Wawasee Officials Alert Parents Of Syracuse Elementary Incident
Wawasee School Corporation officials sent out an alert to parents yesterday, Monday, Aug. 21.
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Speicher Makes Transition After 27 Years At Milford School
Carol Speicher grew up on Emeline Street in Milford across from Milford School and married her high school sweetheart.
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Major upgrades coming to Wawasee schools
As last night’s Wawasee School Board meeting came to an end, Superintendent Steve Troyer gave his report focusing on the maintenance repairs, preventative measures and upgrades to equipment already begun in places such as Wawasee Middle School.
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Elementary Principals Give Report On Remediation Efforts To Board
Several students have fallen behind academically as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, March 9, in Syracuse, the board heard a brief report on efforts to cut the gaps in learning from elementary school principals Eric Speicher (Syracuse), Chris Gerbers (Milford) and Lee Snider (North Webster).
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Dr. Edington Remembered Fondly At School Board Meeting
After more than 45 years in public education as a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent, Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, is retiring at the end of this month. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, Dec. 8, several current or former Wawasee administrators took time to share positive memories of their associations with Edington.
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Both Sides Share Views On Wawasee Referendum
Voters both for and against the proposed referendum for the Wawasee Community School Corporation were contacted to provide input. Two in support of and two against the referendum shared their opinions.
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Syracuse Elementary Improvement Plan Presented
SYRACUSE — Eric Speicher, Syracuse Elementary School principal, continued a series of school improvement plan reports during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, March 13, in Syracuse. Speicher noted the school is using a new math curriculum, LearnZillion, and admitted it has been … Read More
Syracuse Elementary School Hosts Open House
SYRACUSE — After two years of a planning and construction, the public was invited to check out the new Syracuse Elementary School during an open house event held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. Ava Wedly, Bria Mikley, Dana Cripe and Max Taylor, lead the … Read More
Ground Broken For New Elementary School
SYRACUSE — It’s becoming more than something discussed in a meeting or architectural drawings. One can drive by on Kern Road just south of the Eagles building and see the beginning stages of a new school being built.
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Pre-ISTEP+ ‘Stress Test’ Is A Failure
Indiana Department of Education made a multi-million dollar contract with a testing company in an effort to digitize ISTEP+ testing, with less than commendable results. ISTEP+ is a statewide mandatory test, given to children in grades three to eight. According to the IDOE website, the testing has several … Read More
Wawasee School Board Hears School Improvement Plan Reports
Under the state’s complicated letter grading system for public schools, a school can improve its grade from the previous year but still be required to submit an improvement plan because, for example, too many students showed a low growth rate. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee … Read More
Financial Gift A Pleasant Surprise For Syracuse Elementary
The unexpected still does happen and at times comes in the form of a generous financial gift. If still in doubt, consult with Eric Speicher, Syracuse Elementary School principal. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee Community School Corp. Board of Trustees Tuesday evening, the board heard … Read More