The light replacement project at the Bremen High School football field is well underway and nearing completion, according to Superintendent Dr. Jim White.
Dr. White shared, “They took out all the old standards; it looks so much better without all the overhead wiring.” Continue reading
The Bremen Volunteer Fire Department responded to a small fire that broke out at the Bremen School Corporation on Tuesday morning. Superintendent Dr. Jim White said that some towels were being dried and the dryer malfunctioned causing a fire to break out.
The superintendent said the fire alarm was first sounded around 9:19 a.m. and students and staff were sent outside. Continue reading
Now that the season has officially wrapped up, new lighting is going in at the Bremen High School football field. Superintendent Dr. Jim White said the project is currently ongoing and it’s expected to wrap up in about 3 weeks.
The superintendent previously mentioned that the existing football lighting was installed in the 1960s and was on wooden poles while the replacements will be made of a much sturdier metal material. Continue reading
When it comes to the latest A through F School Accountability Grades released by the Indiana Department of Education, multiple local school corporations saw an improvement or remained consistent with last year’s grade. Continue reading
Bremen School Board members ratified the teachers’ contract for next year when they met Monday night. Superintendent Dr. Jim White shared that there were some significant changes to compensation approved in the new contract.
Dr. White explained, “This year we decided to utilize a new method of compensation that was put out by the state called closing the gap and the idea is to help close the difference between the highest paid teacher and the lowest paid teacher and in doing so we were able to move our starting salary from $34,000 to $36,000.” 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 Bremen School Board approved the adoption of the Uncharted Learning Entrepreneurship Program when they met on Monday. Superintendent Jim White said program development is still ongoing. However, they plan to offer it at various different grade levels.
He explained, “That is an entrepreneurial program for what probably is going to be fourth or fifth graders, one of those two and then either seventh or eighth graders and then in our high school.” Continue reading
When the Bremen School Board met for the first time this year, Superintendent Jim White presented members with some information about acquiring a bond in order to make some capital improvements around the building.
During Monday night’s meeting, Dr. White suggested that the school look into utilizing a solar generation system as a way to help defer energy costs over the next 25 to 30 years. Continue reading
When Bremen School Board members met last Monday, they reviewed the new attendance policy that was implemented at the start of this school year.
The biggest difference between this year’s policy and the policy of the past is that when parents call to notify the school that their child is staying home, those absences are no longer counted as excused.
Bremen Superintendent Dr. Jim White said the policy also includes specifications about what to do when the school receives no notification whatsoever. Continue reading
The Bremen Town Council learned this week that the property that once included a Clark gas station at the corner of State Road 106 and State Road 331 is now cleared.
Director of Operations Trend Weldy said the project has been ongoing for a while.
Tomorrow members of Marshall County not only have a chance to test-drive a new set of wheels for free, but they can also help assist a school corporation within the community simultaneously.
At Auto Park Ford in Bremen from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. anyone over the age of 18 with a valid driver’s license can test drive one of the vehicles and $20 will be donated to the Bremen School Corporation for each vehicle driven.
The test drives are limited to one per household. When Triton Schools did this same program back in August they, were able to raise approximately $5,000 for various school expenses and student activities.
A Bremen business recently donated $1,000 to Project Lead the Way, an organization that focuses on giving Bremen Middle School students hands-on experience with science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Continue reading
Educators at several local schools will receive a share of the $30 million in Teacher Performance Grants awarded by the state to more than 1,300 schools. Funds were given to schools with students earning ISTEP+ or end of course assessment passing scores of 72.5 percent or above or with a growth in graduation rates of 5 percent ore more from the previous year. Teachers who are rated effective or highly effective under Indiana’s teacher evaluation system for the 2013-2014 academic year will be paid based on student performance. Continue reading
