MENTONE — As the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation bid adieu to two of its board members Monday night, Dec. 10, the board also learned of strides made by each of its schools as well as a sizable grant the school corporation received designed to help the district stay ahead of changing technology and education innovations. …read more.

SYRACUSE — School accountability letter grades for the 2017-18 school year were released by the Indiana Department of Education Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 14. This year, since there are differences in the federal and state accountability equations and standards, IDOE also released federal accountability grades for the 2017-18 school year. From the state, Wawasee Community School …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees applauded the efforts of a local teacher at the regular work session Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 13. Taylor Bean, an instructional coach for Warsaw Community Schools was presented with a certificate by Chief Academic Officer Dr. David Robertson at the meeting for an accolade earned by Bean …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools board of trustees were educated on the upcoming changes to school finance at the monthly work session Tuesday, Nov. 13. April Fitterling, WCS’s financial operations manager, explained the effects that recent Indiana law will have on the district’s purse strings. The law, known as House Enrolled Act 1009, was …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School is being awarded the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award presented by the Indiana Department of Education. WCHS earned this award by participating in the Redesigning School Counseling process sponsored by the American Student Achievement Institute. The Gold Star School Counseling Award highlights the hours of work completed by the school …read more.

SYRACUSE — After a delay of several weeks due to resolving some technical issues, spring 2018 ISTEP+ results were finally released to the public Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 3, by the Indiana Department of Education. Results had originally been planned for release in August but were then delayed due to some graphing and image problems that …read more.

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 to be a Performance Qualified High School? …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, Tippecanoe Valley High School earned an A …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 Digital Learning Grants. This year’s grants offer …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 School Corporation is part of a county …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 nutritious meals and snacks to school-age children …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 inclement weather days due to the implementation …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, noted the 86.27 percent “is a little …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 entirely removed effective in 2023. Currently both …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 and math for grades three to eight …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. In its third year, the purpose of …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. According to Ed Rock, Kosciusko Emergency Management, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released 2016 graduation rate data for schools statewide.

WARSAW — 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 performance, student growth, student improvement and multiple …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.

SYRACUSE — Some Wawasee Community School Corp. teachers are receiving performance grants from the Indiana Department of Education.

SYRACUSE — 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.

SYRACUSE — Friday, Sept. 16, began the process for public schools to report enrollment numbers to the Indiana Department of Education. It is officially known as ADM, or average daily membership.

SYRACUSE — A grant from the Indiana Department of Education exceeding $95,000 will be used to improve the new welding program offered by the Wawasee Area Career and Technical Cooperative.

WARSAW — The Indiana Department of Education has recognized three Kosciusko County schools for implementing “Promising Practices.” They include Washington STEM Academy, Lakeview Middle School and Milford Schools. Washington STEM Academy, part of Warsaw Community Schools, was among 20 added to the list earlier this month. IDOE chose Washington for, “authentic learning through STEM.” This is just one of 200 …read more.

SYRACUSE — Two days before the start of the 2016-17 school year, the infrastructure put in place to be ready for the 1:1 computer initiative is mostly finished. During its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Wawasee school board heard an update from Joy Goshert, director of instruction and curriculum for the school corporation.

By ANDY OBER Assistant Managing Editor, Inside Indiana Business INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education has unveiled more than 20 additional “Promising Practice” programs on its way to a total of 200 by the end of the year to celebrate the state’s bicentennial. The program recognizes innovative and high-quality education practices is schools throughout Indiana. …read more.

By DANI BARKEY News Media Contact WARSAW — Lakeview Middle School has been recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a school of Promising Practice in the area of meeting the needs of all students. Lakeview’s Promising Practice is one of 200 education or wrap-around service programs to be recognized by the IDOE in …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education publicly released 2015 school accountability grades Tuesday, Jan. 26. Final grades were approved unanimously by the State Board of Education during its board meeting, also Tuesday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Today, the Indiana House of Representatives and Indiana Senate passed final versions of SB 200 and HB 1003. Collectively, these bills will hold schools, teachers and communities harmless for an expected drop in ISTEP+ scores for the 2014-15 school year, as Indiana made the transition to college and career ready academic standards. The …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released high school graduation rates for 2015 publicly.

SYRACUSE — Delayed by nearly a month, 2014-15 ISTEP+ results were finally released to the public Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, by the Indiana Department of Education. The delay was caused by more test rescore requests from parents than originally anticipated.

INDIANAPOLIS — Today, Wednesday, Dec. 23, the Indiana Department of Education closed its investigation into an anonymous allegation regarding the scoring processes of CTB McGraw-Hill. In closing the report, the department also released the analysis of independent assessment experts regarding the scoring process used by CTB McGraw-Hill during the 2015 ISTEP+ scoring window. The analysis …read more.

