Recently there have been a lot of stories and opinion pieces written about the Indiana voucher program and school funding. There appears to be a misconception about how the voucher program works as well as its impact on public schools. Here is how a voucher works. A family wanting to attend a private school that […]
TCU’s Financial Empowerment Program Expands With New Middle School Curriculum The TCU Financial Empowerment High School Program (powered by FoolProof) launched exclusively in Indiana in the fall of 2015. In January 2018, the program was expanded to include a middle school curriculum. Today, more than 180 teachers in 130 middle and high schools have registered […]
The superintendent of Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District, Wayne Barker, has been named 2018 Superintendent of the Year for District VI by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS). Barker has been superintendent at Bluffton-Harrison M.S.D. since 2009. In 2009 enrollment in the district was rapidly declining – from 1,643 students in 1996 to 1,331 […]
Dan Scherry, superintendent of North Spencer County School Corp., has been named 2018 Superintendent of the Year for District VII by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS). Scherry has been superintendent since 2010, and previously served the district as high school principal and assistant superintendent.Despite financial struggles in recent years, North Spencer has […]
Karl Galey, superintendent of Lawrenceburg Community School Corporation, has been named 2018 Superintendent of the Year for District VIII by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS). Galey has been Lawrenceburg superintendent since 2009. Lawrenceburg Community School Corp.’s graduation rate has increased from 76 percent in 2008 to an average of 95 percent since […]
My April message begins with a challenge. I know, no surprise! However, I have found myself using a particular phrase more recently than I have in the past. Before I share what my phrase has been, let me ask you: What is your most frequently used phrase in recent weeks and months? And, what does […]
IAPSS joined with IASBO for the 2018 Spring district meetings. This joint meeting was established for the express purpose of presenting information on HEA 1009 and HEA 1167. These bills replaced the way schools do budgeting for the first time in over 30 years. With the idea of giving superintendents and school boards more flexibility […]
The superintendent of Center Grove Community School Corporation, Dr. Richard Arkanoff, has been named 2018 Superintendent of the Year for District V by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS). Arkanoff has been superintendent at Center Grove Community School Corp. since 2011. Because Center Grove is a large and growing suburban school corporation, it […]
Dr. Colleen Moran, superintendent of North Montgomery Community School Corporation, has been named 2018 Superintendent of the Year for District IV by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS). Moran has served as North Montgomery superintendent since 2010. As a rural school district with declining enrollment, North Montgomery has been able to make budget […]
IAPSS was fortunate to have over 85 school district leaders attending the AASA National Conference on Education in Nashville TN in mid-February. This is the largest contingent IAPSS has had attending the National Conference in a number of years. Perhaps part of the draw was to support and celebrate Indiana’s very first National Superintendent of […]
