While she doesn’t mind having her kids at home, Angelica Lucio said having to feed them extra meals because they’re not in school due to the statewide K-12 school closure “is a lot.”
All schools in Indiana, including Muncie Community Schools (MCS), will remain closed until May 1, following the announcement by Gov. Eric Holcomb Thursday.
Starting March 16, all schools in the Muncie Community Schools district will observe e-learning instruction, said CEO of MCS, Lee Ann Kwiatkowski, in a letter addressed to families of MCS students, faculty and staff.
As more cases of the novel coronavirus are confirmed worldwide, in the United States and in Indiana, Muncie Community Schools (MCS) has taken steps to prepare schools in case the virus spreads to Muncie.
For three years, Ball State computer science students have worked to make their field available to the next generation of computer scientists.
By April, Southside Middle School might have a Meridian Health Services clinic within its building.
Muncie Community Schools (MCS) administration and the Muncie Area Career Center (MACC) will be housed in a new building in south Muncie next year.
The Muncie Community Schools Board heard a proposal for two new engineering technology programs to start fall 2020 at Muncie Central High School, open to juniors and seniors in the school district.
Southside Middle School Principal Craig Standish, during his presentation on the school’s performance, reflected on the ways the school tackles issues related to tardiness at the Muncie Community Schools Board meeting Tuesday at Southside’s auditorium.
At the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board meeting, Northside Middle School Principal Eric Grim discussed the school’s successes and areas of improvement.
Muncie Community Schools (MCS) faculty, essential staff members and community stakeholders alongside Ball State administrators will be taking part in an Academic Innovation Summit.
After his middle school science teacher in Los Angeles hosted survivors of human trafficking in class, Muncie Central High School (MCHS) junior Sam Voss said he was motivated to help those who have been through such "horrific, awful crimes" and were "treated as nothing."
Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees discussed multiple topics like a roof-fixing bid, the 2020 budget and a review from Muncie Central High School’s (MCHS) principal about the school’s performance in the 2018-19 academic year.
Members of the Muncie community reacted positively to the new children and family center situated in an old but familiar location.
MCS will be moving away from the free and reduced lunch program to the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) in the fall which will offer all enrolled students breakfast and lunch at no cost.
A “hands-on visible leader” and “high-quality education” is what teachers and students at Muncie Community Schools can expect from Muncie Community Schools’ (MCS) new director of public education and CEO.
Coach Lee said he was “excited” and “blessed” to be taking up his new gig as head football coach of Muncie Central’s football team. But in the sidelines, he balances his other schedule — being a student at Ball State.
Students at the Northside and Southside middle schools might soon be wearing shin guards, pulling up their socks and tying up their shoe laces to play soccer this coming school year.
Implementing mental health services; student-centered decision making that gives them an agency; eliminating standardized tests; more internship opportunities; getting the community to help aid holistic learning; more lunch options.
At East Washington Academy (EWA), third graders were engaged in an artsy literary project this school year — writing haikus, painting cherry blossoms and designing kimono-shaped bookmarks.
