A Parent’s guide to reciprocal teaching

Linda Williams, Title I Reading and Assessment Coordinator, Portage Township Schools

Reciprocal teaching is a research based method of improving reading comprehension that is being used throughout many classrooms in Portage Tow…

High ability programming

Debra J. Dudek Director of Title and Special Student Programs Portage Township Schools

High ability students in Portage Township Schools are students of all cultural and economic backgrounds who demonstrate or show the potential …

A Prince among men leaves big paws to fill at Portage Twp. Schools

Tim Kunstek director of student services Portage High School

While working for Portage Township Schools for the last 20 years as a home school adviser (mental health counselor) I have been blessed to mee…

The Switch

School Resource Officer Greg Coleman Portage Township Schools

As many of you know, I have been the school resource officer for the Portage Township middle schools for about a year now.

More than a destination: Celebrating the journey

Karen Barcelli Portage High School gymnastic coach

Gymnastics, as with many other sports, is a year-round commitment, which often starts at a very young age.

Portage fourth-, fifth-graders benefit from Mighty Acorns program

Debra J. Dudek, Director of Title and Special Student Programs

Fourth- and fifth-graders at Central, Myers, Saylor and South Haven Elementary schools have enjoyed the opportunity of participating in the Mi…

Fun in Portage for the girls

Robin Wilkening Times Correspondnet

Now, I know you hear me talking about being a disco diva on occasion but there was a song that made me sing at the top of my lungs when Randy …

Improvement continues at Portage schools

Dr. E. Ric Frataccia, Superintendent, Portage Township Schools.

The Portage Township School Corporation earned the distinction of being graded by the state of Indiana as an Exemplary or Grade A school corpo…

Adults learn their A-B-C’s as well

Thomas L. Taylor, Assistant Superintendent, Portage Township Schools

We are all familiar with the A-B-C song and how it contributes to children learning their A-B-C’s.

Reading love: Person to person

Tammy Zack Reading Resource Teacher

World Book Night is happening on April 23, so if a stranger or a friend tries to give you a book: TAKE IT!

True friendship and peer pressure

Amanda Alaniz Central Elementary Principal Portage Township Schools

The Developmental Assets Team created surveys to be completed by all students of Portage Township Schools. The survey’s intent was to service …

Work of many ensures that a day of snow doesn't make a snow day

David Harman Executive Director of Support Services

This past week we were reminded that it is still winter in Northwest Indiana.

Connect with your child's progress

Michelle Stewart, Principal of Willowcreek Middle School

Parents often ask how they can best keep informed about their child’s progress. A very efficient way is to make use of the technology availabl…

Making the connection

Phil Misecko Fegely Middle School principal

H.M. Tomlinson once wrote “we see things not as they are, but as we are.”

Student council members give back to others

Aylesworth staff

The Aylesworth Student Council members do several community service projects yearly, as their mission is to give back to the community.

Opportunities abound at PHS

Jennifer Symer Portage High School Director of Guidance

Portage High School students have more opportunities than ever before to earn college credits while they are still in high school. Through a v…

Great students at Portage High School are evident every day

Michael Spagna Assistant Principal, Portage High School

When it comes to the youth in our country, we tend to focus on the negative choices some are making. Usually, it is a small number making poor…

Training to be a champion

Jeff King Principal of Myers Elementary School.

Who do you consider to be a champion? What characteristics make them champions? In terms of an athletic champion one immediately thinks of dev…

Athletic coaches build developmental assets daily

Kelly Bermes Athletic Director Portage High School

You have probably read recently that Portage Township Schools is committed to helping students build developmental assets. These assets have a…

Portage High School life skills program

Marsha Horn Special Education Supervisor Portage Township Schools

Students at Portage High School have a unique opportunity to share their talents and mentor their peers with cognitive and developmental disab…

What does the dean of students do?

Josh Wissing Dean of Students at Willowcreek Middle School

Student discipline. That is the easy answer to what a dean of students does throughout the day.

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