Housekeepers and Custodians make great contributions to providing safe and nurturing learning environments for our students. When students feel emotionally, psychologically and physically safe, their academic performance is greatly enhanced. They love their students and the students love them. One of our beloved custodians, Mr. Scott Nate at Bittersweet Elementary School, was featured on WNDU-TV. Click here to watch the story.

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Full-time housekeepers and custodians enjoy these benefits:

• Comprehensive Major Medical
• $30,000 Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Opportunity to enroll in Section 125 plan
• P-H-M currently funds 14.2% of Public Employees Retirement Fund. Click here for an explanation of Indiana State Employee Pension Benefits
• 12 paid Sick days annually and accumulate without cap
•  3 paid Personal Business days annually
• 11.5 paid Holidays
• Vacation – 2 weeks after 1 year; 3 weeks after 7 years; 4 weeks after 15 years
• Longevity Bonuses
• Perfect Attendance Bonuses
• Shift differential pay for 2nd & 3rd shift
• Annual Clothing Allowance
• Opportunities for Advancement

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The Arthur M. Klinger Planetarium, named after long time P-H-M educator and administrator Mr. Art Klinger, is an outstanding educational resource to P-H-M schools and the greater St. Joseph County community, supporting learning across the curriculum and at all grade levels.

Open during the P-H-M School year. It provides “digital” lessons projected in the state-of-the-art dome to P-H-M students and teachers, as well as hundreds of students and educators from neighboring districts who also visit for scheduled field trips. 

Additionally, the facility hosts nearly 50 informative and entertaining public shows each year, with topics ranging from Astronomy to Rock & Roll.  These shows are offered at a nominal cost and are also open to members of the general public. 

The Arthur M. Klinger Planetarium also includes an air and space museum that contains artifacts donated by astronauts and some which are on loan from the Johnson Space Center and the Smithsonian. Some artifacts have actually traveled to space and been on or come from the Moon! So plan on arriving for your show a bit early to take time to look around.

P-H-M Teachers visit the Arthur M. Klinger Planetarium website for more details on:

• The list of shows available or recommended for classroom visits
• How P-H-M teachers should schedule their classroom visits
• Frequently asked questions about visiting the Planetarium
• Links to recommended astronomy and “sky events” websites

The death of a student has a profound, deep impact on the P-H-M community.  In order to provide support to students, families and staff, P-H-M is offering some tips from the National Association of School Psychologists regarding the process of grief, possible reactions to grief and loss, and ways we can support our children. 

The process of grief is personal.  The process will be impacted by a person’s developmental level, religious beliefs, cultural practice, mental health, family supports, personality and previous experiences. Generally, there are four phases to grief, although the phases may not occur in a linear fashion: 

1. Shock and Numbness (stunned, difficulty thinking clearly)
2. Yearning and Searching (restless, angry, guilty, bewildered)
3. Disorientation and Disorganization (extreme sadness, possible continued guilt and anger)
4. Reorganization and Resolution (accept the loss)

Understanding the process as well knowing children’s response to grief may manifest differently than it often does in adults will help us meet the child in their moment of need. The following is a general guideline of what to expect at different ages:

• Preschool – Regressive behaviors, decreased verbalization, increased anxiety
• Elementary – Elementary aged students may ask questions to understand what happened, so it is important to be patient. While it is important to be truthful, over-sharing details is too much for a child to handle at this age. Therefore, it is best to stick the facts and be brief.  Up to the age of approximately eight years, the child may engage in magical thinking and believe they hold the power to bring the deceased back to life.  Listen and recognize the feelings, but do not validate these feelings.  Children ages nine to twelve may be less comfortable sharing feelings so help children who are in this age range show grief in other ways. Symptoms of grief at this age may include:  decreased academic performance, difficulties with attention/concentration, and attendance; irritability, aggression, and disruptive behaviors; somatic complaints; sleep/eating disturbances; social withdrawal; guilt, depression, and anxiety; and/or repeated re-telling of the event.
• Middle and High School – Students in middle and high school may seem to express their feelings much like an adult would do so.  Provide opportunities to allow the student to share their feelings, especially privately, but do not force the child to share.  People in this age range may share more with a close peer present.  Older teens may tend to use more physical contact to show support and empathy (e.g., hugging, linking arms, etc.).  Possible grief reactionary symptoms may include decreased academic performance, attention/concentration difficulties, and attendance; avoidance, withdrawal, high risk behaviors or substance abuse, difficulty with peer relations, nightmares, flashbacks, emotional numbing or depression.

When the grief reaction starts to impact daily functioning for a long period of time or if your child is having extreme reactions, your family may want to consider seeking outside help if the following symptoms or behaviors are present: changes in eating habits, wishing to be with the deceased, fear of being alone, significant decrease in academic performance, or increased somatic complaints (e.g., headache, stomach, body aches).  If there are thoughts of suicide, it is vital this is taken seriously. Call 911 or the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK. 

Naturally, when our children are grieving as parents you want to help. It is important to remember you provide so much support just by being present and actively listening to your child in a non-judgmental manner. During the process, it is helpful to maintain routines as much as possible to provide predictability during an unpredictable time, structure and comfort.  Although listening is key, it is also important to talk with your child and ask questions to gain an understanding of what your child is thinking and feeling so you can provide guidance and support. You may also need to tell your child it is okay to grieve while discussing, encouraging and modeling healthy coping strategies.

If you or your child need additional supports, click here to visit the National Alliance for Grieving Children website.

It is the goal of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation that the information on our website be accessible to individuals with visual, hearing, motor or cognitive disabilities.

Good faith efforts have been made to ensure that our site complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 2.2Level AA (or WCAG 2.2 Level AA), set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to the best of our technical ability.

The majority of pages in our site are available in HTML format that can be deciphered by assistive technologies. Some documents are in Adobe PDF format, which require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit Adobe’s website, at this link get.adobe.com/reader/, to download your free version.

If you are unable to access any page(s) or documents on our website, please email our District Webmaster at helpdesk@phm.k12.in.us with the exact url web address of the page or document you were attempting to access and any other details. Be sure to provide us with your name and contact information so that we may provide you with the information in another format.

You can contact your child’s school office (click here for a complete list of our schools and contact information) for paper copies of the documentation you are trying to access.

You may also call P-H-M Administrative Offices, Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., at (574) 259-7941.

The Offices are located at the A. Dean Speichter Educational Services Center located at 55900 Bittersweet Rd., Mishawka, IN 46545. You can also mail a request to this address. The ESC is open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Hours vary on district breaks and over the summer. 

Welcome to the Parents Section of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation website! Here at PHM, we are committed to fostering a strong partnership between our schools and your family. This section is designed to provide you with helpful links, important resources, and up-to-date information to support your child’s educational journey. Whether you’re looking for enrollment details, academic calendars, or extracurricular opportunities, you’ll find everything you need right here. We are excited to have you as part of the PHM family and look forward to working together for your child’s success.

When there is a 2-hour delay, the middle schools will follow a revised schedule so that all 6 periods can be accommodated.

Please click to see the 2-hour delay schedules below:

• Discovery Middle School Daily & 2-hour Delay Schedule
• Grissom Middle School Daily & 2-hour Delay Schedule
• Schmucker Middle School Daily & 2-hour Delay Schedule

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