BOURBON – Superintendent of Triton Schools, Jeremy Riffle, addressed the School Board on teacher salaries in their meeting on Monday Nov. 11, 2026, saying that the corporation was informed by the Department of Education that they had failed to meet a state salary threshold.
Riffle told the board the reason behind the shortfall was a simple one.
He told the board that there was no penalty for missing the threshold, but the corporation does have to acknowledge the deficit in a public meeting and publish that acknowledgement on their website.
The corporation spent just over $3 million on teacher salaries, which was less than the previous year. Riffle also told the board that the corporation was down 30 students, meaning that Triton received $210,000 less in tuition support from the state.
It is anticipated that the corporation will meet the 65 percent threshold in the coming year.
