Plymouth School Corporation Forms Committee to Address Suicide

Suicide attempt Survivor Kevin Hines speaks with students at Plumouth High School. (Plymouth Community School Corporation Photo)
Suicide attempt Survivor Kevin Hines speaks with students at Plumouth High School. (Plymouth Community School Corporation Photo)

Following the suicide deaths of two Plymouth High School students within a year of each other, the Plymouth Community School Corporation is taking a series of steps to address the issue. Last Wednesday, students at Plymouth High School, Lincoln Junior High School, and Riverside Intermediate School had the chance to hear from a man who survived a suicide attempt. Continue reading

Plymouth Community School Corporation Schedules Kindergarten Roundup

2016 PCSC K RoundupParents of prospective kindergarten students are invited to the Plymouth Community School Corporation’s Kindergarten Roundup. It will take place Tuesday, March 22 from 1:30 until 2:30 and 6 until 7 p.m. at each of the four elementary schools.

Families only need to attend one session. During the hour-long meeting, parents will meet with administrators and fill out registration forms while children will meet with teachers for kindergarten screening. Continue reading

PCSC Food Service Update

The student meal cost for breakfast and lunch at all Plymouth Community Schools will remain the same as last year. Breakfast is offered daily and costs $1.10 for all students. Lunch costs vary depending on grades. For students in Kindergarten or grades first through sixth lunch is $1.85. For students in seventh grade and higher lunch will cost $1.95. Continue reading

Plymouth School Board to Consider Plan to Gain Enrollment

The Plymouth Community School Corporation may offer transportation to other districts in the county in order to gain student enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year.

Superintendent Dan Tyree told the school board Tuesday night that over the course of two years, under the state’s new budget, the corporation will lose $30,000. He explained that the state anticipates the loss of 14 students in 2016 and keep status quo for 2017. That is the reason why the school will be cut $80,000 in 2016. Tyree said the school may pick up $50,000 in 2017. He noted that the corporation has a history of gaining students rather than losing students.

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Plymouth School Board to Meet Tonight

The Plymouth Community School Board will consider selection for curriculum content adoption when they meet tonight. They’re making plans for summer school as well as for the 2015-16 academic year.

Board members will also review professional development and have items presented by the Weidner School of Inquiry. The advance agenda also indicates handbooks and a transportation proposal will be reviewed.

The school board will meet at 7 p.m. ET in the school corporation’s central office.

Plymouth Community School Corporation Announces Promotions

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PCSC Brooke BusseBrooke Busse has been named the new Director of Quality Programs for Plymouth Community School Corporation. Prior to this promotion Busse had been serving since 2012 as the corporation’s eLearning Coach. She has worked for PCSC since 2006; initially as a Title 1 Reading Teacher at WDA Washington Discovery Academy and from 2007 through 2012 as a 2nd grade teacher at WDA. Busse holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a Reading Specialist endorsement from Valparaiso University. She is currently pursuing an online Master of Arts in Curriculum and Educational Technology at Ball State University.

PCSC Andy Hartley headshotAndy Hartley is the new Assistant Superintendent for Plymouth Community School Corporation. He first started in 2008 as an assistant principal at Plymouth High School. In 2012 Hartley became the principal of Washington Elementary. He holds a B.S. degree from Manchester College in elementary education and a M.S. from Butler University. Hartley obtained a Superintendent’s License after earning his Educational Specialist License in School Administration in 2012. Prior to coming to Plymouth, he was a classroom teacher for five years. In 2010, the Indiana Association of Schools Principals named Hartley Assistant Principal of the Year in District 2.