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Candidates May Now Apply for Miss Pulaski County Pageant

April 27, 2013April 26, 2013WKVI

The time has come to sign up for the Miss Pulaski County pageant.

Applications are available at the Eastern Pulaski and West Central School Corporations. Interested candidates must be at least 18 years of age as of June 1 and under the age of 21 by Aug. 16. Candidates should be involved in an organization such as 4-H, Girl Scouts or school clubs and the majority of the activities should take place in Pulaski County.

Applicants should not be married have no children.

If you need more information, call (574) 595-0875 or (574) 242-0844. Applications are due by May 10.

West Central School Board Approves Teacher Retirements

March 13, 2013March 12, 2013WKVI

West Central School Superintendent Charles Mellon

The West Central School Board members approved several retirements at their recent meeting. Superintendent Charles Mellon said quite a few experienced teachers will be leaving the corporation at the end of the school year.

“Betty Sprunger, who has been teaching health and P.E. at West Central for several years, is retiring along with Cheryl Podell who is a first grade teacher,” said Mellon. “Jenni Garten, a third grade teacher and Linda Ferguson, a high school business teacher, are also retiring.”

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West Central Students to Make Up Snow Day

March 9, 2013March 8, 2013WKVI

The West Central School Board commended maintenance staff members Glen Tanner and Ron Schultz on their cleanup efforts after the snow event Tuesday night. Superintendent Charles Mellon explained they were at the corporation early to start.

“Their day on Wednesday began at 1 a.m. when they started pushing snow around,” said Mellon. “We did have to take the day off on Wednesday due to the county roads, but we were ready to go. I’m sure all of the students and staff appreciated that when they showed up Thursday morning.”

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West Central Students to Take Drug Survey

March 8, 2013March 7, 2013WKVI

West Central students in grades 8–12 will be given a survey March 20 that is provided by the Indiana Prevention Resource Center.

The survey, entitled “Alcohol and Other Drug Use Survey,” will be given on a confidential basis. The results will be used to measure the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among students and to provide the state of Indiana with similar estimates of prevalence on a statewide basis.

Participation is voluntary and those who partake in the survey are asked to be accurate with answers. The survey will be completed in private without any personally identifiable information that could be traced to an individual student.

West Central School Board Talks Textbook Adoption, Data Coach

February 13, 2013February 12, 2013WKVI

Among the many items discussed during the West Central School Board’s meeting Thursday night, Superintendent Charles Mellon said the textbook adoption was approved which included reading textbooks for students in kindergarten through the sixth grade.

The board also discussed hiring a data coach and the corporation has received funding for that position.

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West Central School Board Reinstates Elementary Arts and Music Programs

February 12, 2013February 11, 2013WKVI

In 2011, the West Central School Corporation was hit hard by funding cuts from the state and as a result, the school board had to make some staffing and course changes. Some of the programs cut included art and music at the elementary level. Superintendent Charles Mellon stated that the school board voted to reinstate those programs at the elementary school.

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West Central School Board Holds Work Session

January 22, 2013January 22, 2013WKVI

Mellon, Charles — West Central School Superintendent Charles Mellon

The West Central School Board took some time last week to review the corporation’s strategic plan. Superintendent Charles Mellon said the board took a look at their educational goals had all building principals comment on progress and improvement areas.

“As a school corporation, we need to know if the resources were available that they needed,” explained Mellon. “We wanted their input. We’re very much interested in the academic growth of the students, of course. Is there something that we need as far as in-servicing for the staff? There’s a lot of data collection going on – are we using that in the classroom to have data-driven instruction?”

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West Central’s Wind Turbine Already Paying Off

January 17, 2013January 16, 2013WKVI

West Central School Superintendent Charles Mellon told the school board last week that the corporation’s wind turbine is already starting to pay off.

“I informed the Board that our NIPSCO bill for the last two months has been $200 for our service fee,” explained Mellon. “We are very fortunate that the wind turbine is working. We’re hoping that we can gain enough credits and that we can keep building until we come to those slow months in July and August. We want to continue to pay our bill just with a service fee throughout the entire year.”

West Central Superintendent Responds to State Grades

November 6, 2012November 5, 2012WKVI

The West Central School Board discussed the building grades recently distributed by the state. West Central School Superintendent Charles Mellon had given out preliminary grades in September and they stayed the same despite being reviewed.

“The high school is at an A, the middle school a C and the elementary school is at a D,” said Mellon. “At the elementary school just a couple of years ago, we were an exemplary school so we knew that there was work to be done there. I think we have to concentrate on some of our specific population.”

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West Central Schools To Move Forward With Technology Initiative

November 5, 2012November 2, 2012WKVI

West Central Technology Director Rob Evans brought forth a recommendation to the school board last week regarding the one-to-one computer initiative.

West Central Superintendent Charles Mellon said the board is taking the next step forward.

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West Central Honored with North Central Accreditation

November 3, 2012November 2, 2012WKVI

The co-chairs of the North Central AdvancED Accreditation for the West Central School Corporation, Don Street and Marci Kennedy, presented the West Central School Board this week with a banner and a plaque they received at a conference as the corporation was one of nine schools in the state that received the District Accreditation.