Friday, Sept. 18th, was the first day for public schools in Indiana to begin submitting enrollment reports to the Indiana Department of Education in the process known as average daily membership, or ADM. Wawasee’s preliminary numbers show an overall increase compared to the same time last year.

WARSAW — Within a week of experiencing electrical issues that left students migrating from Lakeview Middle School to the Baker Youth Club in Warsaw, good news is on the horizon. The Indiana Department of Education has announced a federal school improvement grant program for eight Indiana schools today — and Lakeview is amongst them. The …read more.

A legislative study committee will convene in October to find answers to a problem Indiana is facing with a shortage of newly licensed teachers. But ask Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corp., and other administrators, and they likely already know what the committee will find.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education published its data regarding school district graduation rates across the state Tuesday, Aug. 11. The IDOE collects many data samples from the Hoosier student population but graduation rates are considered one of the top benchmarks of success for schools. The rankings are based on data from students who passed …read more.

The Indiana Arts Commission has announced that it is accepting nominations for Indiana State Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate will represent the state of Indiana and the art of poetry through development and implementation of programming for the education community and public. The Poet Laureate will also make formal presentations at various events, pursue individual …read more.

The Indiana Department of Education is presenting a free Global Learning Workshop for Hoosier educators on Tuesday, April 21, at the Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center. The workshop will feature panels of education leaders and international partners and will inform participants about partnerships, resources, and programs to advance global learning programs in Indiana schools. “Connecting educators …read more.

By DANIEL ALTMAN Indiana Department of Education The Indiana Department of Education has announced the recipients of the 2015 math science Partnership grants. Math science Partnership grants provide funds for sustained, intensive and classroom focused professional development for educators aligned with state and local standards and mathematics and science curricula. Warsaw Community Schools, partnered with …read more.

School administrators deal with multiple data reports throughout a school year that are submitted to the Indiana Department of Education. Much of the data from those reports is compiled into the annual performance report for a school district. Those performance reports were released publicly March 18 by IDOE. The public can access a three-year trend …read more.

Yesterday, the Indiana Department of Education released the graduation rates for the 2013-14 school year. The data shows that the schools in and around Kosciusko County ranked fairly well among Hoosier high schools. (Information provided by IDOE) Warsaw Community High School ended up with a graduation rate of 93.8 percent. This is an increase of …read more.

Indiana Department of Education released 2014 high school graduation rate information Wednesday afternoon. Statewide the average was at 89.8 percent, up from 88.6 percent the year before. IDOE reported Wawasee High School showed 163 graduates out of a cohort count of 184, a rate of 88.6 percent. That is an improvement compared to the 85.6 …read more.

By DANIEL ALTMAN Indiana Department of Education Indiana’s graduation rate for 2013-14 jumped to 89.8 percent, up from 88.6 percent the year before according to data released by the Indiana Department of Education today. Indiana’s non-waiver graduation rate also saw an increase. Importantly, the non-waiver graduation rate was 83.4 percent, up from 81.7 percent in …read more.

When school letter grades are issued by the Indiana Department of Education, school administrators have let it be known frequently they don’t feel the letter grading system is fair and consistent. So beginning with the last school year, the Wawasee Community School Corp. began putting together its own letter grades. During Tuesday evening’s regular monthly …read more.

Before they even walk across the platform to receive their high school diplomas, some Wawasee High School students will at least have a chance to earn a certification that can be used in the business world. Back in the fall, Wawasee was invited by the Indiana Department of Education to participate in the Microsoft IT …read more.

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.

The first distribution of teacher performance grants from the State of Indiana was distributed last week to more than 1,300 schools with more than $30 million given to reward “high-performing” teachers. Locally, nearly all schools received grants to disperse as bonuses to teachers with only Wawawsee School Corporation (see related) and Tippecanoe Valley Middle School …read more.

By KARA BROOKS State of Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed Executive Order 14-11 to dissolve the Center for Education and Career Innovation, effective on or before Friday, Feb. 20. “We launched the Center for Education and Career Innovation to advance learning outcomes for Hoosier students and adult workers, and they have done that,” said Pence. …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Information provided by Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz on Monday, Dec. 1, indicates the Indiana Department of Education has nominated five male and five female students for consideration as U.S. Presidential Scholar Students. One of those students is Tippecanoe Valley High School Senior Raymond …read more.

The Indiana Department of Education has announced household size and income guidelines for free and reduced-price meals or free milk for those students unable to pay the full price for meals or milk served under the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs. Each local school corporation office has a copy of the …read more.

During today’s meeting of the Indiana State Board of Education, the Board made the decision to table the placement of schools into A-F school improvement categories until its regularly scheduled November meeting. It is expected that grades will be approved at that meeting. Source: Indiana Department of Education, Inside INdiana Business

Friday, exactly one month since the start of the 2014-15 school year, was the first head count day for public schools in Indiana to begin submitting enrollment reports to the Indiana Department of Education. Wawasee’s preliminary numbers are showing a notable increase compared to the same time last year. As a corporation, the enrollment is …read more.

