WCS Seeks Public Input On School Calendar
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
Monday at 7 p.m. at the central administration office, a public meeting will be held for patrons to look over and give feedback on the calendar, according to Assistant to the Superintendent Chris Gensinger.
For the 2009-2010 proposed calendar, the first student day is scheduled as Aug. 14. Fall break is Oct. 22-23, and Thanksgiving break is Nov. 26-27.[[In-content Ad]]Christmas break under the proposed calendar is Dec. 21 through Jan. 1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18 and Presidents Day on Feb. 15 will be treated as holidays and not snow make-up days. Spring break is proposed as April 5-9, with the last student day tentatively scheduled as June 1 and Warsaw Community High School graduation as June 11.
However, Gensinger said graduation day is still up in the air. That could be moved back to June 4, unless there are too many make-up days because of cancelled school days due to snow.
Several snow make-up days are built into the proposed calendar. Those days are Feb. 16, March 26 and May 10.
There is very little information about how the federal stimulus program will affect schools, WCS Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott told the board Monday at the board's regular monthly meeting.
Scott said he has not seen any details.
"At this point, hold your calls because I don't have any information other than what you've read in the newspapers," he said.
In the past month, the number of students in Warsaw Community Schools has dropped by 28, according to Gensinger.
He reported WCS has 6,909 students. There are 3,809 in the elementary schools; 1,984 at the high school; 557 at Edgewood Middle School; and 559 at Lakeview Middle School.
In other business, the school board:
n Heard a presentation from the technology department on WCS's technology.
n Approved for summer school courses to be offered. Tom Ray, summer school supervisor, said there have been changes to the courses offered because of state changes.
In May, Ray said, he will come back before the school board to ask permission to start running the summer courses.
n Approved to continue the summer food service program for students up to 18 years old, as requested by Marci Franks. The program will expand to include providing free lunches to children at Center Lake Park. The Indiana Department of Education reimburses the program so there is no cost to WCS.
n Approved three out-of-state conferences. Tod Wirebaugh will attend the PowerSchool training in Tempe, Ariz., from March 8-12; Tom Kline will attend the NCA/AdvanEd conference for school accreditation March 29-31 in Chicago; and Angie Jarrett and Lynette Markley will attend Drafix ProLandscape Software Training in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., April 1-2.
n Recognized Teachers Credit Union for sponsoring the TCU Girls Basketball Tournament at Warsaw Community High School.
n Recognized Orthodontic Specialty Services for making a donation to the WCHS art department.
n Heard from Mary Ellen Rudisel, Scearce Rudisel Architects, that the WCHS Performing Arts wing and auditorium were featured in "American School & University" magazine for their design. Rudisel presented the board with two plaques. "It's a very high honor," she said.
n Heard a Mimio presentation from Washington Elementary student Mason Metzger.
n Recognized Leesburg Elementary second-grade student Julia Miller for receiving first place in her age group in a statewide Braille Challenge at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Indianapolis.
n Recognized the Lakeview Geography Bee team for winning the 2009 North East Lakes Middle School Conference Geography Bee at Indian Springs Middle School Feb. 3.
n Announced the Quiz Bowl is March 17 at 7 p.m. in the WCHS Tiger Den, and Ed Com is March 28 at 9 a.m. in the Tiger Den.
Warsaw School Board members are President Deb Wiggins, Vice President Dan Robinson, Secretary Delores Hearn, Ron Yeiter, Gene England, Kent Adams and Tammy Dalton. They meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 7 p.m.
Monday at 7 p.m. at the central administration office, a public meeting will be held for patrons to look over and give feedback on the calendar, according to Assistant to the Superintendent Chris Gensinger.
For the 2009-2010 proposed calendar, the first student day is scheduled as Aug. 14. Fall break is Oct. 22-23, and Thanksgiving break is Nov. 26-27.[[In-content Ad]]Christmas break under the proposed calendar is Dec. 21 through Jan. 1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18 and Presidents Day on Feb. 15 will be treated as holidays and not snow make-up days. Spring break is proposed as April 5-9, with the last student day tentatively scheduled as June 1 and Warsaw Community High School graduation as June 11.
However, Gensinger said graduation day is still up in the air. That could be moved back to June 4, unless there are too many make-up days because of cancelled school days due to snow.
Several snow make-up days are built into the proposed calendar. Those days are Feb. 16, March 26 and May 10.
There is very little information about how the federal stimulus program will affect schools, WCS Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott told the board Monday at the board's regular monthly meeting.
Scott said he has not seen any details.
"At this point, hold your calls because I don't have any information other than what you've read in the newspapers," he said.
In the past month, the number of students in Warsaw Community Schools has dropped by 28, according to Gensinger.
He reported WCS has 6,909 students. There are 3,809 in the elementary schools; 1,984 at the high school; 557 at Edgewood Middle School; and 559 at Lakeview Middle School.
In other business, the school board:
n Heard a presentation from the technology department on WCS's technology.
n Approved for summer school courses to be offered. Tom Ray, summer school supervisor, said there have been changes to the courses offered because of state changes.
In May, Ray said, he will come back before the school board to ask permission to start running the summer courses.
n Approved to continue the summer food service program for students up to 18 years old, as requested by Marci Franks. The program will expand to include providing free lunches to children at Center Lake Park. The Indiana Department of Education reimburses the program so there is no cost to WCS.
n Approved three out-of-state conferences. Tod Wirebaugh will attend the PowerSchool training in Tempe, Ariz., from March 8-12; Tom Kline will attend the NCA/AdvanEd conference for school accreditation March 29-31 in Chicago; and Angie Jarrett and Lynette Markley will attend Drafix ProLandscape Software Training in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., April 1-2.
n Recognized Teachers Credit Union for sponsoring the TCU Girls Basketball Tournament at Warsaw Community High School.
n Recognized Orthodontic Specialty Services for making a donation to the WCHS art department.
n Heard from Mary Ellen Rudisel, Scearce Rudisel Architects, that the WCHS Performing Arts wing and auditorium were featured in "American School & University" magazine for their design. Rudisel presented the board with two plaques. "It's a very high honor," she said.
n Heard a Mimio presentation from Washington Elementary student Mason Metzger.
n Recognized Leesburg Elementary second-grade student Julia Miller for receiving first place in her age group in a statewide Braille Challenge at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Indianapolis.
n Recognized the Lakeview Geography Bee team for winning the 2009 North East Lakes Middle School Conference Geography Bee at Indian Springs Middle School Feb. 3.
n Announced the Quiz Bowl is March 17 at 7 p.m. in the WCHS Tiger Den, and Ed Com is March 28 at 9 a.m. in the Tiger Den.
Warsaw School Board members are President Deb Wiggins, Vice President Dan Robinson, Secretary Delores Hearn, Ron Yeiter, Gene England, Kent Adams and Tammy Dalton. They meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 7 p.m.
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