Superintendent Charles Mellon said it’s important to be accredited in some form.

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West Central Health Occupations Class to Shadow County EMTs

October 23, 2012October 22, 2012WKVI

Several West Central students will be getting an up close and personal look at the inner workings of the Pulaski County EMS as they start job shadowing EMTs beginning next semester. At least ten students from the West Central Health Occupations class will begin shadowing at the EMS Department in January.

EMS Director Nikki Lowry explained that this is the second time since she became director in June 2011 that the Health Occupations class has shadowed EMTs, for a good reason: she said it exposes them to the reality of what EMTs do on a daily basis.

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ADM Counts Reported at Eastern Pulaski, West Central Schools

September 21, 2012September 21, 2012WKVI

The Average Daily Membership, or ADM counts, were conducted throughout the state for all school corporations last Friday. Schools rely on this count as corporations receive funding for every student counted on that day.

Eastern Pulaski School Superintendent Dr. Robert Klitzman said that his corporation is down approximately 30 students. That amounts to a loss of $150,000 in funding for the school. Dr. Klitzman said this year’s count was 1,190.

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West Central, Eastern Pulaski Schools Discuss Enrollment

September 12, 2012September 12, 2012WKVI

Although the Average Daily Membership, or ADM count, isn’t officially taken until Friday, West Central School Superintendent Charles Mellon discussed the preliminary enrollment for this year with the board last week.

“We like to keep track of that because the number of students equals the amount of money we receive from the state,” said Mellon. “As far as the number of students we have currently, it’s identical to last year. Some of these people are migrant students that will not be with us all year and they may not be with us on Sept. 14, but they are in the count at the current time.”

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West Central Schools to Adopt Budget Soon

September 8, 2012September 7, 2012WKVI

The West Central School Board held a hearing on the 2013 proposed budget. Superintendent Charles Mellon said the hearing included the Capital Projects Plan and the Bus Replacement Plan.

“I basically just reviewed the budget with the board once again,” stated Mellon. “We had our work session back in the first week of August. We will be adopting the budget at our meeting on Oct. 4.”

The corporation is anticipating losing another $155,000 in state tuition.

West Central Confident ISTEP Scores Will Improve

August 7, 2012August 6, 2012WKVI

The three West Central school principals addressed the school board about the ISTEP scores and Superintendent Charles Mellon indicated that they are confident new strategies will turn around those scores.

“We’re presently analyzing our data that has come back to us so we can see different trends that are taking place,” said Mellon. “We’ll get that information together before we give off-the-cuff answers for our lower scores this year. We will be addressing the board each month this year as to our progress in working our way back to more positive scores next year.”

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ISTEP Scores Drop At West Central Schools

July 16, 2012July 16, 2012WKVI

The West Central School Board members discussed ISTEP scores during their recent meeting and Superintendent Charles Mellon said the scores were down this year.

“We have a lot of work to do there Our scores have gone down. I didn’t want to give any off-the-cuff reasons as to why. We’re going to do some in-depth investigation as to the rationale,” Mellon explained.

Mellon said it was a bit of a surprise as the students showed growth in testing throughout the school year.

“A lot of our inside the corporation test scores, like with acuity and so on, show student growth at a good rate. We need to go in and compare some scores and dig a little deeper to see why we’re going in the wrong direction,” said Mellon.

West Central School Board Approves RISE Evaluation Model

June 21, 2012June 20, 2012WKVI

The West Central School Board approved the corporation’s RISE Evaluation model. Superintendent Charles Mellon said it is similar to the teacher and administrator evaluation model used by the state.

“There would be a new evaluation system for principals as well as myself,” said Mellon. “People outside the actual classroom have their own separate evaluation but it mirrors the others. The media specialist has an evaluation, and those type of people who are not in the classroom but who work directly with kids will have their own evaluation. The counselors would have their own evaluation, but again, it mirrors the RISE model.”

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West Central Schools To Take Funding Hit, Says Mellon

June 19, 2012June 19, 2012WKVI

The West Central School Board reviewed the estimated state tuition support for the 2013 budget and according to Superintendent Charles Mellon, it appears the corporation is going to take another funding hit.

“We find ourselves down another $155,000, which is a little over 2.5 percent,” said Mellon. “Again, these are just based on projections. You have to plug in your own numbers with enrollment projections and that type of thing.”

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West Central School Corporation To Undergo Maintenance Over Summer

June 13, 2012June 12, 2012WKVI

Maintenance workers at the West Central School Corporation will be busy this summer with several projects. Superintendent Charles Mellon outlined those projects, which include work at both the elementary school and the high school.

“In the elementary school, we will be replacing the lights in the classrooms and hallways and we’re going to upgrade the pool’s filtration system,” commented Mellon. “There’s always a little bit of carpeting that we do throughout the corporation. We’re sanding down and refinishing the high school gym floor and replacing the black boards with marker boards throughout the corporation.”

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