Culver Elementary School is getting ready to welcome its first preschool students. “We are full-fledged still going forward,” Superintendent Karen Shuman told the school board last week. “We have two sections of preschool in place. [Transportation Director] Paul [Widman] and I have worked out the transportation routes, so they’ll be attending the same number of hours as the regular students, and we’ll keep mapping that out as registration comes.”
Culver School Board Continues Discussion Over Potential Operating Referendum
Culver School Board members met last Monday in order to further discuss a potential operating referendum.
Superintendent Karen Shuman stated that this month’s work session was essentially a review of what was covered during a work session in April. Superintendent Shuman said the board members in attendance had the opportunity to ask some questions about the information that has been provided so far and suggest some other areas to research. Continue reading
Culver School Board Holds Work Session to Discuss Student-Related Policies
The Culver School Board has recently been assessing school policies and Superintendent Karen Shuman said that some members met in a work session this week to familiarize themselves with the rules that are being reviewed.
“It’s more of an education of the board members so that they have a chance to understand what the policies mean since some of them are new or some of the members weren’t around when the policies were adopted.” Continue reading
Culver Schools Superintendent Discusses Transition from ISTEP to ILEARN
As students around Indiana take the ISTEP for the final time, school officials are looking ahead to the new ILEARN test.
About 30 Children Signed Up for New Culver Pre-K Program
Culver Elementary School’s new Pre-K program has gotten interest from about 30 families so far, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman and Principal Erin Proskey.
Culver to Offer Pre-School Next Year, Pre-K Round-Up Coming Soon
Culver Community Schools is offering pre-school classes next school year and parents and students will have a chance to come check things out next week
On Tuesday, March 13th, the school will be holding a pre-kindergarten round-up at 6 p.m. ET at Culver Elementary School. Continue reading
Culver School Board Approves Bond Money Projects
The Culver School Board approved a list of bond projects when they met earlier this week.
The school corporation has approximately $350,000 remaining from some bonds that were acquired three years ago, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman. That money will be spent on three different projects at the Middle/High School. Continue reading
Culver Community School Board Awards Bus Bids to IC Collins
According to Culver Superintendent Karen Shuman, school board members awarded bus bids during their meeting Monday night.
Shuman explained that the school corporation was looking to sell three buses as a part of their bus replacement plan. They had two 66 passenger buses that were included in one bid and then another bus that holds 54 passengers that was bid out on its own. Continue reading
Culver Community Schools Superintendent Establishes Policy Review Timeline
Culver Community Schools Superintendent Karen Shuman established a timeline for policy review during Monday night’s school board meeting.
Superintendent Shuman explained that the school board members are currently going through Culver’s code book in order to make sure all the rules are up-to-date. Continue reading
Public Perception of Safety Discussed During Culver School Board Meeting
School safety was a topic discussed at this week’s Culver School Board meeting.
Superintendent Karen Shuman said that the school recently sent out a survey to teachers, students and parents. Though the survey included a variety of questions, Superintendent Shuman focused on the question that gauged the community’s perception of safety at Culver Community Schools during Monday’s meeting. Continue reading
Culver School Board Discusses Strategic Plan and Ongoing Policy Review
Parents of Culver Community School students may soon be asked to provide input on the school’s strategic plan.
Superintendent Karen Shuman said that when school board member met this week, they discussed the possibility of holding a public session in order to gather community feedback about the strategic plan. Continue reading
Culver Community Schools to Implement E-Learning Days in 2018-2019 School Year
Culver Community School students will be participating in e-Learning in next school year.
Superintendent Karen Shuman said that when school board members met on Monday, they approved the calendar for the 2018-2019 school year.
Shuman explained that the calendar has three E-Learning days built in, to allow students and teachers to get familiarized with the system. Continue reading
End-of-Year Financial Report Shows Increased Balance for Culver Community Schools
The Culver School Board received an end-of-year financial report during their meeting last Monday.
Culver Superintendent Karen Shuman shared that the school corporation saw positive results from their sensible spending methods in 2017. Continue reading
Culver Community School Board Considers Transportation Replacement
Culver School Board members approved a cooperative purchasing agreement with the Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC) when they met on Monday.
Superintendent Karen Shuman explained that school officials are looking into potentially selling some old buses and purchasing some new ones. Continue reading
Culver School Board Appoints New Member
At this week’s Culver School Board meeting, members appointed a new individual to the board.
Karen Lee was sworn-in on Monday and is replacing Marina Cavazos who announced her resignation back in January. Continue reading
Culver Superintendent Informs School Board of Leftover Bond Funds
At Monday night’s Culver School Board meeting, Superintendent Karen Shuman told members that renovations to the cafeteria at the Middle/High School are officially complete.
She stated that the flooring and furnishing portion of the cafeteria project cost about $90,000 and was paid for with bond funds.
Shuman also shared that there is a little more than $300,000 worth of bond funds leftover which must be spent prior to the end of the fiscal year in December. Continue reading
Culver School Board Members Hold Work Session to Discuss Strategic Plan
Culver School Board members held a 2-hour work session prior to their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night.
Superintendent Karen Shuman stated that the work session was to go over policies and to discuss a strategic plan for the school corporation. “We’ve just started looking at creating the goals and objectives and then creating action steps.” Continue reading
Culver Community Schools Staff Working to Incorporate New Graduation Pathways
Last year, the Indiana State Board of Education and the Graduation Pathways Panel came up with new graduation requirements and laid out some graduation pathways that local educators are working to incorporate into their schools.
According to Culver Superintendent Karen Shuman, to address these changes, staff members participated in professional development on Monday, January 8th. Continue reading
Culver Jr/Sr High School Cafeteria Renovation Project Update
At last week’s Culver School Board meeting, it was announced that the Junior/Senior High cafeteria renovation project is coming along well. Superintendent Karen Shuman told board members that the first phases of the project will be wrapping up as soon as the new furnishing comes in.
Jr./Sr. High School Principal Brett Berndt shared that the new furniture should be arriving sometime this week or early next week. Continue reading
Open Position Available on Culver School Board, Make-Up Day Scheduled
Culver School Board member Marina Cavazos is resigning from the board.
Superintendent Karen Shuman shared that any interested individual who lives within the city limits of Culver is encouraged to provide a letter of interest to her. For more information contact the Culver Administrative office at 574-842-3364. Continue reading
