The Vigo County School Corp. is considering whether to use $24 million in federal stimulus dollars for high school facility updates, Superintendent Rob Haworth told a group at Indiana State University on Thursday.
In addition, while high school facilities are a major focus, he also spoke of the district’s goal to raise the teacher base salary in Vigo County to $40,000 within two years, consistent with expectations established by state leaders. “We believe we will get there,” he said.
Haworth is talking to community groups to seek feedback on the district’s eight high school facility options currently under review; the district hopes to narrow it to three concepts by August. Sixteen university employees attended…