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 1/1/2020 to 12/31/2020, your records will be destroyed on or about July 1, 2026. 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 to a parent/guardian with legal documentation of guardianship. You must make the request for records by June 15, 2026, which provides the required notice to the cooperative office. 

February 23rd to the 27th is Public Schools Week! Our public schools are leading with innovation, excellence, and heart. From world‑class programs to dedicated educators, we are proud of the incredible learning happening every day. #PublicSchoolsWeek #PSW26

Are you ready for spring? We certainly are! The 40s and 50s in the forecast for this next week will make it seem like it's spring, at least. I am writing a second follow-up to the information previously shared with you regarding our inclement weather learning plans for this school year.

We have now used our 3 allowable "old-fashioned" eLearning days, as permitted by Indiana Code. These were the days where assignments were posted and completed asynchronously throughout the day. We have also used 3 virtual learning days with live instruction. According to our current procedures, we then move to utilizing our built-in snow make-up days. One of those already passed in January. The second one is tomorrow, Friday, February 13th. We are OFF of school tomorrow. The remaining snow make-up day on the school calendar is Friday, May 1st. Should we have another inclement weather school cancellation, we would have no school that day and no virtual learning, and the day off would be made up on the remaining snow make-up day, May 1st. If we would have any cancellations beyond that, we would go back to virtual learning with live instruction so that we do not have to tack on days to the end of the school year.

Also, please note that our scheduled virtual learning day for Wednesday, March 4th, will now be a regular in-person student day. The Board of School Trustees officially took action this past Tuesday night to reflect that on the school calendar. We've had enough virtual learning that we don't need to utilize another planned day at this point.

As always, we appreciate your flexibility and continued support as we work to balance our state's instructional requirements with the safety of our students. If you have any questions or need clarification, please do not hesitate to reach out to the school office.

Yours in education,

Dr. Benjamin Anderson, Superintendent

Congratulations to all the participants of the 2026 junior high spelling bee! A big shoutout also goes to our top three finishers:

1st Place: Hannah Best
2nd Place: Lucas Schafer
3rd Place: Felix Popovich

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

I hope you are staying warm in this lovely winter weather! I am writing to follow up on the information previously shared regarding our inclement weather learning plans for the 2025-2026 school year. 

As of today, we have used our 3 allowable "old-fashioned" eLearning days, as permitted by Indiana Code. These were the days where assignments were posted and completed asynchronously throughout the day.

Should we experience additional weather-related school closures, we will transition to virtual learning days with live instruction. On these days, students will be required to participate in live Google Meets with their teachers for at least 50% of the school day in order for the day to count. As outlined earlier this year, we will use our 2-hour delay schedule, with live instruction beginning at 10:00am. Specific schedules will be communicated by building principals as needed.

If inclement weather continues beyond using 3 virtual learning days with live instruction, we will then use the built-in snow make-up days included in our school calendar. The January 19th snow make-up day is this coming Monday, and students will be OFF school that day. The remaining snow make-up days that could be utilized are February 13th and May 1st.

We appreciate your flexibility and continued support as we work to balance our state's instructional requirements with the safety of our students. If you have any questions or need clarification, please do not hesitate to reach out to the school office.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Dr. Benjamin Anderson, Superintendent

In preparation for the South Central varsity boys and girls basketball teams playing in the 2026 Porter County Conference tournament, both the elementary and Jr.-Sr. High School will participate in spirit days starting on January 19th. Go Satellites! 

The Indiana Association of School Principals annually celebrates exceptional academic achievement through its Rising Stars of Indiana program, which recognizes the highest-achieving junior students statewide. 

South Central Jr.-Sr. High School is proud to congratulate juniors Nathan Morris, Cash Newland, Chloe Shively, and Madison Scarborough on earning this prestigious distinction. Their selection reflects their strong academic success, leadership, and commitment to excellence.

South Central is proud to announce the recent designation as an Indiana Purple Star School! The Purple Star School program honors schools that have displayed a significant commitment to service members, veterans, and students and families connected to the nation's military. South Central Elementary and Jr.-Sr. High School were selected by the Indiana Department of Education in collaboration with the Indiana National Guard to receive the three-year designation. In total, 80 individual schools were selected, along with 19 schools that renewed their status. You can read the full press release on the IDOE website.

To learn more about the commitments South Central has made, as well as military resources, visit our Purple Star webpage.

Families and community members are welcome to attend our 2025 Veterans Day program on Tuesday, November 11th at 9:30am in the North gym. A light breakfast will be served for veterans at 8:30am. 

Please RSVP by November 4th using the Google Form (https://forms.gle/zqZ3ZXbGCDbJHn3k9) or by calling the elementary office at 219-767-2269.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

I hope this letter finds you well! It's hard to believe we're already at the end of the 1st grading period. The beginning of the year has flown by! We've had another fantastic start to the school year here at SC, and we appreciate your partnership and support.

The purpose of this letter is to provide information on our virtual learning and eLearning days this school year. We have two virtual learning days built into the school calendar again for teacher professional development days. Those are November 3rd and March 4th. On those two days, teachers and students will be on live Google Meets in the AM from 9:00-12:00, while the afternoon will be for teacher meetings and training. The building principals will send out schedules and information very soon, specific to those two days.

For inclement weather, we'll potentially utilize eLearning days, virtual learning days, and snow make-up days. We are only allowed to use up to three (3) eLearning days in a school year, per Indiana Code. eLearning days would be our "old-fashioned" days where lessons are posted on Canvas (grades 5-12) or Google Classroom (grades K-4) by 9:00am, and students can complete their work at any time throughout the day. Assignments are due by 11:59pm, unless otherwise directed by the teacher. 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. So, those days we will use our 2-hour delay schedule like we have in the past, and live Google Meets will begin at 10:00am. The JH / HS will operate on the 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 happen to use up our 3 eLearning days, we'll then plan to use 3 virtual days with live instruction. While I certainly hope we don't have that many inclement weather days, if we get past those 3 eLearning days AND 3 virtual learning days, we'll utilize the built-in snow make-up days. Snow make-up days are built into our calendar on January 19th, February 13th, and May 1st.

We understand that this is somewhat confusing, which is why I wanted to provide this letter as a reminder and to clarify the differences. 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!

Dr. Benjamin Anderson, Superintendent