Kinmundy
EDUCATION
South Central School District closes out federal COVID relief funds, sets ribbon cutting for Middle School project
South Central School District Superintendent Kerry Herdes told the school board Wednesday night they are closing the books on ESSER Three funding, the final money made available by the federal government for COVID-19 relief. Herdes says there was a lot of red tape, but the ESSER Three money helped the...
South Central School registration dates set
The South Central School District has announced registration dates for the upcoming school year. South Central Elementary, Middle and High School students will be held on August 1st and 2nd at the Middle School at 503 South Madison Street in Kinmundy. Sign-up will be offered from eleven am to seven pm on Thursday, August 1st, and from nine am to noon on Friday, August 2nd.
Salem Grade School Board approves new teacher and support contracts
The Salem Grade School Board has approved new contracts with the teacher’s association and support staff. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says the new two year contract with the teacher’s association includes a 4.5 percent increase in pay each year plus an increased step on the salary scale. She didn’t feel comfortable entering a longer term contract due to dropping corporate income tax revenue and uncertainty over how much state aid the district will be receiving.
Piece of history discovered during Sandoval Gym Improvement
Adam Hanks, Principal at Sandoval Jr/Sr High School and the crew were working on improvements to Merkelbach Gymnasium at the high school. While cutting some of the bleachers they found these old programs from the 1948 Regional as well as another program from 1973. This championship regional game must’ve been...
Salem Grade School District getting ready for registration and start of free lunch and breakfast
The Salem Grade School Board was told at Thursday night’s meeting that they have received final approval and will be offering free lunch and breakfast to all students in the coming school year. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe feels the program will be a benefit to many families. “We could...
Patoka School Board approves three-year teachers contract; gets ready for student registration
The Patoka School Board Thursday night approved a new three year contract with the teacher’s association. Superintendent Justin Verhines says teachers will get a five percent pay increase the first year, a half-percent in the second year plus the district paying three-percent of the teacher retirement, and another half-percent in the third year with the district paying six-percent of teach retirement.
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