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July 3, 2019

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A-10 Local Wednesday, July 3, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Hours: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to Noon The Lohano Center For Advanced Medicine Endocrinology Services Now Accepting New Patients. Self-Referrals Accepted. Call 812-254-2250 to schedule an appointment Vasdev Lohano, MD, FACP Alicia Fields, DNP, FNP-C, RYT School board approves creation of new leadership position By Dennis Marshall Pike County School Board members approved the reinstatement of the assistant superintendent position during a special meeting on Thursday, June 27. The board also approved posting the position, which will oversee curriculum and technology. The job goal of the as- sistant superintendent is to provide leadership in the ongoing development, implementation and im- provement of the entire in- structional program of the school corporation, includ- ing curriculum design and development at all grade levels, and district-wide planning for the use of ed- ucational technology. Pike Central School Cor- poration elected to elimi- nate the position due to fi- nancial reasons when the last assistant superinten- dent retired in 2013. "We did not replace the position at that time as one of our ways to reduce ex- penses because we were in deficit financing," Super- intendent Suzanne Blake said. "We have done sev- eral things since then to get financial accounts out of the red and back on sol- id footing. I didn't want to bring this position back un- til I felt like we had started to get things back aligned for our teachers, and last year they were able to get an increase in pay for the first time in about five years." Blake said some other employees besides teach- ers also received raises this past year. The board approved a 240 -day salary of $ 85,000, with the potential to go higher. The position re- quires a valid Indiana li- cense in School Adminis- tration and Supervision, a minimum of three years ex- perience in school adminis- tration, strong knowledge of curriculum development and implementation, and a strong knowledge of tech- nology and software. Blake had recommend- ed in a letter to the board that they hire two separate positions, the assistant su- perintendent and a technol- ogy integration specialist (TIS); however, the board took no action on the TIS. "I thought they would approve the posting of two positions," she said. "But the school board wanted to wait." Blake said the position could still be approved, but it would be difficult to have someone in place by the time school starts. "If it would happen that we don't actually fill the assistant superintendent spot, then we would also probably leave the current structure alone and leave the director of technology position alone," Blake said. "It's possible, but with the timeline...Our next meet- ing is July 9, so it would de- pend on how long the posi- tion had to be posted for." The district has a need for the TIS position be- cause the responsibilities of assistant superintendent and many of the director of technology were merged when creating the new as- sistant superintendent of curriculum and technolo- gy position. The TIS would have oversight of technology training, including but not limited to a focus on blend- ed learning strategies and integration of software in the classroom. Blake said the need for the position was also cre- ated by the district's move to one-to-one technology, where each student would have a device, such as a Chromebook. OTHER ACTIONS • Approved the Pike Central High School Bleacher Replacement Project. The project will be- gin in June 2020 and cost up to $579,142.86. The final $23,836.74 of the cost was added for the potential in- crease of supply cost. "In- stead of starting in October and trying to get the proj- ect completed while we having classes with stu- dents in the building, vol- leyball and getting ready for basketball, by ask- ing that the start date be moved, we are basically al- lowing a time where prac- tices and other summer ac- tivities can be scheduled elsewhere," Blake said. "So the crews that come in aren't going to have to work around a class schedule or be asked to work at night." Some other minor repairs will also take place during the same time. • Accepted two $100 do- nations from Sisson Steel and Four Star Fabricators. • Approved an over- night field trip for the Pike Central boys' soccer team to attend a camp at Indi- ana Wesleyan from July 11 to 13. • Approved a two-year agreement with the Joint Services and Supply Fund for Exceptional Children's Co-Operative. • Approved the resig- nation of bus driver Glen- da Bailey. • Approved the hiring of Kelly McDivitt as a re- lated arts teacher at Pike Central Middle School, Cindy Cuneo and Emily Journey as instructional assistants at Pike Central Middle School, Phoebe Harrell and Susannah Ju- lian as fourth-grade teach- ers at Petersburg Elemen- tary, Krista Hay as a com- puter science teacher at Pe- tersburg Elementary, and Lexus Shoultz and Emi- ly Cherry as the seventh and eighth-grade volley- ball coaches. • Blake informed the board there will be some additional hires that need to be made over the sum- mer, including another fourth-grade teacher. SCHOOL CALENDAR Important dates for the Pike County School Cor- poration: Aug 6 - Teacher Work Day, Aug. 7 - First Student Day, Sept. 2 - La- bor Day, Oct. 9 - End of first grading period, Oct. 18 - Parent-Teacher Con- ferences, Oct. 21 through 25 - Fall Vacation, Nov. 27 through 29 - Thanks- giving Vacation, Dec. 20 - End of the second grad- ing period/first semester, Dec. 23 through Jan. 3 - Christmas Vacation, Jan. 6 - school in session, Feb. 14 - Snow Day No. 1, Feb. 17 - Snow Day No. 2, March 13 - End of third grading peri- od, March 23 through 27 - Spring Vacation, April 10 - Good Friday and May 22 - End of the fourth grading period/second semester. REGISTRATION DATES • Registration dates are as follows: Pike Central High School and Pike Cen- tral Middle School are July 31, Aug. 2 and Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Aug. 1 from noon to 6 p.m.; Peters- burg Elementary School is July 31 and Aug. 2 from noon to 6 p.m. and Aug. 1 and Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Winslow Elementa- ry School is Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Aug. 2 and Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. TEXTBOOK FEES • Petersburg Elemen- tary School textbook fees for the upcoming school year will be $ 62.04 for kin- dergarten, $ 68.03 for first grade, $ 69.77 for second grade, $78.66 for third grade, $ 69.93 for fourth grade and $ 90.72 for fifth grade. • Winslow Elementa- ry School textbook fees for the upcoming school year will be $72.09 for kin- dergarten, $76.15 for first grade, $76.15 for second grade, $ 91.19 for third grade, $ 92.31 for fourth grade and $ 95.11 for fifth grade. • Winslow Elementa- ry School student lunch rates are $2.25 per day or $11.25 per week and stu- dent breakfast prices are $1.50 per day or $7.50 per week. Make checks pay- able to Winslow Elemen- tary Cafeteria. All checks must have a date of birth or driver's license on the check. All checks must have a date of birth or driv- er's license number on the check. Pregnant... or think you are? Call:1-877-257-1084 or Locally Call: 1-812-354-2814 • Free pregnancy testing • Free counseling and info. on pregnancy options. • Confi dential counseling for women & men who are suff ering from post-abortion syndrome. • Residential Care • Health and assistance referrals. • Training and education. • Assistance in getting baby and maternity clothes washpcc@sbcglobal.net www.washingtonpregnancycenter.com Summer Reading program awards Sophia Goodrich receives a basket of goodies from Carly Tegmeyer during the Summer Reading pro- gram awards ceremony on Saturday. She was one of 414 people who participated in the program. Each person received a ticket for their participation and those tickets were drawn for prizes. Below, Sawyer Goodrich draws tickets out of jar for Tegmeyer during the awards ceremony. Tree blocks road A tree blew down Sunday evening when strong winds came through the area at about 7 p.m. This one blocked Highway 56 about a mile west of Petersburg. It was one of many trees that was downed by the Sunday storm.

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