The annual budget for the Wawasee Community School Corporation is closer to being formally adopted. As required by state law, the school board held a budget hearing late Tuesday afternoon in Syracuse. Jim Evans, director of finances for the school corporation, said the budget has been advertised in … Read More
A few years ago the Wawasee Community School Corp. implemented several energy saving measures and has been utilizing Indianapolis-based Performance Services to monitor energy costs. During Tuesday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the school board in Syracuse, the board heard a brief report on just how much money … Read More
When the 2014-15 school year begins in August, the Wawasee Community School Corp. will be without a total of 384.5 years of teaching experience. A total of 12 teachers are retiring from the school corporation and most were present to be honored by the school board during its … Read More
Less than a month away will be the final day of the school year and that will mean the usual summer construction projects for schools in the Wawasee Community School Corp. This summer many of the projects will be at Wawasee High School and involve athletic facilities on … Read More
A Wawasee educator is actively involved in the process of reviewing the new state standards to be implemented for math in Indiana public schools. Kristi Harris, a math teacher at Wawasee High School, gave a report to the Wawasee school board during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday about … Read More
Two reports were among the agenda items for the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening in Syracuse. The board heard a report about the peer facilitators program at Wawasee High School and also a report from Amy Evans, science teacher at Milford Middle School, … Read More
Just before Christmas break, the Indiana Department of Education released letter grades for public schools. Wawasee Middle School was given an F grade and that meant the school was placed in priority status and had to submit a student achievement plan to IDOE by Feb. 1. During Tuesday … Read More
The Warsaw Community School Board met Thursday for the organizational meeting of the board. During the meeting, members of the school board were able to nominate and vote for the 2014 board president, vice president and secretary. The board unanimously selected Jennifer Tandy, 2013 board president, to continue … Read More
Warsaw Community Schools have approved a traditional calendar for the 2014-2015 academic school year. According to Dave Hoffert in a school board work session last week, the school released a survey for staff, parents and community members to provide their input as to which scenario was preferred. After reviewing … Read More
Tonight’s Warsaw Community School Board meeting marked the third consecutive month that Steve Long, a concerned parent and employee at Eagle Creek Firearms, addressed the school board on what safety measures parents can expect the school to take to prevent school violence. (See related) In an address to … Read More
The Wawasee Community Educator’s Association is hosting a “Meet the Candidates Night” on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The public forum to introduce school board candidates will be held in the Wawasee Middle School lecture room beginning at 7 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend. School Board candidates will … Read More
By Tim Ashley Staff Writer [email protected] It’s not often there is music, and even singing, at a Wawasee school board meeting. Tuesday’s regular monthly meeting in the Warrior Room at Wawasee High School was an exception, though. Matt Pulley, music teacher at North Webster Elementary, chose three of … Read More
By TIM ASHLEY Staff Writer [email protected] Wawasee Middle School’s swimming pool, heavily used by the school, Wawasee High School and the community, is getting much needed renovations in an approximately $1.3 million project. Funding for the project is through the school corporation’s capital projects fund used each year … Read More
