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P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker

Superintendent Dr. Thacker is named 2017 Outstanding Educator

Dr. Jerry Thacker, Superintendent of Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, recently learned that the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS) named him the IAPSS 2017 Outstanding Educator. The public announcement of Dr. Thacker’s recognition will be made at P-H-M Education Foundation’s annual Superintendent’s Luncheon to be held Tuesday, October 17. This is the second time Dr. Thacker has received this prestigious honor from his IAPSS peers; ...
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P-H-M's Triangle of Success-- connecting students, teachers and parents

Bittersweet receives “A” letter grade from IDOE

With the release of the 2016-17 Accountability Grades, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is proud to have nine schools received A's: Bittersweet Elementary SchoolElm Road Elementary SchoolHorizon Elementary SchoolMeadow’s Edge Elementary SchoolMoran Elementary SchoolNorthpoint Elementary SchoolPrairie Vista Elementary SchoolDiscovery Middle SchoolPenn High School Overall, 62 percent of Indiana schools received an A or B. For more information on and to view the 2016-17 School Accountability Grades, please ...
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Dr. Jerry Thacker gives a State of the Corporation address at the 2016 Superintendent's Luncheon

Buy your tickets now for the 2017 Superintendent’s Luncheon

The annual Superintendent’s Luncheon is coming soon! On October 17, 2017, P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker will give his State of the Corporation address to parents, business, community and education leaders. The luncheon, hosted by the P-H-M Education Foundation, is a District fundraiser and also a chance to say thank you to all of the partners who have made grant funding possible. Those grants help ...
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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 ...
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Bittersweet students on playground

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 ...
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