Bremen School Board Adopts Uncharted Learning Entrepreneurship Program

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

Bremen Superintendent Presents Bond Proposal to School Board for Consideration

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

Bremen School Board Reviews New Attendance Policy

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

Local Food Pantry to Benefit from Bremen Public Schools Allowing the Community to Utilize Facilities

Some facilities at Bremen Public Schools could potentially see some community use in 2018, according to Superintendent Dr. Jim White.

The superintendent shared that the possibility of opening the schools up to residents for recreational use has been an ongoing matter of discussion with school board members for the past couple of months. These opportunities would be available on Sundays during the months of January, February and March. Continue reading