Dear Parents/Guardians,

Beginning Monday, July 28th at 9:00am, South Central will open online registration via Harmony Family Access. We would like to remind you to check your demographics, update phone numbers, update emergency contacts and their phone numbers, update your email addresses, and your home/mailing address. There are also some registration forms that will need to be electronically signed. Some forms will need to be signed annually when you register online. The forms are listed in the online registration section in Harmony Family Access. It is important that you update your Family Access account with your most current information for bus routing purposes and so the school can contact you with important updates throughout the school year.

If you have already registered your pre-k and/or kindergarten student, you will not have to come into the school for new student registration BUT you will need to log into your Harmony Family Access account to update demographics and fill out the consent forms. You will receive an email with your student's registration code on Friday, July 25th.

All new students are required by the state to provide proof of residency. Any returning students who have moved to a new address from the one listed in Harmony are also required to provide proof of residency. Your proof of residency should be one of the following documents: Current (within the last 60 days) utility bill, bank statement, or rental/lease agreement. A driver's license and mailed advertisements do NOT meet the residency verification requirements set forth by the Indiana Department of Education.

Beginning Wednesday, July 23rd, the junior high and high school will be scheduling appointments for NEW STUDENT registration which is on Wednesday, July 30th (8:30am-2:30pm), and Thursday, July 31st (11:00am-5:30pm). Please call the school to schedule an appointment. New students in the elementary school do NOT need to schedule an appointment time, but should come into the elementary office during the registration times listed. On those days, we also welcome families that cannot register from home to come to the school to register students. Please call to schedule an appointment. Also, please bring your username and passwords with you.

If you have forgotten your password to Family Access, you will need to click the "forgot my password" link and Harmony will send an email. We are unable to retrieve usernames and passwords at the school.

We are looking forward to a great school year ahead!

Interested in seeing the new Student Activity Center or any of the other additions and renovations to the school building from our recent construction project? 

Stop by on Tuesday, August 5th between 5:00pm-7:00pm CST to check it out! There will be a quick ribbon-cutting ceremony beginning at 5:15pm in the Student Activity Center. Please join us!

This past week, the Indiana Department of Education released Spring 2025 ILEARN and SAT assessment data (2024-2025 school year). South Central Schools once again performed very well and led LaPorte County in several areas. We are very PROUD of our students and staff!

• Ranked in TOP 7% of all school corporations and charter schools in the State of Indiana (28 of 392) for ILEARN Math scores for Grades 3-8
• Scored 19.6% above state average for ILEARN Math proficiency scores for grades 3-8
• Led LaPorte County in ILEARN Math scores for grades 3-8
  • Elementary led LP county with 68.4% meeting proficiency (compared to a state average of 45.5%)
  • Junior High led LP County with 48.6% meeting proficiency (compared to a state average of 35.2%)
• Ranked in TOP 15% of all school corporations and charter schools in the State of Indiana (61 of 392) for ILEARN English/Language Arts scores for grades 3-8
• Scored 7.9% above state average for ILEARN ELA scores for grades 3-8
• Led LaPorte County in ILEARN ELA scores for grades 7-8
• 2nd in LP County for ILEARN ELA scores for grades 3-6
• Led LaPorte County and ranked in TOP 8% of all school corporations and charter schools in the State of Indiana for ILEARN Science scores for grades 4 & 6

• Ranked in top 15% of all high schools in the State of Indiana (57 of 362) for SAT EBRW scores for grade 11
• Led LaPorte County in SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading & Writing) scores for grade 11
• Scored 11.8% above state average for SAT EBRW benchmark scores

The annual South Central Health & Wellness Night will take place on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 starting at 5:00pm. Various services will be available for students including physicals, preventative heart screenings, dental care, and immunizations. There is no cost for the physicals, however, donations to the athletic department will be accepted. See the flyers below for more information.

South Central Elementary School, through its penny war fundraiser, raised $26,000 for Riley Hospital for Children!

