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This section focuses on public schools, grades kindergarten through high school, from governance (school board) to the classroom.

Bill requiring school board candidates to state partisan affiliation awaits Indiana governor's signature

Bill requiring school board candidates to state partisan affiliation awaits Indiana governor's signature

School board elections in the state of Indiana now look like they will have a partisan element, even if candidates won't have to contest primary elections. SB 287 is awaiting the governor's signature, after the legislature passed the bill, as amended by the House. The Senate&

Teachers petition MCCSC for clear reduction-in-force policy amid budget strains

Teachers petition MCCSC for clear reduction-in-force policy amid budget strains

Nearly 500 teachers for the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) have signed a petition calling for the creation of a policy on reduction in force (RIF). That's according to Monroe County Education Association (MCEA) president Jenny Noble-Kuchera, who addressed the MCCSC board at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

Aja Jester appointed to vacant seat on MCCSC board

Aja Jester appointed to vacant seat on MCCSC board

Aja Jester has been appointed to fill the District 7 vacancy on the MCCSC (Monroe County Community School Corporation) board. Making the appointment were the six members who remained, when the seat was left vacant after the resignation of Brandon Shurr on March 14. Jester is a finance specialist with

Names released: Candidates to fill vacant MCCSC board seat to be interviewed April 10

Names released: Candidates to fill vacant MCCSC board seat to be interviewed April 10

Four candidates will be considered by the Monroe County Community School Corporation board to fill the vacancy that was left when Brandon Shurr resigned. The four names are: * Aja Jester * Blake Garland-Tirado * Gabriel Holbrow * Cori Thornton Hammock That's according to board president April Hennessey. The interviews that were

Predicted storm causes cancellation of MCCSC school board vacancy interviews

Predicted storm causes cancellation of MCCSC school board vacancy interviews

All after-school activities and meetings for Wednesday (April 2) have been cancelled by Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC), the district announced on its website. But schools were to be dismissed for the day at their regular times. The reason for the cancellation is the forecasted severe weather, which includes

MCCSC board seat open after Shurr resigns, applications due March 27

MCCSC board seat open after Shurr resigns, applications due March 27

The District 7 seat on the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) Board of School Trustees is now vacant. Brandon Shurr stepped down from the board a week ago. Shurr’s resignation from District 7 got a mention from MCCSC superintendent Markay Winston at Tuesday’s (March 25) regular board

Bill requiring partisan school board elections halfway to becoming Hoosier state law

Bill requiring partisan school board elections halfway to becoming Hoosier state law

If SB 287 makes it through the State House of Representatives and is signed by the governor, local voters in the state of Indiana would choose school board members in partisan elections that follow the same primary process that other partisan offices do. The bill has already been passed by