SOUTH WHITLEY — A 92 percent graduation rate, one to one technology and serving two counties is no small feat. Adding to that list of accomplishments, this year Whitko has been recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a Performance Qualified High School. What does it take … Read More
AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School has been named a Performance Qualified High School for the 2018-2019 school year by the Indiana Department of Education and the Office of School Accountability & Accreditation, according to Superintendent Brett Boggs. In order to be eligible for the performance qualified program, … Read More
BOURBON — Triton School Corporation joins several dozen other school systems in Indiana in being acknowledged for stellar accomplishments in educating students in the age of technology. The Indiana Department of Education announced last week that 27 school systems are recipients of the state’s Office of eLearning’s 2018 … Read More
SYRACUSE — The most recent mass-shooting in a public school in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14 leaving 17 dead, has again heightened national awareness about keeping students and staff safe in schools. And the debate about tougher gun-control legislation has also been stirred up again. Locally, the Wawasee Community … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — Local school officials have announced they will continue to participate in a statewide program designed to ensure good nutrition to area children during the months when classrooms may be closed. The Summer Food Service Program, an initiative of the Indiana Department of Education, has been providing … Read More
SYRACUSE — When school is cancelled by the Wawasee Community School Corporation due to weather, it’s no longer a totally free day for students and teachers. But those days no longer have to be made up either. Technology has paved the way for learning to continue electronically on … Read More
SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the 2017 state high school graduation rates Friday afternoon, Jan. 12. According to the information provided by IDOE, Wawasee High School had a 86.27 percent graduation rate in 2017. The non-waiver graduation rate was 77.68 percent. Kim Nguyen, principal of WHS, … Read More
SYRACUSE — Indiana’s State Board of Education, by a 7-4 vote, approved changes in how A-F letter grades are issued to public schools at its Wednesday, Jan. 10, business meeting. The changes will especially affect how high schools are issued letter grades because test score growth will be … Read More
SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released results of spring 2017 ISTEP+ Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 6. The controversial test, which may be administered for the last time in the spring of 2018, has often frustrated administrators, teachers and students throughout the state. ISTEP+ assesses English and language arts … Read More
WARSAW — The Indiana Department of Education has announced this week the grant recipients of the Indiana Dual Language Immersion Pilot Program. Leesburg Elementary has been selected to receive $50,000 in support of creation of a dual language program, which will be implemented in the 2018-2019 school year. … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — National Weather Service, in conjunction with the Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Broadcasters Association, American Red Cross and Amateur Radio Operators will conduct a statewide test of communication systems at 10:15 a.m. and 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, March 21. … Read More
SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released 2016 graduation rate data for schools statewide.
Read MoreWARSAW — The Indiana Department of Education has released the 2015-2016 school accountability grades. According to the IDOE, school accountability grades are based on a new formula designed to be less complex and focus on both individual growth and performance. The formula focuses on the components of student … Read More
SYRACUSE — During a special meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, in Syracuse, the board approved the 2017-18 school corporation calendar.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Some Wawasee Community School Corp. teachers are receiving performance grants from the Indiana Department of Education.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released spring 2016 ISTEP+ results Thursday, Nov. 17. It was the second year of a new state assessment for grades three to eight based on Indiana’s more rigorous college and career ready standards. A new baseline was established for ISTEP+ in spring 2015.
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