News and Information
Reminders for Important Upcoming Dates
Make-up Days
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation reminds students and parents that due to inclement weather in the Tri-State this winter and earlier this spring, the last day of school for students in the EVSC was pushed back by two days. Students will attend school on Friday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 27.
For high school students, both days will be half-days, with school dismissing at
10:42 a.m. Elementary and middle school students will attend a full day of school.
Graduation
Although the last day of school is a little later than usual, this will not affect graduation dates. Graduation ceremonies are planned for May 22. Time and location for each event is as follows:
• Harrison High School: 5:30 p.m., Roberts Stadium
• Reitz High School: 5:30 p.m., Reitz Bowl
• Bosse High School: 6 p.m., The Centre
• Central High School: 7:30 p.m., Central Stadium
• North High School: 8 p.m., Roberts Stadium
Summer Experience
Enrollment is also still taking place for EVSC’s Summer Experience – remediation and acceleration classes for students during the summer. High School Summer Experience classes will be offered at Harrison High School for all high school students from June 2-July 11. Middle School classes will be at Plaza Park Middle School from June 2-26. Elementary classes will be at Hebron, Vogel and Tekoppel Elementary Schools from June 2-26. For additional information or enrollment forms individuals should go to their school counselor’s office or to the EVSC website at the top of the column on the right.
Three Teachers Honored with Reading Awards
Three EVSC teachers were honored for their dedication to creating life-long readers and improving literacy skills May 1 at the Evansville Area Reading Council’s Spring Banquet. They are:
· Rebecca Hodge - Thompkins Middle School
Middle School Reading Teacher of the Year
· Vickie Heilmann - Fairlawn Elementary School
Elementary School Reading Teacher of the Year
· Lorie Manion - Fairlawn Elementary School
Celebrate Literacy Award
All EVSC High Schools Receive Accreditation
Each of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s five high schools have received full accreditation. During the past several months each school underwent a full review by accreditation officials and each received full accreditation for five years.
The five-member team of educators from the unified organization, AdvancED, visited each school this spring for three days. To earn accreditation each school had to meet three main focus goals. The first criterion was to meet AdvanceEd standards, which requires schools to have a clear vision and purpose; have effective and responsible leadership; have a rigorous curriculum taught through sound, research-based methods; collect, report and use performance results; and provide adequate resources and support for its education programs. The second criterion is continuous improvement. Schools must have established clear goals and document the results of efforts to improve student learning and school effectiveness. The last requirement is for schools to demonstrate quality assurance. Members of the review team visited each school and met with teachers, support personnel, administrators from the school and district, school board members and community members to ensure the quality of the school.
All Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation high schools are accredited by the State of Indiana and AdvancED, a unified organization that includes the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) - the organization that reviewed EVSC schools.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
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