School City of Hammond

"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.

Chief Financial Officer Eric Kurtz wants to know specifically what fraud is being suspected, when it allegedly happened, which funds were believed to be involved and any other possible evidence, according to an email read during Tuesday's school board work session.

The city of Hammond is moving ahead with ShotSpotter technology.