading
McGuire Says Goodbye to Culver Schools
The Culver School Board has formally accepted Superintendent Vicki McGuire’s resignation. She’s leaving Culver to take over as superintendent at the Eastern Hancock school corporation in Central Indiana. Continue reading
Eastern Pulaski School Board Ratifies Superintendent’s Contract
The Eastern Pulaski School Board has formally extended superintendent Dan Foster’s term through July of 2019. During a special session Monday, the board unanimously approved a new contract for the superintendent. Continue reading
Knox School Board Tours New Elementary Cafeteria
The newly completed Knox Elementary School cafeteria and cooking kitchen were a focus of last night’s meeting of the School Board. The board meeting was held in the cafeteria itself. Tours of the cooking kitchen were given by Superintendent A.J. Gappa. He reported the elementary building project is near completion. The new lunch facility has a seating capacity of about 150 students. The school’s enrollment of 450 eat there daily in three shifts. Continue reading
Culver School Board to Take Steps to Replace Superintendent
Back L-R: William J. Sonnemaker, Mark Maes, Ryan Sieber, Ken Vandeputte, Jack Jones, Jim Wentzel
The Culver School Board is expected to formally accept Superintendent Vicki McGuire’s resignation this evening. McGuire is leaving Culver to take over as superintendent at the Eastern Hancock school corporation in Central Indiana. Continue reading
Eastern Pulaski School Board to Decide on Superintendent’s Contract
The Eastern Pulaski School Board will meet in a special session later today to ratify superintendent Dan Foster’s contract. The new contract extends Foster’s term through June of 2019. Continue reading
N.J.-S.P. Board Approves Special Education Agreement
The North Judson-San Pierre School Board this week approved a new agreement as part of its existing special education cooperative. The new JESSE agreement allows for easier separation should a member school decide to leave. Continue reading
N.J.-S.P. Officials Elaborate on School Funding
The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will have to borrow money in order to meet financial obligations over the next six months. Business manager Guy Richie says they managed to close the 2015 budget year in the black by continuing to scale back on expenses and relying heavily on their cash balance. Continue reading
Culver Schools Superintendent Accepts New Job
Culver Schools Superintendent Vicki McGuire is is resigning from the position to take over as superintendent at a school corporation in Central Indiana. The Eastern Hancock school corporation has announced that McGuire will be its new superintendent starting January 1, after she signs a three-and-a-half-year contract with the corporation Monday morning. Continue reading
Eastern Pulaski School Board Closes Out 2015, Prepares for Coming Years
The Eastern Pulaski School Board took some steps Monday to wrap up 2015 and get ready for the coming years. They approved the final fund transfers and claim payments to close out the 2015 budget and approved the school calendars for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. Continue reading
N.J.-S.P. Board Hires Interim Superintendent
The interim superintendent of the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation has 48 years of experience in public education and is considered an expert when it comes to school finances. Continue reading
Culver Schools Completes Bond Refunding
The Culver Community Schools Corporation has wrapped up its bond refunding process. Superintendent Vicki McGuire says it will give the corporation just under a million dollars for some small construction projects. Some planned improvements include concrete and roof repairs, as well as the purchase of a utility truck. Continue reading
Eastern Pulaski School Board Approves Technology Upgrades
Some technology upgrades will soon be coming to Eastern Pulaski Community School buildings. The school board Monday approved the purchase of 85 IW2 Wireless Interactive Whiteboard Systems. Continue reading
N.J.-S.P. to Name Interim Superintendent Tonight
The North Judson-San Pierre School Board will name an interim superintendent when they meet this evening. A revised agenda sent this afternoon also includes approval of an administrator contract. He or she will replace Lynn Johnson, who is retiring from the corporation at the end of the month. Continue reading
N.J.-S.P. Prepares to Close 2015 Books
The agenda for tonight’s North Judson-San Pierre School Board meeting includes passage of the necessary resolution to move money around to close the books on the fiscal year budget. Superintendent Lynn Johnson previously said at least $1 million in cuts would be necessary to end the year in the black. The source of those cuts is unclear at this time. Continue reading
Archery Program Presented to Culver School Board
The Culver Community Schools Corporation may be looking at adding an archery program for its students. School Board members heard a presentation Monday about the National Archery in the Schools Program. If it piqued a student’s interest, he/she can gear up with items like an arrow holder. Continue reading
Culver School Board Considers Removing Spring Intercession
Back L-R: William J. Sonnemaker, Mark Maes, Ryan Sieber, Ken Vandeputte, Jack Jones, Jim Wentzel
Budget issues have forced the Culver School Board to consider removing the April intercession period from the school calendar. It’s a one-week period immediately following spring break in which students who are struggling with certain classes can work to improve their grades. Continue reading
Culver Schools Schedule Makeup Day
Culver Community Schools has announced that school will be in session on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 18.
That change in the schedule is to make up for the cancellation of classes this past Monday due to weather.
West Central Superintendent Voices Support for Medaryville Library
Community support for maintaining the Pulaski County Public Library Medaryville branch is growing. West Central Superintendent Don Street is writing a letter in support of the facility to the Pulaski County Public Library Board of Directors. He says the library is critical for students from Medaryville and White Post Township. He says libraries are extremely important to a child’s development. Continue reading
Culver Schools Expect Budget Reduction, Consider Staff Cuts
Culver Community Schools could be looking at cutting teaching and administrative positions in an effort to help balance the budget. The corporation’s treasurer Casey Howard told the school board during a study session on next year’s budget Monday it looks as though the state will be cutting nearly $2 million of Culver Schools’ funding in 2016. Continue reading
