Newark Advocate
HEBRON - Lakewood Local School District officials came away disappointed yet again Tuesday night, when a bond issue to build a new elementary school came up short for a fifth consecutive time at the ballot box. This is disappointing, but I m most disappointed for our students and staff, superintendent Dr. Mark Gleichauf said. A lot of people put a lot work and sweat into the bond issue. This is where we are, Lakewood Board of Education president Brittany Misner said. I m disappointed, but I was confident we developed a good plan for our community. Unfortunately, we could not provide our students and teachers with what they deserve.
For anyone who has visited the school - as the editorial board did last month - the need for replacement is obvious. Buckets sit in the gymnasium bleachers to catch leaks from the roof. Extension cords stretch across classrooms to provide power to sections where the outlets no longer function. Kids must navigate a maze of hallways and inclines to get to different parts of the building.
The building operates with a sewage lift station, which has failed in the past, and could cause severe health issues should it fail while school is in session. Classrooms are half the size they should be for proper learning. This small size forced the district to use more hybrid learning during the pandemic to follow social-distancing recommendations.
Community Conversation: Inside Indiana classrooms
Community Conversation: Inside Indiana classrooms By Samantha Johnson | March 11, 2021 at 8:29 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 8:29 PM
INDIANA (WFIE) - When the world stopped on March 11, 2020, education for our students did not.
Hoosier students and staff sent home just two days later.
“That was kind of our last calendar day that all of us had,” says Highland Elementary School Assistant Principal Kelly York.
March 13 marked the first day of a year-long effort by the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation to teach during a global pandemic.
A pandemic many people thought would pass in a matter of weeks.