State Rep. Ed Soliday is proposing a bill to change the makeup of the Valparaiso School Board from fully appointed to hybrid, with two elected candidates representing unincorporated Center Township, for what he calls equity of representation. “I’ve had a bill drafted for probably 10 years,” Soliday said. “Valparaiso schools are unique in that 40.25% of the students live outside the city .
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Jon Costas took part in his last meeting as a member of the Valparaiso School Board on Thursday night, as he is set to soon return as Valparaiso s mayor.
Priscilla Frataccia-Seibert, a retired VCS teacher and widow of former Superintendent E. Ric Frataccia, has been selected to replace Jon Costas on the school board.