Glenda Ritz said she has a “laser like” focus on getting things into classrooms teachers really need. During her visit to North Webster Elementary School Thursday afternoon, the state superintendent of public instruction had an opportunity to explain just how she intends to keep that focus. Ritz travels around the state at least two to …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education submitted its budget request earlier this week. The budget calls for increases in school funding over current levels for each of the next two years and reduces costs paid by parents. Specifically, it requests a three percent increase from the current biennial budget for public education. In addition, …read more.

Spring 2014 ISTEP+ testing results were released to the media Monday. Results for the Wawasee Community School Corp. were encouraging, noted Joy Goshert, director of instruction and curriculum for the school corporation. As a corporation, Wawasee was above 70 percent passing English/language arts in grades five through eight and grades three and four exceeded 80 …read more.

The Indiana Department of Education is currently awaiting word from the United States Department of Education regarding the state’s waiver from certain aspects of No Child Left Behind. Despite media reports to the contrary, no decision has been made by the federal government regarding Indiana’s waiver. According to a press release from the United States …read more.

In the legal notices section of this week’s The Mail-Journal, readers are encouraged to view the 2013 annual performance report of the Wawasee Community School Corp. It is essentially a “snapshot” of the corporation and contains data pulled by the Indiana Department of Education obtained from multiple reports submitted to IDOE. An annual performance report …read more.

Yesterday, the Indiana Department of Education released graduation rate data for the 2012-2013 school year. Locally, graduation rates did not fare so well. Out of eight area high schools, only two showed an improvement in overall graduation scores, with the other five showing notable declines and one school showing no change. Tippecanoe Valley High School, …read more.

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz announced Indiana’s “4-Star Schools” for 2012-2013 today. In order to achieve this designation, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in three ISTEP-based categories. A total of 311 schools received the award throughout the state but locally, only two schools accepted the honor. Both …read more.

According to sources, the battle for control over public education in the state could intensify over the next few days. WTHR-TV in Indianapolis reported that within the next few days the Attorney General’s Office is expected to be asked whether the IDOE can take action if the superintendent of public instruction is not present. Ritz, …read more.

The Indiana Board of Education has approved a new school grading outline. According to sources, board members voted Wednesday morning to adopt recommendations of a bipartisan panel. Details on exactly how school grades will be determined are expected to be established next year. School grades help determine several items including teacher pay and school funding. The …read more.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz could find out by the end of the week if her lawsuit against several members of the State Board of Education can move forward (see related). Attorney General Greg Zoeller has filed a motion in Marion County calling for dismissal of Ritz’s case (see related). Ritz claims the board …read more.

In response to apparent violations of the Open Door Law by members of the State Board of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz filed suit today naming 10 members of the board as defendants. The lawsuit alleges the named members of the State Board of Education violated Indiana’s Open Door Law by taking action …read more.

Indiana Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Scott B. Sanders announced today the intention to execute a contract with CTB/McGraw-Hill to provide a new high school equivalency assessment that will replace the General Educational Development test currently in use. The new assessment will ensure Indiana offers a high school equivalency test that matches employer demand and …read more.

In response to recent questions regarding Indiana’s A-F accountability system, some local individuals have begun to question whether the the adjustments made to the grading formula may have affected local school scores. Warsaw Community School Corporation is of particular interest, which received an A grade as a district last year with each subsequent school also …read more.

The Indiana State Board of Education is scheduled to discuss the A-F school performance grading system today during its state school board meeting. Gov. Mike Pence and others have called for a review of the system after accusations against former Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett. Bennett is denying accusations of improperly raising the grade …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools have approved a traditional calendar for the 2014-2015 academic school year. According to Dave Hoffert in a school board work session last week, the school released a survey for staff, parents and community members to provide their input as to which scenario was preferred. After reviewing the information provided, the school came to …read more.

The final day to register your student for the 2013-2014 school year is quickly approaching. Online registration for Warsaw Community Schools will close on Friday, June 14. If your child is not registered, WCS request that parents please register them by this deadline. The number of enrolled students will allow the school system to prepare …read more.

The Indiana Department of Education announced today that Warsaw Community Schools has received a letter grade of A as a corporation and that each of the 13 schools in the district has received an A for 2012. The Warsaw Board of School Trustees and Superintendent Dr. Craig J. Hintz congratulate all staff, students, parents and …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scores released Tuesday show Indiana students made modest gains on the state’s ISTEP tests this past school year and one South Bend school improved enough to avert a state takeover. The state Education Department said that of the 500,000 students taking the standardized tests, 71 percent passed both the language arts and …read more.