2026-2027 Start of School Make-up Information

Dear South Central Families,

As you know, South Central students missed four instructional days at the beginning of the 2026-27 school year as a result of the severe storms and the widespread impact they had on our communities.

Since that time, we have worked with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) to determine how we can recover this lost instructional time while minimizing additional disruption to our school calendar. I am pleased to share that IDOE has approved South Central to recover the missed instructional time through the surplus instructional minutes already built into our existing school day.

Because our school day is longer than the minimum instructional day required by Indiana law, we have instructional minutes built into our current schedule that can be intentionally used to recover the time lost during the storm-related closure. This means we will not need to add four additional student days to the school calendar.

As part of this plan, our teachers and administrators will intentionally use these additional minutes for academic acceleration and support. This may include small-group instruction, targeted interventions, additional opportunities for students to practice essential skills, and other activities designed to address the academic impact of the missed instructional time.

We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigated the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the start of this school year. Most importantly, we appreciate the support our families and community showed one another during and following the storms.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to the school office. Thank you for your continued support of South Central Schools. Go Satellites!

Yours in Education,

Dr. Benjamin Anderson, Superintendent