Published: May 2, 2015
By: Mary Perren, WKVI
North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation officials are
eyeing a local property tax hike to cover operating expenses. A combination of
state funding cuts and declining enrollment have cost the corporation a
significant amount of money. Superintendent Lynn Johnson says they are not
planning to consolidate.
“This is North Judson-San Pierre. It needs to stay North
Judson-San Pierre. We’re not going to be absorbed into Knox. That is not true,”
Johnson said.
Corporations already do share services like special
education and vocational programs in order to contain costs. Johnson told the
audience at Thursday’s fight for public education forum school officials may
look at other shared service options but stressed consolidation is not being
considered. Neither is the closure of the elementary school.
“Come Aug. 5th, those kids will go to school in that
building. You hear that people are saying it’s being closed. No, it’s not.
Straight from the horse’s mouth,” Johnson said.
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