by Jennifer Willoughby | Jun 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
St. John Lutheran School has been using HMH reading curriculum programs since the 2024-2025 school year. We will continue to use the following reading curriculum for the 2026-2027 school year: HMH Into Reading (Grades K-6) and HMH Into Literature (Grades 7 & 8)....
by Jennifer Willoughby | Jan 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Indiana Code (IC) 20-35.5 requires schools to administer a universal screener to all kindergarten, first, and second grade students annually to identify students who may be “at some risk” or “at risk” for characteristics of dyslexia. This early identification of...
by Jennifer Willoughby | Jan 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Gov. Braun Opts-in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) Program! On July 4, President Trump signed “The One Big Beautiful Bill” into law. One aspect of this bill includes a Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program that is modeled after successful state...
by Jennifer Willoughby | Jan 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
We are proud to report that 100% of our second grade students in 2023, 2024, and 2025 passed the IDOE IRead testing prior to going to third grade.
by Jennifer Willoughby | Jun 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
St. John Lutheran School has been using a new reading curriculum for the past 2024-2025 school year. We will continue to use the following reading curriculum for the 2025-2026 school year: HMH Into Reading (Grades K-6) and HMH Into Literature (Grades 7 & 8). In...
by Jennifer Willoughby | Jun 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Indiana Department of Education IDOE requires that each school corporation report information on annual dyslexia screening. At St. John we use a test called Rapid Automized Naming (RAN) for Dyslexia Screening. During a RAN assessment, students are monitored naming...
by Jennifer Willoughby | Oct 15, 2023 | State Required Posts
The state of Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is working hard to prepare Indiana’s students for their dynamic futures. They have created a dashboard called GPS. This stands for Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed. The Indiana GPS dashboard seeks to:...
by Jennifer Willoughby | Jul 17, 2023 | State Required Posts
The Indiana Department of Education requires that each school corporation report information on annual dyslexia screening. At St. John we use a test called Rapid Automized Naming (RAN). During a RAN assessment, students are monitored naming familiar symbols (pictures,...
