Michigan City Area Schools

Michigan City Area Schools is now accepting nominations for our 2025 Teacher of the Year and Employee of the Year recognition program! Each spring, MCAS recognizes employees in the following areas: Elementary Teacher of the Year Secondary Teacher of the Year Support Staff Employee of the Year Transportation Employee of the Year Food Service Employee of the Year Anyone – students, former students, parents, staff, or community members – may nominate a teacher or staff member. There is no limit to the number of employees a person may nominate. Please complete a separate form for each nomination. Nominations are due by Friday, November 22, 2024. Please visit this web page?to learn more about the eligibility and selection process this year, and to nominate a teacher or staff member: https://lnkd.in/gVBjpC9c (The nomination is very simple… just one question: Why do you believe that this individual should be honored as the 2025 MCAS Teacher or Employee of the Year?) Paper nomination forms are also available at any MCAS school or facility. We can't wait to celebrate our employees again this school year! Many thanks to Comcast and the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce for their sponsorship of this program.

Michigan City Area Schools is pleased to welcome Wendel McCollum, Ed.D. as our new Superintendent! Dr. McCollum was named to the post at a special School Board meeting held this evening. Visit our website to learn more about our new leader, who previously served as our district's Associate Superintendent and is a proud product of our school system: https://lnkd.in/dKfy-Q4M

Congratulations to Marsh Elementary School kindergarten teacher Susan Shell, who is now a Top 10 finalist for Indiana Teacher of the Year! We are so proud of you! Read more about this amazing teacher here: https://lnkd.in/gaRcDJ9P

Congratulations to VALERIE BEGLIN, who has been named the Director of Special Education for Michigan City Area Schools, beginning July 1st. (We wish Stacy Attar, our current Special Ed Director, the best in her retirement and thank her for her service to MCAS!) Val been serving as the Assistant Special Ed Director for six years, and this is her 19th year with MCAS. She has served our distinct as a Special Ed teacher, a second-grade teacher, and also co-taught English at the high school level. She has a master’s degree in building-level administration and a certification in special education administration. Welcome to your new role on our district leadership team, Val! #OneCityOnePack

Michigan City Area Schools Recognizes 2024 Teacher & Employee of the Year Recipients! Read all about the program and the five staff members who have gone above and beyond to serve students by visiting www.Educatemc.net/News

CONGRATULATIONS to our MCAS Teacher & Support Staff Employee of the Year School Finalists! These outstanding educators are now in the running for the distinction of MCAS Teacher and Support Staff Employee of the Year. (Five district winners -- Elementary Teacher, Secondary Teacher, Support Staff Employee, Food Service Employee, and Transportation Employee of the Year -- will be announced and recognized in April.) THANK YOU to everyone who submitted a nomination. (We received nearly 400 nominations!) And special thanks to Comcast and the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring this program. We are so excited to recognize these superstars! Find out more at www.educateMC.net/TOY_EOY #OneCityOnePack

We are very excited to announce that LaPorte County Career & Technical Education will be offering a program in Smart Manufacturing beginning next fall at our new facility on US Hwy 20. Sophomores and Juniors from across the county can enroll now, and we are also seeking industry partners. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gc98kRjj #cteworks #ourpublicschoolswork