WARSAW — There is plenty of ambiguity and confusion to go around in light of a recent report that accused Warsaw Community Schools of violating state law when it held two meetings last week to try to ratify a contract with the teacher’s union. The WCS board of … Read More
WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools Corporation continues to challenge traditional concepts in schooling, and whether change is needed. Data Analyst Shelly Wilfong opened discussion with the board about homework and its place in school, presenting data on the effectiveness of homework. “What the research shows is that it’s … Read More
WARSAW — Warsaw’s got some big goals with its Dual Learning Immersion Program, but it seems well on its way to achieving them. The Warsaw Community School Board received a demonstration from Eisenhower teacher Laura Quirindongo and six of her students on how DLI is working with the … Read More
WARSAW — ISTEP is an educational nightmare to most. Students hate it, teachers hate it, educators hate it and Tuesday night Warsaw School Board discussed just how frustrating the test really was. “It’s hard for me to accept that they are that low — not just here but … Read More
WARSAW — The Sagamore of the Wabash award, the highest Indiana destination, was presented to the late Wendy Long during the Warsaw School Board meeting held on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Long passed away in April after spending 40 years in local education. Long began her career as a … Read More
WARSAW — The financial side of the proposed activity center was discussed during the Warsaw School’s board meeting held last night, July 24. Plans for an activity center started to surface after the new Lincoln Elementary and projects at Washington and Edgewood schools came in under estimates. … Read More
WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School will hold its senior scholarship night 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, in the Performing Arts Center. Each year students are privileged to receive scholarships from local individuals, families, businesses, trusts and the Kosciusko Community Foundation. These gifts assist students in meeting the … Read More
WARSAW — Two large announcements were made at the Warsaw School Board meeting held on Monday, March 20. Teachers Credit Union and Warsaw Community Schools are entering a 10-year naming rights agreement and the corporation has hired a chief analytics officer. The Warsaw Community High School gymnasium has … Read More
WARSAW — The following individuals are running uncontested races for seats on the Warsaw Board of School Trustees. District 4 Randy Polston Polston is running for a second term on the Warsaw Board of School Trustees. Polston has served the children in Warsaw Community Schools for thirty four years … Read More
WARSAW — The majority of the Warsaw School Board meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, was devoted to a recap of how summer school went this year. JoElla Smyth, Principal of Edgewood Middle School, gave the board an update on summer school activities. The Warsaw School district had about … Read More
WARSAW — After five years of serving on the board, Tandy gave her resignation, effective Oct. 1, at the Warsaw Community Schools Board meeting earlier this week. During her five years as president, Tandy increased graduation retention rates, expanded language arts programs and increased involvement with STEM. Tandy … Read More
WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools Board of Trustees held a very brief regular meeting Monday evening, June 20. Board member Jay Baumgartner was recognized for achieving level one of the Indiana School Board Association’s Certification Awards Program. There are four levels in all, with level four, or master … Read More
WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools Board of Trustees learned about sharks and shark dissection from Leesburg Elementary School third-graders during its regular meeting Monday, May 16. The students and their teachers showed off their Shark Week projects and told the board how they were able to fit sharks into their … Read More
WARSAW — The Warsaw Community School Board saw firsthand the progress on the design build project coming to fruition. Project supervisor Jim LeMasters took board members on a location-by-location tour, explaining each step of the project so far and describing what will happen next. Donning hard hats, the board first stopped … Read More
WARSAW — Personnel and math curriculum were major topics of discussion during the Warsaw Community School Board monthly work session Tuesday evening, April 12. Director of Human Resources Jeanine Corson presented a problem to the board pertaining to recruiting and retaining paraprofessionals. HR, she said, is looking at the … Read More
WARSAW — Roughly a month after announcing a $1 million partnership with Lutheran Health Network, the Warsaw Community Schools board of trustees has announced what it plans to do with the funding. The announcement came during the board’s regular meeting Monday evening, March 14, that WCS will use … Read More
