Wawasee Participating In Summer Food Service Program
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corp. will participate in the summer food service program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Wawasee Chooses To Remain Gun Free
SYRACUSE — School safety and security have become in more recent years a “front burner” type of issue due to shooting incidents and threats. Safety and security are updated as needed.
Read MoreDiploma Requirements Could Change Board Hears
SYRACUSE — Proposed changes to high school diploma requirements are pending before the state board of education. During the regular monthly meeting of the school board for the Wawasee Community School Corp. Tuesday evening, Oct. 13, in Syracuse, the board heard a report from Joy Goshert, director of instruction and curriculum.
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Renewal Of Dr. Edington’s Contract To Be Considered By Board
SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13, of the school board for the Wawasee Community School Corp., among the agenda items will be consideration of the renewal of the contract for Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent.
Read MoreSchool Board Approves Employee Pay Raise
For the first time in five years, teachers within the Wawasee Community School Corp. will be getting a pay raise. During a special meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Sept. 22, in Syracuse the board approved a 3.5 percent increase to the base salary for teachers.
Read MorePreliminary Enrollment Numbers For Wawasee Schools
Friday, Sept. 18th, was the first day for public schools in Indiana to begin submitting enrollment reports to the Indiana Department of Education in the process known as average daily membership, or ADM. Wawasee’s preliminary numbers show an overall increase compared to the same time last year.
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State Facing Shortage Of New Teachers
A legislative study committee will convene in October to find answers to a problem Indiana is facing with a shortage of newly licensed teachers. But ask Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corp., and other administrators, and they likely already know what the committee will find.
Read MoreA Busy Summer In Wawasee Schools Board Hears
To borrow a phrase used by George Gilbert of the Wawasee school board, it was only the first day of school and there was already a student learning report.
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Wawasee Welcomes New Teachers And Staff
Wawasee Community School Corp. welcomed 18 new teachers and staff for the 2015-16 school year during orientation the week of Aug. 3.
Read MoreCrossing Closures Will Affect Bus Routes
CSX Railroad crossing closures at Bishop Road and East Wawasee Drive near Syracuse will affect bus routes at least for a couple of days for the Wawasee Community School Corp.
Read MoreWawasee Online Registration Delayed
Online registration that was to begin at noon Tuesday, July 28, for the Wawasee Community School Corp. has been delayed until 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 29.
Read MoreAdditional Agenda Items For School Board
Other agenda items considered by the Wawasee school board during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, June 9, in Syracuse included: • Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corp., noted the high school building trades projects for the next two school years will be a joint … Read More
Wawasee Summer Projects Focused On High School
There wasn’t enough money left to finish last year’s summer capital projects fund list, so the Wawasee Community School Corp. is doing a little catchup this year. Summer construction and-or renovation projects are done each year throughout the school corporation using CPF money, which is but a piece … Read More
WHS’s 47th Class Embarks On Next Journey
Wawasee High School held its 47th annual commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, in its gymnasium — and for the first time, it was air-conditioned. To a full gym, 213 students heard their names called by Assistant Principal Vince Beasley prior to them crossing the platform … Read More
School Board Hears Staff Survey Report
Do Wawasee Community School Corp. employees like their work and do they have intentions of staying employed by the school corporation? Those questions and more were dealt with in a staff survey known as the Well-Being at Work research report. During Tuesday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the … Read More
Options Presented For Use Of Building During Meeting
According to a projected timeline, a new Syracuse Elementary School will open by the fall of 2017. When that occurs, it will leave a nearly 100,000 square-foot facility empty of students. During a public meeting held late Monday afternoon in the lecture room of Wawasee High School, suggestions … Read More