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The Indiana Department of Education released 2015 school accountability grades today and all 15 of Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation’s schools earned an “A”! The final grades were approved unanimously by the State Board of Education during the January 26 Board meeting. “This straight ‘A’ report card is a result of the hard work and dedication from principals and teachers to the staff, students and families at ...

With the Wednesday, January 6, 2016 public release of the 2015 ISTEP+ results, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation saw a jump in its ranking among Indiana’s 293 public school districts. With a 81.4% pass rate for ELA (English/Language Arts) and a 78.0% pass rate for Math, P-H-M ranks 10th in the state! The District’s 2015 overall combined pass rate for both subject areas is 72.1%. Another highlight ...

Parents of 3rd through 8th graders and Penn sophomores, the Indiana Department of Education has released the testing windows for ISTEP+ and IREAD for the 2015-2016 school year. ISTEP will begin in late February and IREAD in mid-March. Part 1 of ISTEP will be done with paper/pencil and Part 2 will be done online. New this year: In preparation for 2016 ISTEP+, the IDOE has ...

Speak Up is a national research initiative that seeks to gather widespread input on the topic of educational technology. Each fall the Speak Up survey is posted online so students, parents, teachers, school staff, and the general public can share their views on technology in schools. The Speak Up survey has three primary objectives: To provide a means for local schools and districts to easily ...

Calling all parents of P-H-M students in grades 4-8th … is your child interested in robotics? Does your child love playing with LEGOs®? Then P-H-M’s FIRST® LEGO® League is your answer!WHO: 4th-8th grade P-H-M students, families, elementary and middle school teachers WHAT: FIRST® LEGO® League (sponsored by Penn Robotics, Team 135) WHEN: Wednesday, August 5 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Penn High School, Door J 56100 Bittersweet ...