The penny war fundraiser was sponsored by Junior Council members and was held from March 3rd to the 26th. South Central Elementary (and the Corporation) will now be designated as a "Red Wagon School/Corporation" for their fundraising efforts! Additionally, a Red Riley Wagon with a customized South Central license plate will be used at Riley Hospital as transportation for many patients.

As a reward, a school assembly was held with students dumping slim onto staff members. Sixth grade, the winning grade level with the most donations, earned a trip to the movie theater, and 1st/4th grade received a pizza party. All grades will celebrate by having a pajama day with movies and snacks. Thank you to Ms. Fornaciari, Mrs. Perez, and our entire Junior Council! 

If you received special education services or were tested for services but did not qualify from the South LaPorte County Special Education Cooperative (LaPorte, New Prairie, South Central, Westville, Tri-Township Schools) and you graduated or were exited from services between 1/1/2018 to 12/31/2019, your records will be destroyed on or about July 1, 2025. If you wish to obtain your records you must submit a written request to South LaPorte County Special Education Cooperative, 1000 Harrison Street, La Porte, IN 46350, attention Julie Klinedinst or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The records will be released only to the former student, now of legal age, upon presentation of a photo ID; or parent/guardian with legal documentation of guardianship. You must make the request for records by June 15, 2025, which provides the required notice to the cooperative office. 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I hope this letter finds you and your family well! The school year continues to fly by. It's hard to believe it's already mid-February. I wanted to thank you for your patience with our recent weather delays and cancellations to eLearning. With a winter storm forecasted later this week, we are sending this letter as a reminder regarding our procedures for further inclement weather days.

You may recall that Indiana Code only allows us to utilize up to three (3) "old-fashioned" eLearning days per school year. We have now utilized all 3 of those. Per our current procedures, after using our 3 eLearning days, we would next move to utilizing 3 virtual learning days with live instruction. For virtual learning, students are required to be on live Google Meets for at least 50% of the school day in order for it to count as a day. On those days, we will utilize our 2-hour delay schedule and live Google Meets would begin at 10:00am. The JH/HS will operate on their 2-hour delay bell schedule. The elementary school will provide a live instruction schedule for each grade level that will also begin at 10:00am.

If we would happen to utilize 3 virtual learning days, we would then move to the make-up days built into the calendar. The make-up days left on the calendar as of the writing of this letter are February 14th and May 2nd.

Also, as a reminder, we have one virtual learning day left that is built into the calendar for teacher professional development. That is March 5th. On that day, teachers and students will be on live Google Meet in the AM from 9:00am-12:00pm, while the afternoon will be for teacher meetings and training. The building principals will send out schedules and reminder information specific to that day soon.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to the school office if you have any questions or for further clarification! Thank you for your continued support of South Central Schools.

Kind regards,

Ben Anderson, Superintendent

South Central Elementary School will hold pre-kindergarten and kindergarten roundup for the 2025-2026 school year on Wednesday, March 26th from 9:00am-2:00pm and on Thursday, March 27th from 3:30pm-6:00pm.

Children who turn four by September 1, 2025 are eligible to sign up for pre-kindergarten and children who turn five by September 1, 2025 are eligible for kindergarten. Please bring the child's birth certificate. 

Congratulations to all the participants of the 2025 elementary spelling bee! A big shoutout also goes to our top three finishers:

1st Place: Hannah B.
2nd Place: Lucas S.
3rd Place: Henry M.

Hannah will move on to participate in the regional spelling bee.

Please fill out the form linked below if you are interested in your child(ren) attending Little Comets pre-kindergarten at South Central Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year. Your child must be 4 years old by September 1, 2025. 

The cost for half-day Pre-K is $200 per month (for 9 months) along with a one-time $50 enrollment fee. Information regarding the pre-kindergarten round-up will be posted on the school website and Facebook page in March. If you are not able to fill out the form, feel free to call the elementary office at 219-767-2269.

Pre-Kindergarten RSVP Form