James Kapsa discusses his goals for South Bend School Corporation

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Posted: 7:05 PM Nov 19, 2008
Last Updated: 7:22 PM Nov 19, 2008

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Months ago Dr. Robert Zimmerman was ousted as superintendent of the South Bend Community School Corporation. James Kapsa took over on an interim basis.

Monday night, the board voted to remove the interim title. Now, Kapsa is officially in charge.

James Kapsa joined us in the studio for a chat Wednesday on NewsCenter 16 at 5:30. Erin Logan and Maureen McFadden talked with Kapsa about his plans and goals for the next five years.

“It all boils down to two major goals,” said Kapsa. “And that is the budget, and trying to improve the graduation rate. And every other topic fits under those two categories.”

“A lot of it is going to have to do with what the community will work with us on, as well as I’m very much concerned about the General Assembly that’s meeting in January. It has to do with funding. It has to do with various waivers and whatever for the corporation. So we’re monitoring that. We’re lobbying with those groups and seeing what we can do.”

To see the complete conversation, just click on the video link above.

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Posted by: Anonymous Location: South Bend on Nov 22, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Thank you Margaret! I wish my daughter had a teacher like you! Although she is not special ed, in fact the opposite! Very smart. Just suffers from VERY bad migraines! In fact, she scored VERY high on the ISTEP tests.

Posted by: Margaret Location: South Bend on Nov 22, 2008 at 08:08 AM
I am a teacher in the SBCSC and taught special ed all of my life. Never once in my entire career of 20 years of teaching did I ever think or even say to a kid or parent that a kid should drop out or not even try and get a high school diploma. Unfortunatly, though, there are those teachers who have such low expectations of kids that they start saying that in elementary schools. No matter what disability those kids of mine had, I always expected a lot from them and eventually I got it-I just had to keep pushing them and encouraging them. Shame on all of you teachers that have told someone to drop out. You should be let go.

Posted by: Anonymous Location: South Bend on Nov 20, 2008 at 06:24 PM
I hope he really does care about the drop out rate. I have a child that attends an area high school and was told by the principal that she should just drop out. Now that is what I call encouragement!

Posted by: Linda Location: Mishawaka on Nov 19, 2008 at 09:27 PM
First of all congratulations! Now to get down to business: clean up the SBCSC. To many of your employees screw around on school time. Just watch all the red SBCSC vehicles around town. At Arby's, 7/11, all over the city. Wish I had their job. I'm a secretary at one of the schools and have seen so many affairs between teachers and SBCSC guys. Please get busy and look out for us god workers.