Archive for Center Grove Schools

You can’t trust the school system with your money

by: Jody Veldkamp July 5, 2011

Back in October of 2010 I wrote an article stating that I was against the school referendum because I felt couldn’t trust the school district to do the right thing with our money. Evidently I wasn’t alone since the referendum went down to defeat. Guess what, the sky didn’t fall, teachers didn’t get laid off [...]

Unhappy trails to you . . .

by: Jody Veldkamp July 5, 2011

Once again I find myself thinking “What is the school thinking”, and this time the move will cost the community a valuable asset the ability allow our kids to safely walk to school. Thanks to the efforts of county council member and trails advocate Anita Knowles and others the area received a $250,000 grant (aka [...]

What do the Center Grove “Concerned Parents” want?

by: Jody Veldkamp December 29, 2010

A recent article in the Daily Journal included comments from parents that said they support the school board and were “responding to criticism from a group of parents that has accused the board of meddling in the district’s day-to-day operations.” The comments in the article left the impression that those quoted feel the board should be closely [...]

CG School admin salaries could be cut 3%

by: Dann Veldkamp December 13, 2010

After explaining the general , such as needing to sign in and keeping the length of the remarks to no more than five minutes, the first of the three speakers at the Center Grove School Board Meeting came forward. Lisa Kovaks, who has four children in the system, represented Parents for Stability and Transparency. After [...]

Nov. 15 School board meeting video

by: Jody Veldkamp November 21, 2010

Earlier this week we posted several clips from the November meeting of the Center Grove School Board. We recorded additional speakers at Monday’s meeting. The additional clips are posted here. David Shull, a retired educator, says we have a crisis caused by the current boards failure to follow the Indiana School Board Association Code of [...]