EVANSVILLE — EVSC's school board on Monday approved the hiring of John Skinner's successor as principal of North High School — and she's a familiar face ... The school board unanimously approved Elmer's selection by EVSC's administrative team.
EVANSVILLE — Thirty-five of EVSC's more than 1,400 teachers will be "excessed" next year, according to the school corporation, meaning in public education parlance that they will be shifted into positions in other schools.
EVANSVILLE — Most EVSC teachers used to receive state-funded Teacher Appreciation Grants (TAG) of a few hundred dollars — but this year most will get nothing even though the school corporation is trying to spread the money as widely as possible.
But any potential EVSC school board candidate who might consider taking that plunge in this year's election is keeping their powder dry, at least for now ...AlexBurton, and Republican Wendy McNamara, an EVSC employee.
Those are just two of the concerns EVSC's new school safety consultant raised recently before the school board ... EVSC has thus far resisted the calls of some parents that it follow the lead of Warrick CountySchool Corp.
EVANSVILLE — The top-to-bottom assessment of security measures in EVSC schools that begins Monday isn't going to be all about target hardening with highly visible and expensive equipment upgrades.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers ... 25 ... EVSC spokesman Jason Woebkenberg denied that any teacher did so ... EVSC high school students walkout in protest against ICE. EVSC students walkout across the city in protest against ICE ... Boulevard ...
Public education works best when it brings people together ...Board of Trustees for the past 24 years ... student success ... They do ... For decades, EVSC has benefited from an elected, nonpartisan board focused on stability, continuity, and collaboration.
EVANSVILLE — For 17 awkward seconds EVSC school board members sat silently after David Hollingsworth offered a tougher conflict of interest policy for the seven elected officials ... EVSC attorney said.
EVANSVILLE — There was a Q-and-A session Monday between EVSC school board members and the national school safety consultant they hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of safeguards in 40 schools.
EVANSVILLE — Debate on a proposed tougher conflict of interest rule for EVSC school board members will have to wait another week ... EVSC Policy 1144.3, the school board's current policy on conflict of interest, says nothing about dependents.
“We did contact our families last night just to let them know that we will be monitoring (weather) conditions closely,” EVSC spokesman Jason Woebkenberg said at mid-day Friday ... EVSC will assess conditions day-by-day next week, Woebkenberg said.
EVANSVILLE — One EVSC school board member's successful bid to report only as many potential conflicts of interest as he had to has another school board member saying it only highlights the need for reform.
EVANSVILLE — Two EVSC school board members did not recuse themselves from voting on pay raises for family members who work for the school corporation — and that was legal ... Kiefer said the fact that his wife works in EVSC is well known.