Upcoming Education-Focused Meetings about Valpo Schools

valpo-community-schoolsStay updated on what's going on in the Valparaiso Community Schools through these upcoming education-focused events:

Thursday, April 14, 2011: an important session of Viking University will be held on the topic of charter school and private voucher legislation. This meeting will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at Benjamin Franklin Middle School.

Monday, April 25, 2011: an open meeting with parents, students, teachers and the general public to comment on the April 11 VCS administration presentation to the City Council. This is a unique opportunity to communicate directly with those responsible for appointing our School Board members.

June 1, 2011: the deadline for school board candidate applications to be filed

Monday, June 6, 2011: the Council will meet in executive session to review applications and select no more than 5 for the interview process

Monday, June 13, 2011: the first public interview. This one will center around the City Council's questions

June 27, 2011: the second public interview where the questions will come directly from the public. At this meeting, the Council will also deliberate and select the 2011 appointment

Except for the June 6 executive session, all the meetings will be on the regularly scheduled city council meeting nights.