The Triton School Board last week approved an agreement for special education services.
Continue readingTriton School Board Approves Special Ed Agreement, Updated Sexual Harassment Response Policy
Culver, Knox School Boards Consider Updates to Social Media Policies
Local school corporations are updating their policies, when it comes to employees’ use of social media. Policy revisions were introduced during last week’s Knox and Culver school board meetings.
Continue readingPolicy Recommendations Presented to Plymouth School Board
The Plymouth School Board was presented with another round of policy updates last week. A number of recommendations from policy consultant NEOLA were brought to the board for first reading by Superintendent Andy Hartley.
Continue readingPlymouth School Board to Appoint Lincoln Junior High Assistant Principal Tonight
The Plymouth School Board is expected to name a new assistant principal for Lincoln Junior High School tonight. The position became vacant last month, when Craig Hopple was appointed principal at Menominee Elementary.
Continue readingBremen School Board Hears Budget Presentation
The Bremen School Board got an update on the budgeting process Wednesday. Superintendent Dr. Jim White says the Education Fund, which is where teacher salaries are budgeted, is pretty tight.
Continue readingProposed School Bus Safety Legislation Could Lead to Policy Updates at Local Schools
Local school officials are preparing for possible changes in bus safety laws. Culver Community Schools Superintendent Karen Shuman says Senate Bill 2 would have an impact on her school corporation.
Continue readingCulver School Board Finalizes Metal Detector Policy
The Culver School Board finalized a policy for the use of metal detectors Monday. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the three handheld metal detectors the school corporation received from the state will simply be another tool for administrators to use for a potential search.
Culver School Board to Consider Metal Detector Policy, 2019 Budget Tonight
The Culver School Board is expected to finalize a policy on the use of metal detectors tonight. The school corporation received three handheld metal detectors, as part of the state’s program to provide them free of charge to Indiana’s schools. The proposed policy stipulates that the devices may only be used by school administrators in cases where there is reasonable suspicion, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman.
Culver School Board Considers Metal Detector Policy
The Culver Community Schools Corporation is the latest to consider a policy on the use of handheld metal detectors.
Plymouth School Board Finalizes Policy Updates
The Plymouth Community School Corporation has updated its policies on anti-harassment, nondiscrimination, and the employment of substitute teachers, among others. On Tuesday, the school board approved a list of policy updates recommended by policy consultant NEOLA.
Plymouth School Board to Hold Budget Hearing, Consider Policy Updates
The Plymouth School Board will hold a public hearing on its 2019 budget proposal tonight. A major change in next year’s budget is the consolidation of four of the school corporation’s funds into two, as part of Indiana’s overhaul of the school funding structure.
Proposed Policy Updates Presented to Plymouth School Board
The Plymouth Community School Corporation plans to update its policies on anti-harassment, nondiscrimination, and the employment of substitute teachers, among others.
Culver School Board to Decide on Referendum Tonight
The Culver School Board is expected to decide tonight whether to put an operating referendum on the November ballot. In an operating referendum, school districts ask voters for permission to raise property taxes up to a certain amount over a period of up to eight years. That money is then used to help fund teacher salaries and educational programs. Continue reading
Plymouth School Board Updates Background Check, Child Abuse Reporting Policies
The Plymouth School Board approved several school policy updates this week. “These policies are surrounding background checks, reporting of child abuse/neglect, suicide prevention – all things that reflect updates to statute from last legislative session,” explained Superintendent Andy Hartley.
Plymouth School Board to Reorganize for 2018, Consider Policy Updates
The Plymouth School Board will consider a few start-of-the-year items when it meets tonight. Board members are scheduled to reorganize, set their pay for the year, and approve their 2018 meeting schedule. Various appointments will be considered, as well as the renewal of the school board’s contract with attorney Jeff Houin.
Plymouth School Board Approves Two New Policies
Making sure kids in foster care have educational stability is the goal of a new policy approved by the Plymouth School Board last week. It calls for Plymouth Schools to enroll foster students immediately, even if they don’t have all the documents that would normally be required, like birth certificate, immunization records, or proof of residency.
Culver Community School Board Establishes System to Review Policies
Policies adoption was the main focus of the Culver Community School Board meeting that took place Monday night.
Superintendent Karen Shuman said that some of the policies and procedures were already in place but the board needed to have a first reading in order for them to be entered into the system. She said one policy that was noticeably changed had to do with background checks.
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