Archive for Center Grove Schools
We reported Wednesday that Maple Grove elementary had hired an instructional assistant last week, after the referendum a failed. Residents of Center Grove were upset by the continued hiring of new staff members while the threat of teacher and assistant layoffs are being discussed. Carol Tumey, V.P. Center Grove Board of School Trustees provided a [...]
Despite the threat to lay off ten teachers and ten teaching assistants due to budget constraints the Center Grove School Corporation appears that to continue to hire non-teaching staff members. A letter sent to the schools administration on Wednesday, and to CenterGroveInc, by a member of Center Grove Parents for Stability & Transparency, it appears [...]
If there is a common message coming from those who voted “no” on the referendum it is that there are ways to cut the budget without cutting teachers or teaching assistants. No one ever said the cuts would be painless, but those of us who work outside of a tax subsidized world have either experienced, [...]
The following statement was released by the Center Grove School board regarding the future of administrative positions that have been the subject of a lot of controversy and talk in the community the past week. This time of year, it is customary that the board reviews administrative contracts and considers whether renewal should take place. [...]
Editors Note: See updates to the story at the end of this article. It started with an overhead conversation following the school board candidate forum last week and has grown into effort to save a Center Grove principal’s job that may, or may not be in jeopardy. At this point, the story that out-going school [...]