Holly Casto

This School Improvement Action Plan for Lincoln Elementary School in La Porte, Indiana, outlines a three-year strategic effort to enhance student achievement in Indiana Common Core Language Arts/Reading and Mathematics Standards. The plan focuses on improving vocabulary development, writing process and application skills, reading comprehension, and mathematical competencies including problem-solving, vocabulary, graphing, and measurement. It details interventions, strategies, and professional development designed to foster student growth and ensure all students reach their maximum academic potential within a supportive learning environment.

This document is a Capital Project Plan for the LaPorte Community School Corporation, outlining proposed capital expenditures exceeding $10,000. The plan details asset acquisitions, including corporation trucks and vans, and various renovation and repair projects for elementary, intermediate, and high schools within the corporation. It encompasses projects expected to be undertaken within a three-year timeframe following its adoption.

This document details the La Porte Community School Corporation's Teacher Performance Evaluation Plan, an adapted version of the Indiana Department of Education RISE model. The plan outlines the annual evaluation process for certificated employees, focusing primarily on teacher professional practice assessed through administrative observations across domains like Purposeful Planning, Effective Instruction, Teacher Leadership, and Professionalism. It establishes four performance levels: Highly Effective, Effective, Improvement Necessary, and Ineffective, and categorizes teachers into three tracks based on experience and performance. The plan also describes the evaluation timeline, professional development ties, and criteria for administrator and superintendent evaluations, while excluding student learning objective data from teacher effectiveness ratings.

The board meeting featured a school spotlight on the Glow Art project at Riley Elementary School. The board approved an administrative leadership restructuring plan, which includes the creation of a Director of Curriculum and Instruction position and a Director of Business Services position. Additionally, the board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Leaport County Family YMCA to manage before and after-school care programs across the district. A presentation regarding the 2026-2027 academic calendar for the Leaport Online School was also introduced.

The meeting featured a school spotlight presentation on Kingsbury Elementary, highlighting the school's focus on learning through community involvement, staff dedication, and various academic enrichment activities, including science experiments and field trips. Additional agenda items included the approval of financial items, a treasurer's report, retirement buyout incentives, and personnel recommendations, as well as a motion to approve a special personnel recommendation.