News and Events
Academic Coach Named Solar System Educator by NASA
Deb Vannatter, EVSC district academic coach, was recently selected by the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) to serve as a Solar System Educator. The Jet Propulsion Lab is NASA’s lead field center for robotic exploration of the Solar System. Vannatter joins a cadre of only 118 educators selected to serve as Solar System Educators in the United States and Puerto Rico. As a Solar System Educator, Vannatter will receive training at a NASA facility, attend period virtual workshops utilizing recent NASA/JPL research; receive special mailings of newly released information and publications and have the opportunity for further involvement with NASA science and education teams. In addition, Vannatter will be expected to lead teacher workshops with an emphasis on reaching underserved audiences. Solar System Educators are comprised of current K-12 educators and educators from the informal education community such as museums, science centers, planeteria, etc. Vannatter has been involved with NASA’s JPL since 2005 when she was named a Solar System Ambassador. In this role, participants are required to log hours of space science education and outreach activities in order to maintain their standing with the NASA program.
H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Planned in the EVSC Schools
Coming up in the next several weeks in the EVSC will be H1N1 vaccination clinics in the schools provided by the Vanderburgh County Health Department. Important information and consent forms will be sent home with students soon. To see the complete list of clinics scheduled, click here.
EVSC Announces Early College High School to Open Fall 2010Another innovative high school option for students in the area was announced in a news conference Jan. 20. The EVSC Early College High School is designed for students to earn a high school diploma and an associate’s degree or up to two-year’s worth of college credits toward a bachelor’s degree, through a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum. “The work of EVSC’s Early College High School is directly aligned with our vision of being an innovative leader and Indiana’s highest performing urban school district,” said David Dimmett, chief academic officer. “It is the first partnership of its kind in our part of the state and we believe it will be a true boost to the college-going experience for our students.” To apply for Early College High School, please go to the website: www.evscschools.com/earlycollege.
Higher Education institutions participating in this high school will be Ivy Tech Community College, Vincennes University and the University of Evansville. During the 9th and 10th grade years, students will attend a half day at their home high school and a half day on Ivy Tech’s campus. Students following paths of study offered by Vincennes University will attend those classes during their junior and senior years at Bosse High School. Articulation agreements are being arranged, with the intent that students may continue their work toward a bachelor's degree with the University of Evansville, Vincennes University and other higher education institutions, following high school graduation.
Associate degree options for students at EVSC’s Early College High School will include: biotechnology, computer science, criminal justice, general studies, health science, pre-engineering, accounting, advanced manufacturing, and information technology. To read more go to "EVSC News."
EVSC Identifies $8 Million in Savings
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation tonight presented strategic reductions to the EVSC’s financial infrastructure totaling $8,001,007, protecting its core business of education and classroom experiences. This reduction was in answer to a Dec. 29, 2009, mandate from the governor’s office for K-12 education to realize $297 million in savings to its budgets across the state, beginning with January payments. In the EVSC’s plan announced tonight there was no loss of student programs or teacher reductions made. To read more and to see the Power Point Presentation, please click here.
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