Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation
Eastern Pulaski School Corporation staff will have the opportunity to utilize child care services this upcoming school year. Superintendent Dara Chezem explained at a regular school board meeting on Monday, July 11 that hopefully the program will help attract and keep staff. The program would be...
Since Aug. 1, there has been a total of 95 calls for service to the Eastern Pulaski School Corporation. Winamac Police Chief Tyler Campbell said that potentially a School Resource Officer (SRO) could help increase school safety and reduce the number of internal situations. Campbell said that this...
Twenty-six Eastern Pulaski School Corporation staff members recently attended a conference on "Conscious Discipline" and learned about new ways they can tend to students' social and emotional needs. Superintendent Dara Chezem explained to the Eastern Pulaski school board at a regular meeting on...
Josh Burgess and Tony Stesiak were unanimously approved to be named the new head varsity football coach and head varsity girls basketball coach at a special Eastern Pulaski school board meeting on Monday, April 25. Burgess said he plans to continue to build the program with summer workouts as well...
Two first readings of proposed handbook changes were heard by the school board at a regular Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation meeting on Monday, March 14. The first proposed policy change was for Policy 9250.01, which is the corporation's policy for Wednesday night after school...
The Eastern Pulaski school board reconvened for their first regular meeting of the year on Monday, January 10 and conducted several matters of business including electing board officers as well as approving free after school tutoring throughout the corporation. The meeting began with electing new...
Due to a reduced number in COVID-19 cases, the Eastern Pulaski School board announced that the corporation will move to a "mask recommended" status effective immediately. Based on the new guidelines, the mask status will depend on the number of students and/or staff quarantined or isolated in a...
A six to one vote at a special school board meeting on Monday, Sept. 20 solidified that starting Wednesday, Sept. 22, all Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation students will be required to wear a face mask to school. School board member Scott Hanson was in opposition. The mask mandate...
Back at the July 12 meeting, Superintendent Chezem introduced to the board the $2 million recommendation that she proposed for the school's liability insurance for outside organizations that want to use the school's facilities. Her ability to set that guideline only came after the passage of Policy...
In anticipation of students' first day of school, Aug. 11, the Eastern Pulaski school board once again reviewed its COVID-19 protocol at a regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 9. Chezem highlighted all of the protocols that were discussed at the July board meeting, such as the school providing its own...