The Indiana state school dashboard for Covid tracking is going live today, September 30th. While it will be live, it is still a work in process. The state expects the data to be refined and cleaned up. The state is…
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Preview of the Indiana State School Covid Portal
At the September 23, 2020 Update from Governor Holcomb, Dr. Box presented a first look of the history data (snapshot in time) of the new State School Dashboard that is being built. This is not yet released on the state…
HSE Schools Pre-K to Fourth going 100% In-Person October 5th
Hamilton Southeastern Schools released the following information today after a morning school board working session that voted 4-3 to switch to 100% in-person classes for pre-K to fourth grades with an option for kids to remain virtual. Virtual kids will…
State Covid-19 School Dashboard Update – September 16th
Dr. Box did an update at today’s governor’s briefing by Governor Eric Holcomb. She commented that children make up a steady increase make a steadily increasing percentage. Dr. Box was clear in stating that peer-to-peer transmission is increasing in teens…
State Tracking of Covid in Schools: Dashboard Update
In today’s press briefing by Governor Holcomb and Dr. Box, an update was given on the Indiana School Dashboard information that is being created. Progress is being made on school dashboard, which is expected to provide information on Covid cases…
Paying More for Good Teachers Isn’t So Simple
When someone says, “We should pay new teachers whatever it takes to get them into our district,” I don’t disagree; however, that statement is not so simple. My knowledge is limited on this topic, but I can share what I…
Covid Risk Update: Fishers Goes From Orange to Yellow. Will Schools Open?
Today, September 1st, Fishers, Indiana adjusted their Covid Risk Ranking to Yellow, improved over Orange. This includes a number of changes including the ability for in-person school at all grades from pre-k to twelfth, provided cohorting can be maintained. The…
School Board Members Don’t Do That!
Learn about an upcoming event that will be answering questions! One of my plans over the coming weeks was to write a few articles based on training and information I had received from the Indiana School Board Association (ISBA) about…
Thirteen Candidates for Three HSE School Board Positions
The noon deadline has been reached for candidates for Indiana School Board positions to file for a position. At this time, the Hamilton Southeastern Schools has thirteen candidates for three township positions. Two incumbents are running, a third, Sylvia Sheplar,…
HSE Schools Let Younger Kids Go In-Person
After hours of discussion, the Hamilton Southeastern School Board voted 7-0 to allow for Pre-K through Fourth Grade to start attending in-person classes in a 50/50 schedule starting on September 8th. Grades 5 through 12 will continue in a virtual…