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As the School City of Hammond prepares to close schools and lay off staff, the stalemate over its teacher contract may be nearing an end.
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The School City of Hammond has set a timeline for staff reductions, as it tries to improve its financial situation. The school board unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday directing Superintendent Scott Miller to implement a "corrective action plan."
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A Hammond School Board member's efforts to oust the superintendent continue to come up short. Carlotta Blake-King wanted to notify Superintendent Scott Miller that the board didn't plan to renew his contract. But that didn't make it onto Tuesday's meeting agenda, after Blake-King's motion to add it ended in a two-to-two tie.
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School City of Hammond may soon be cutting administrative positions. The school board Tuesday voted to let Superintendent Scott Miller issue preliminary notice to administrators whose contracts may not be renewed.
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The Hammond School Board on Tuesday debated whether to continue outsourcing substitute teaching positions. School City of Hammond has paid Kelly Services almost $4.5 million dollars since 2022 to provide subs.
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As the School City of Hammond considers potential cuts, its board members are keeping their own pay the same in 2024. Under a resolution unanimously passed Tuesday and existing board policy, each member will get $2,000 a year, plus $112 for each regular meeting and $62 for each special meeting, work session, public hearing or executive session.
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The School City of Hammond's bus transportation is on the chopping block, as district leaders look for ways to cut spending.
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The new principal of Scott Middle School in Hammond is getting to work. Kerchell Hobson was officially appointed to the position by the school board Tuesday, but she actually took over November 13.
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The Hammond School Board approved the district's 2024 budget Tuesday, but where to cut spending remains a topic of debate.
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School City of Hammond is working to boost its STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education offerings. The school board last week approved a bid from 1st Maker Space to install makerspaces at Hammond Central and Morton high schools, as well as Eggers and Scott middle schools.