Anderson Community Schools

Thank you to Andy Knight with The Herald Bulletin for his wonderful feature article on Coach Don Bowling and his sons Don Bowling III and Raymond! We can’t wait to see what the Bowling’s and the Anderson High School boys basketball team have in store this upcoming season! 🏀❤️💚

'Go hard every day:' Bowling passes on work ethic to sons through basketball Basketball is a thread weaving generations of the Bowling family together.

Lakisha Goins is a 1999 graduate of Anderson High School (AHS). After graduating from AHS, Lakisha attended Indiana State University to study Communications and Criminal Justice. Since graduation, she’s been a 911 dispatcher for the past 17 years. She’s most proud that both of her children have followed in her footsteps and graduated from AHS. She’s also proud to have been promoted to Dispatch Supervisor in 2023. As she thinks back to her time at AHS she remembers fondly keyboarding class. She credits Mrs. Kaufman for helping her type over 75 words per minute! This has helped her tremendously in her role as a 911 dispatcher. of our graduates

We are NOW HIRING for the 2026-2027 school year! Make sure to check out our Careers webpage for more information on working at Anderson Community Schools and a listing of open positions: https://acsc.edlioschool.com/apps/pages/careers.

Yesterday evening we held an appreciation dinner for our substitute teachers, nurses, and secretaries! The evening was filled with food and giveaways from local businesses who, like us, wanted to show appreciation to our substitutes! According to Mrs. Jessie Cmar, who planned and coordinated the event, our substitutes collectively filled 3,220 absences and worked 25,643.75 hours during the 2025-2026 school year! We are so grateful for their support! We also would like to thank Adam Ross with Horace Mann Insurance who sponsored the dinner.

At last night's board meeting the ACS Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution to place a referendum tax levy on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The question on the ballot is whether or not to extend our current 8 year operating referendum at the same rate of $0.1077.

Here's a link for more information about the Operating Referendum Renewal: www.acsc.net/referendum.

ACS board OK's referendum tax levy for November ballot The Anderson Community Schools Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution to place a referendum tax levy on the November ballot.

Two of our incredible seniors from the 2026 graduating class at Anderson High School traded in their caps and gowns for employee ID badges! Wren Stewart, who was valedictorian, and Andrew Harris, a fellow Top-20 student, are interning this summer in our IT department. In the fall they will both be attending Anderson University!

Our Superintendent Dr. Joe Cronk is retiring on June 30, 2027. As a result, our Board of Trustees is engaging the community on the selection of our district's next superintendent. In addition to the survey last month, they are requesting that parents, guardians, staff, and community members register to attend one of five Town Hall meetings. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/BFgarRyiqTcB9NAH9.

Town Halls for Next Superintendent Anderson Community Schools (ACS) Superintendent Dr. Joe Cronk is retiring on June 30, 2027. As a result, the ACS Board of Trustees is hosting a series of Town Hall meetings for ACS staff members, parents, and community members to attend and share their thoughts and opinions on the next Superintenden...

Here are photos from the Anderson High School (AHS) graduation ceremony on Saturday! Congratulations to all of our incredible 2026 seniors who were part of the historic 150th graduating class at AHS! Forever Proud. Forever Strong. Forever Indians.