After bids came in a little higher than expected, Bremen School officials are reevaluating proposed projects, according to Superintendent Dr. Jim White.
White noted, “What we’re doing is revisiting our list of things we’d like to accomplish and trying to reprioritize those to say okay, what’s in and what’s out.” Continue reading
Approximately 625 kindergarten and first-grade students from Plymouth, Culver, Triton, and Bremen schools had a chance to explore a college campus yesterday thanks to Marshall County Promise. Continue reading
Budding businesses are bound to benefit from a generous donation provided to the Bremen Public School Entrepreneurship Program.
This is an opportunity that’s offered at the elementary, middle and high school. Superintendent Dr. Jim White previously shared that the goal behind the program is to plant the seeds of entrepreneurship into the minds of students early on.
Recently, the school board approved a $2,500 donation from Rick Miller, of Miller Insurance to assist with associated costs at the high school level. Continue reading
Bremen School Board members reviewed teacher evaluations when they met Monday night.
Superintendent Dr. Jim White shared that the majority of teachers were ranked as highly-effective, with 87 percent of them receiving that distinction. Continue reading
Bremen School Board members provided their approval for a couple of different projects when they met last Monday. Superintendent Dr. Jim White said board members moved forward with two projects that were discussed during a pre-bid meeting in July.
He explained, “The board went ahead and accepted to move forward with replacement of a chilling tower and [gave the] go ahead to replace our football lights at the end of the season with LED lighting so that will be a big improvement.” Continue reading
Every year, the Indiana Department of Education and state legislature requires schools to adopt a policy about how to distribute teacher appreciation funds supplied by the state.
Bremen Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim White said the school board adopted their policy Monday evening, with legislative suggestions in mind. Continue reading
The job description for the Bremen Schools Athletic Director was amended during Monday night’s school board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Jim White said the changes had to be made because Director Troy Holmes has taken on some additional responsibilities. Continue reading
Bremen Public School officials are working toward becoming making the school an accredited On My Way Pre-K facility. Superintendent Dr. Jim White said he received the “go-ahead” to do some research and explore various options during Monday’s school board meeting
He said, “Marshall County is a part of a pilot program for My Way Pre-K and so we’re going to seek certification as being a licensed daycare center and try to slowly move into that realm to fill those needs.” Continue reading
Bremen Public School officials recently held pre-bid meetings over a couple of proposed projects.
As previously reported, the school was issued a $4 million bond that will be utilized for various renovations and upgrades. While some of the projects are already off the ground, others are still in the preliminary stages. Continue reading
Members of the community are taking notice of some of the upgrades happening at Bremen Public Schools.
Superintendent Dr. Jim White mentioned that one of the first projects being tackled with the bond money the school acquired is the installation of a new fence. He said the existing chain-link fence dated back to the 1970s. Continue reading
Bremen School Board members approved a position for an outreach coordinator who will assist the school’s English Language Learners when they met on Monday.
Superintendent Dr. Jim White explained what the position was created for, “What that is, is that we are having an existing classified staff member who is going to be paid a stipend to be the outreach coordinator for our English Language Learning (ELL) population.” Continue reading
Bremen students in 5th grade through 12th grade will have a chance to pick up their devices for the coming school year at the beginning of August.
Device distribution will be held at Bremen Public Schools on Wednesday, August 1st from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and on Thursday, August 2nd from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Individuals are asked to enter through Door 1 at the High School. Continue reading
The State of Indiana has awarded more than $14 million in this year’s round of Secured School Safety grants. The program provides a 50-50 match to help schools buy security equipment, hire resource officers, or conduct threat assessments.
Bremen Town Council officials were among the over 100 attendees at a gathering last week in a Regional Stellar Communities Designation Program workshop. They learned how to develop projects and funding for the stellar application that includes all communities in Marshall County. The workshop was facilitated by representatives from Ball State University.
More than 250 Indiana schools and community sponsors will be kicking off their Food Summer Service Programs this week, with a number of local sites included.
June is the busiest month for the program since many families begin seeking additional nutrition assistance in the summertime. For that reason, Governor Eric Holcomb issued a statewide proclamation, declaring the week of June 4th through the 8th Summer Food Service Program week.
For more than 40 years, the program has provided eligible children and teens ages 18 and under with access to free, nutritious meals and snacks during the summer months. Last year, more than 3 million meals were delivered across the state. Here in Marshall County, there will be sites set up in Bremen, Culver and Plymouth. Continue reading
Over $2,000 worth of donations were up for acceptance during the Bremen School Board meeting last Monday. Continue reading
Bremen School Board members received a brief update about NEOLA policy upgrades at their Monday night meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Jim White previously shared that up until recently, Bremen officials were writing their own policies. In order to avoid being left behind, school board members agreed to enter into a partnership with NEOLA, an organization that will help them incorporate all applicable state laws and regulations into their school policies. Continue reading
After a policy change caused Kosciusko Community Hospital to start charging Bremen Public Schools for Athletic Trainer services, officials decided to get quotes from various local healthcare facilities to weigh all available options.
When School Board Members met Monday night they received a brief update about the athletic trainer contract partnership, according to Treasurer Stephanie Pittman. Continue reading
A Plymouth High School administrator was recently chosen as the Indiana Association of School Principals’ District 2 Assistant Principal of the Year.
Assistant Principal Ken Olson received the distinction after he was nominated by his district peers for the award. In order to be nominated, a candidate must not only be involved in school leadership, but they should also be active in the community.
Olson has served as a proud member of the Leadership Marshall County Board since 2014 and has been working for Plymouth schools for the past eight years, according to Plymouth Community School Corporation Marketing Director Judi Lykoswki. Continue reading
Bremen Public Schools will be launching a new entrepreneurship program, with some help from the Marshall County Community Foundation. A $10,000 grant was accepted by the Bremen School Board Monday.
