Muncie Community Schools Director of Public Education and CEO Dr. Lee Ann Kwiatkowski to retire at end of school year
By Staff Reports / 5 days agoKwiatkowski will be succeeded by Charles Reynolds, MCS’ associate superintendent
Kwiatkowski will be succeeded by Charles Reynolds, MCS’ associate superintendent
Despite gameplay suspended for 20 minutes after a court-clearing brawl, Muncie Central won its first game of 2024 with a victory against North Central Conference foe Marion. Muncie Central will remain at home for its next game to take on Pendleton Heights (9-10) Feb 6 at 7:30 p.m.
For some, sports are just a game, but for others, there is a much deeper meaning to why they play. Muncie Central quarterback Leo Boyd is one who has deeper motivation and inspiration to play the game.
The Academic Innovation Summit, a day-long conference where speakers from across Ball State University and the country come to speak to MCS educators to help promote student success, has helped bring about collaboration and development to the district.
CREATE project partnership with Ball State professors and Muncie Community Schools seeks to make Muncie a “civics capital” for Delaware County, the State of Indiana, and beyond.
As the Ball State Daily News releases its annual Muncie Community Schools Partnership Project paper, the editor in-chief took some time to explain its purpose.
Though only one public school corporation in Delaware County’s meals are free to all students after the pandemic, the economic climate still makes it necessary for some families. Two parents of children in the Delaware Community School Corporation explain why there may always be a need for free meals in public schools.
Jim McAtee, Executive Director for Career and Professional Development for Indiana Connection Lounge and Experience, was just beginning his presentation when David Letterman walked into the meeting.
Though Dave Largent initially secured a social work major in college, he has made a career out of computer science. Largent won the 2022 Ball State University Most Outstanding Faculty Award due to his work for the university and with local K-12 schools.
Ball State’s Office of Community Engagement holds its annual Day of Action Friday, Sept. 9, to help Delaware and surrounding counties with providing basic necessities.
With August comes a new school year, and schools in Muncie are or will soon be filled with students of all ages, in cafeterias, at bus stops and in school hallways. Families may ask for bus drop-off and pick up times and how the cafeteria works, but they may also ask – ‘will my loved one be safe?’
A grant worth more than $1.3 million over a three-year span has been awarded to Ball State University from the United States Department of Education August 25. Ball State, along with Muncie Community Schools (MCS) aims to use this grant in its project, Civic Renewal through Education for Agency (CREATE).
As announced August 8, 2022, Kira Zick and Kim Kowalski have been selected as Muncie Community Schools’ (MCS) primary and secondary Teachers of the Year, respectively, for the 2021-22 school year.
June 11 it was announced that Muncie Community Schools (MCS) received $234,265 in funding from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) to expand students’ exposure to high-demand career opportunities.
June 14, 2022, the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees announced two new principals, two new assistant principals and one new teacher and director of English Learners are set to join the district during their regularly scheduled meeting.
June 6 in Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana, Muncie Central High School (MCHS) held their graduation, honoring the 2022 class graduates.
During the months of June and July, Muncie Community Schools (MCS) is set to provide free summer meals (breakfast and lunch) for those 18 years and younger. These meals are set to be provided across four MCS locations from June 6-July 29, Monday-Friday each week.
Muncie Central High School’s Early College program has been recognized as one of the best in Indiana by the Urban College Acceleration Network (UCAN), a new initiative of the University of Indianapolis’ (UIndy) Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL) in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). CELL recently invited MCHS to serve as a Mentor School to other Indiana high schools so they can successfully implement a program similar to that of Muncie Central High School's.
Tuesday, May 24, Muncie Community Schools’ (MCS) Board of Trustees approved a proposal from Legacy Life Security. Legacy Life Security’s proposal outlines a security plan where a director of security will be employed to oversee eight Student Resource Officers (SROs).