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Yoga ball chairs used in this Northpoint classroom were made possible by a PHMEF grant.

Education Foundation Fall Grant Cycle Now Open!

The application window for P-H-M Education Foundation’s Fall 2017 Grant Cycle is now open! And thanks to the success of the P-H-M Education Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Gala in May 2016, an additional $10,000 is available for grants. A total of $ 33,920 is available this academic year!!! PHMEF is seeking innovative programs that have not been previous funding through past grant cycles. Note there are ...

P-H-M Ranks in Top 4% of Indiana School Districts

With the release of the Spring 2017 ISTEP+ results, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation now ranks in the state’s top 4% of public school districts. Based on both Math and ELA pass results of grades 3-8, P-H-M ranks 12th out of all 292 public school districts in Indiana. For grade 10, P-H-M ranks 9th out of all 292 public school corporations—the Michiana area’s only public school district ...

Horizon Elementary School Principal Tressa Decker welcomes students back on the 1st Day of School

First Day of School for P-H-M Schools

More than 10,000 Penn-Harris-Madison students in grades 1-12 headed back to school today (Wednesday, August 23, 2017) with tons of excitement for another year of #PHMExcellence! Here’s a snapshot of the First Day from across the District … (be sure to click to view the photo gallery at the end of this story) Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker and new Penn High School Principal Sean Galiher ...

Supt. Dr. Jerry Thacker addresses P-H-M faculty and staff

Kicking off 2017-18 School Year with #PHMExcellence

This morning Penn-Harris-Madison Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker welcomed back nearly 1,500 teachers, administrators and classified support staff during the annual Kickoff Breakfast (click here to see the photo gallery below). As part of building excitement for the new school year, Dr. Thacker always takes time to praise staff and student achievements from the past year. Some of the many EXCELLENT accomplishments of P-H-M teachers, students ...

PHM Welcomes New Teachers

Next Wednesday, Aug. 23 is the first day for grades 1-12 (Thursday, August 24th for Kindergarten), but today Penn-Harris-Madison’s newest teachers had their first day of school! It was a busy New Teacher Orientation Day for this group of creative, talented and energetic teachers. This year P-H-M hired 41 new elementary, middle and high school teachers, as well Exceptional Education professional staff. These newest teachers ...