School City of Hammond

"It is not illegal because it's a supplemental payment," School Attorney Monica Conrad said. "Supplemental payments do not need to be negotiated."

School City of Hammond's superintendent search is underway.

"I think you guys are well on your way to be one of the first schools in Indiana this year to have a contract settled," school attorney Monica Conrad told the school board Tuesday.

The Hammond School Board has a new member. Current board members selected Tevonne Ellis to fill the roughly three months remaining in Lisa Miller's term.

"I've been on this board five years, and for five years, we have accepted the low increments of increasing in our kids' education," said school board member Carlotta Blake-King. "We have accepted it."

"I'm a big believer in sidewalks," Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. said during Wednesday's Mayor's Night Out event. "I think everybody should have sidewalks. If we don't, we should prioritize it, but we do have financial constraints that we have to live with."

School City of Hammond starts the school year Monday with sharp cuts to bus transportation.

School City of Hammond's corrective action plan has officially been approved by the state. The Distressed Unit Appeal Board (DUAB) sent written notice of the acceptance last month, according to information posted on the school corporation's website.

School City of Hammond continues shuffling teachers and support staff, as the new school year approaches.

Hammond School Board members' request for a forensic audit of the district's finances remains at a standstill.