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 challenging for teachers, students and parents. “There …read more.

      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 crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance which …read more.

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.

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 purposes. “The purpose of the Indiana Statewide …read more.

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 school board Tuesday evening in Syracuse the …read more.

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 a report about a generous, and quite …read more.