Congrats to Bill Whalen! 2023 County Champs!

Weak leaders don’t like assertive staff. But Strong leaders love assertive staff because they understand that Iron Sharpens Iron!

See you at DQ on Monday for dinner!!! Thanks for your support!

Good luck to all MoCo United musicians & staff as you march this evening in the Sweet 16 at IN State Fair Band Day! Together, you've worked hard! United, you RISE ABOVE!

#RDP! Can't wait to see this Sweet 16 performance!

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Big News: The IN Dept. of Education to present free literacy endorsement professional development to licensed PreK-6 educators and administrators along with $1200 in stipends for successful completion. Learn more details & register for a cohort here: buff.ly/4cib8Bx

Please read this article & comment on diploma changes. What is proposed is moving too fast & with too little voice from teachers to be done well, and it will our kids into adulthood through lost opportunities. I want better for all kids and am concerned. indystar.com/story/opinion/…

INSmall&RuralSchools This legislation did nothing to grapple with the dearth of work based internships, while throwing 160k plus students into a work based environment. I'm very supportive of a major review of education, but doing it over a summer with trivial public comment is destined to fail.

If passed, students would no longer need to take economics, world history and geography. Requirements would also be wiped out for fine arts, foreign language and career and technical education. wrtv.com/news/education…

Dr. Mung Chiang of Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) proposed high school diploma changes: “The proposed GPS and GPS Plus Diplomas do not meet Purdue’s admission requirements in the subject areas of math, lab sciences, social studies and world language.” Watch FOX59 News and CBS4 Indy for the latest.

Purdue president: New Indiana high school diplomas won’t meet admission requirements wfyi.org/news/articles/…

I agree with all the points he makes. If you're concerned like me, please click the link and leave a public comment. This isn't about politics; it's about kids and their futures.

Today the U.S. Department of Education Announced West Lafayette Elementary School as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School! (1/2)

Congratulations to the Ladoga Canners, too, on being named a Blue Ribbon School for 2024! nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/w…

So many great points - Schools Need Principals. To Get Them, They Need to Fix the Job. edsurge.com/news/2024-05-1… via EdSurge

Indiana schools face $1.9 billion in cuts under Braun's tax plan. Here’s how much your child's school could lose: lakeshorepublicmedia.org/2025-02-05/ind…

The bill’s language is vague and may prevent teachers from discussing real history like segregation or slavery. Let's support IN teachers with great resources and respect; no teacher wants to be micromanaged by legislators in Indy. wfyi.org/news/articles/…

Congratulations to Cole Rhoads, Southmont HS for making the Men’s Academic All State Team. Very much deserved!!