A view from The Other Side
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,…
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…
In Governor Holcomb’s update today, Wednesday August 18th, Dr. Box indicated that the state is working on providing a public-facing portal that will track Covid cases that are associated to schools and with students. Earlier today I posted an article…
Several databases are starting to emerge that track reported cases of Covid-19 within schools and school districts. Each of these offers a look into how widespread cases are becoming. I was hoping to see tracking that showed cases along with…
The following are the words that Hamilton Southeastern School Board President, Michelle Fullhart stated at the beginning of the July 22nd school board meeting. She presents information on the decision to switch to a virtual start for the HSE Schools.…
It is always interesting to look at data as it often validate assumptions or provide insight into things you might not expect. I took a look at data from the Indiana Department of Education site. The site provides numerous reports…
A number of bills were approved in by the Indiana state government to go into effect on July 1st of this year. There is one bill that went through the General Assembly that hasn’t gotten as much attention as would…
The Hamilton Southeastern Schools school board members discussed the student hand book in their May 27th meeting. While there were a number of topics discussed, there was one that dominated a majority of the discussion and caused the most consternation.…
There are those that want the public schools opened and their sports back in action. The petitions have started and the complaining is getting louder. If you have a strong opinion, you’ll want to make sure you are directing it…
The Hamilton Southeastern School district is continuing to distribute breakfast and lunch items weekly to students who would normally receive free and reduced school meals. As of April 14th, weekly food distribution is happening on Tuesdays and will continue through…