Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced the approval of more than $29.8 million in matching state school safety grants, marking the fifth straight year of record-breaking investments in the safety of Indiana schools.
Continue reading
The Oregon-Davis School Board has applied to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security for a Secured School Safety Grant. While the grant has not been awarded yet, quotes have been obtained from the Lazzaro Company and Raptor Technologies.
Continue reading
The Eastern Pulaski School Board members took time Monday night to review information in a Secured School Safety Grant application.
Continue reading
The Eastern Pulaski School Board members are meeting in special session tonight to discuss the corporation’s COVID Reopening Plan update.
Continue reading
The West Central School Corporation continues planning for some facility upgrades. Superintendent Dan Zylstra says the school corporation is looking at using some of its COVID-19 stimulus money to upgrade its HVAC systems.
Continue readingThe West Central School Board members considered the purchase of new doors at the elementary school.
Superintendent Dan Zylstra said the purchase is over $200,000, but a Secured School Safety grant award in the amount of $100,000 will be used toward the claim.
He stated in a previous meeting that the classroom doors are original to the building. Some doors will be keyed differently to secure different parts of the building and the grant funds will also help with that cost.
The school board unanimously approved the requisition as presented.
The board also unanimously approved the renewal of computer licenses as listed in the requisitions list.
Two companies submitted bids for consideration for the proposed safety project at the West Central School Corporation.
Continue reading
The West Central School Board members are considering some improvements at the schools.
Continue readingThe West Central School Corporation is moving forward with plans outlined in the school’s Secured School Safety Matching Grant.
Continue reading
All Indiana schools that applied for funds through the Secured School Safety Grant program were recently notified that all eligible items listed as top priority requests have been fully funded.
Continue readingApplications for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s Secured School Safety Grant are being accepted through Friday, August 2nd.
Continue reading
The Culver School Board got an update Monday on some of the projects being undertaken with the proceeds from the corporation’s recent bond refunding. It gave the corporation just under a million dollars to be used on capital projects. Continue reading
The Culver School Board voted Monday to formally accept a Secured School Safety matching grant awarded by the state. Continue reading
The Culver School Board got some more details about how recently-awarded grant funds will be spent. The school corporation was awarded a Secured School Safety matching grant for $23,761 from the state. Continue reading
The Culver Community Schools Corporation will present its new strategic plan to the school board tonight. School officials are also expected to discuss the preliminary ISTEP scores released by the State Department of Education. Continue reading
This is the second opportunity to apply for matching grant money to help employ a resource officer, conduct a threat assessment, and/or purchase equipment to restrict access to the school or expedite the notification of first responders.
The West Central School Board members received word last week that the school corporation was the recipient of a Secured School Safety grant.
Superintendent Charles Mellon commented that Safety Director Chuck Evans worked hard to make sure the grant was completed properly and on time to be considered for this grant. The grant, totaling just over $26,000, will be used to upgrade security in the entryways to all of the schools.
Superintendent Charles Mellon commented that Safety Director Chuck Evans did the work on the grant which was sent to the School Security Commission in Pulaski County.
