Valparaiso Community Schools

For Parents of Kindergarteners of 2012-13 Each elementary will offer two identical meetings for roundup. Please choose the one that best fits your schedule. Children, who are entering kindergarten in the fall of 2012, and their parents, should make...

Written by Bill Moran, Director of Technology In summer 2010, the Valparaiso Community Schools' information technology staff began implementation of a three-year technology plan funded through the district's capital projects fund. This plan was...

Written by Cindy Licciardone, Director of Food Services The revision to nutrition standards in the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Programs were announced Jan. 25. After reviewing all the details of the new meal patterns,...

Written by Joe Hickman, Director of Buildings and Grounds Valparaiso Community Schools is a large school corporation. Keeping the buildings well-maintained, clean and safe is the function of the maintenance and custodial departments. The appearance...

From Superintendent Andrew Melin: Individual schools within VCS participate in an accreditation process through the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI). In 2006, NCA CASI became part of a larger...

Written by Jim McCall, Principal of Flint Lake Elementary This past Monday night, I again had the privilege of attending “This Is Our Story” at Valparaiso High School and regaling in the festivities surrounding the art show and music concert. I...

Written by Lynn Kwilasz, Chief Financial Officer The Valparaiso Community Schools completed the annual process that establishes its operating budgets when the school board adopted the 2012 budget on Oct. 18. While the school year runs from August...

Written by Stacey Schmidt, Executive Director Elementary Education How do schools decide what to teach students? This is a question I heard as a teacher, principal and now as a district administrator. The curriculum in the Valparaiso Community...

Written by Pam Skoglund, Director of Transportation The Valparaiso Community Schools Transportation Department would like to inform our community that the National School Bus Safety Week is Oct. 17-21. This special week commemorates the safe service...

Written by Andrew Melin, Superintendent A key to the academic success of any student is that student's reading ability. While the educational focus for students in kindergarten through third grade is learning to read, a student's academic achievement...