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Valparaiso High School students will soon be able to earn school credit for community service. The school board last week officially added community service to the list of courses offered through the Valparaiso Alternative Learning Experience or VALE.
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Valparaiso's outgoing school board president is being recognized as a steady hand and a financial "wizard." Karl Cender attended his final board meeting Thursday, after 12 years of service.
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Valparaiso's school superintendent is set to remain with the district for at least three more years. The school board finalized a new contract Tuesday with Superintendent Dr. Jim McCall. It keeps him with Valparaiso Community Schools through June 2025, with the possibility for automatic extensions through June 2030.
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The Valparaiso School Board is looking to extend the superintendent's contract.
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Valparaiso's former mayor will soon be joining the city's school board. Jon Costas was unanimously appointed to the school board by the city council Tuesday.
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Valparaiso Community Schools' superintendent is promising improvements to special education. Dr. Jim McCall presented the findings of a third-party review of the Porter County Education Services (PCES) cooperative, during Thursday's school board meeting.
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Two Valparaiso School Board candidates made their case to the city council Monday. They were asked to weigh in on the recent property tax referendum and the potential breakup of Porter County's special education cooperative, among other issues.
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The Valparaiso City Council has three candidates to choose from for a seat on the Valparaiso School Board.
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Valparaiso High School is offering STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education opportunities that aren't even available at many colleges, according to teacher Tarik El-Naggar.
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Valparaiso Community Schools is making the final push for its operating referendum. Superintendent Dr. Jim McCall says the district has a tremendous amount of support heading into the May 3 ballot.