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Dr. Jerry Thacker gives a State of the Corporation address at the 2016 Superintendent's Luncheon

Buy your tickets now for the 2017 Superintendent’s Luncheon

The annual Superintendent’s Luncheon is coming soon! On October 17, 2017, P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker will give his State of the Corporation address to parents, business, community and education leaders. The luncheon, hosted by the P-H-M Education Foundation, is a District fundraiser and also a chance to say thank you to all of the partners who have made grant funding possible. Those grants help ...

Yoga ball chairs used in this Northpoint classroom were made possible by a PHMEF grant.

Education Foundation Fall Grant Cycle Now Open!

The application window for P-H-M Education Foundation’s Fall 2017 Grant Cycle is now open! And thanks to the success of the P-H-M Education Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Gala in May 2016, an additional $10,000 is available for grants. A total of $ 33,920 is available this academic year!!! PHMEF is seeking innovative programs that have not been previous funding through past grant cycles. Note there are ...

Parent Information Night

Madison Students and their parents enjoyed Parent Information Night on September 7. Parents met with teachers while students were able to “dance the night away” in the Madison Gym with DJ, Paul Chamberlin, and the Music Machine. Teachers were able to speak with parents about student procedures, parent involvement and the best team approach for their child’s success. Families finished the evening with ice cream ...

“Read Like a Champion” Kickoff scores big!

Fall is not only the start of the school year, but also the start of football season! Taking a cue from the University of Notre Dame’s iconic motivational locker room sign, Principal Kevin McMillen “kicked off” his inaugural “Read Like a Champion” program today (Friday, September 8). As part of the yearlong reading initative, Principal McMillen is encouraging not just Madison students to read, but ...

P-H-M Ranks in Top 4% of Indiana School Districts

With the release of the Spring 2017 ISTEP+ results, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation now ranks in the state’s top 4% of public school districts. Based on both Math and ELA pass results of grades 3-8, P-H-M ranks 12th out of all 292 public school districts in Indiana. For grade 10, P-H-M ranks 9th out of all 292 public school corporations—the Michiana area’s only public school district ...