Anderson Community Schools
641-2028
First day: Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Initial enrollment: 9,350, compared with 9,700 last year.
Key dates: No school on Labor Day, Sept. 7; fall break, Oct. 22-23; Thanksgiving break, Nov. 26-27; Christmas break, Dec. 21-Jan. 3; Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 18 (unless makeup day is needed); Presidents Day, Feb. 15 (unless makeup day is needed); spring break, March 29-April 4; Last day of school, May 27.
What you need to know: Several schools have new principals. They are: Julie Morse at Anderson Elementary; Pat Cox at Eastside Elementary; Jennette Harris at Edgewood Elementary; Greg Kalisz at Forest Hills Elementary; Scott Merkel at Killbuck Elementary; Becky Bolaños at 29th Street Elementary; Les Souders at East Side Middle School; Patrick Fassnacht at Anderson High School and Lucinda McCord at Highland High School.
What’s new this year: Anderson Community Schools will provide bus service to all students within their school district. Because of school consolidation, bus routes have been revised so that there are no walk zones in the district, and every student will have a bus stop to their district school within a few blocks of their home ... The Ebbertt Education Center is now located in the Wigwam Complex. The ACS administration offices are now located at the former South Side Middle School on 29th Street.
Who’s in charge: Interim Superintendent Lennon Brown, 641-2028. E-mail lbrown@acsc.net.
Where you can get school information: The school corporation Web site, www.acsc.net.
Local Education
School Changes: Anderson
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South Madison board interviews 4 finalists
The search went from 12 to four, and on Thursday, only one will remain to fill the vacancy of the South Madison Community School Corp. board.
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Proposed bill would streamline college credit transfer process
Indiana college students worried about whether their credit hours will transfer to another university may get some relief if a proposed higher-education bill passes.
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Shift to online learning raises questions about costs to schools
Legislation that would require high school students in Indiana to take at least one online course is meeting resistance from some school administrators who say they can’t afford any more mandates from the state.
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Wall Street atmosphere alive at AU
Surrounded by a stock market ticker and television screens showing the latest stock prices and world financial news, Federico Boscaini purchased 230 shares of Chevron stock for more than $24,000. He did it in a financial stock trading room at Anderson University — and with university funds.
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NCLB loses grip on Indiana
Indiana is one of the first 10 states in the nation to receive a waiver from President Barack Obama’s administration for certain requirements within No Child Left Behind. That spells change for local districts.
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In a roundabout way
If all goes well, construction for a new roundabout at the intersection of Indiana 38 and County Road 300 West near Pendleton Heights Middle School could begin by the middle of next year.
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Search for history on Mars
Greg McCauley will discuss a Mars mission at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pendleton Public Library, 595 E. Water St. The 45-minute talk featuring multimedia is free and open to the public.
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Let the words flow
Aaron Lucky Jr., a junior at Anderson Preparatory Academy, has been told he has “a nice voice and a way with words” for a long time. He’ll show off those skills when he heads to Indianapolis Feb. 25 as a participant in Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest.
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Anderson High School's graduation rates increase
AHS has tied for 14th place out of the top 20 for the most improvement in non-waiver graduation rates for the 2010-11 school year. “We were just thrilled,” AHS Principal Lucinda McCord said.
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South Madison narrows board candidate pool to four
The South Madison Community School Corp. school board has narrowed its search to fill a vacant board position to four finalists.
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South Madison board interviews 4 finalists
