A recent retiree from the Plymouth Community School Corporation was killed last night in an accident at his home. Continue reading
Accident Claims Life of Recent Plymouth School Corporation Retiree
Plymouth Schools Announce Summer Food Service Program Schedule
The Plymouth Community School Corporation is once again taking part in the federal Summer Food Service Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to serve more than 200 million free meals to children 18 years and under at approved SFSP sites. Continue reading
Arrangements Made for Plymouth Tennis Court Funding
The City of Plymouth is making the funding arrangements for new tennis courts in Centennial Park. Last month, the Common Council voted to contribute additional funds to the tennis court rebuilding project. On Monday, council members voted to formally transfer that money into the Tennis Court Project Fund. Continue reading
e-Learning Policies Added to Plymouth Student Handbooks
The Plymouth Community School Corporation is formally updating some of its eLearning policies. On days when school is canceled due to weather or other reasons, eLearning days allow students to take part in classes and complete assignments online. Continue reading
Plymouth Community School Corporation Schedules Kindergarten Roundup
Parents 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
State Board of Education Releases 2014-15 A-F Grades
School corporations in Marshall County are making the grade, according to the A through F accountability standards approved today by the State Board of Education. The scores reflect changes fast-tracked through the Indiana General Assembly to hold corporations harmless due to last year’s significant drop in ISTEP+ scores. Continue reading
Plymouth Schools Offer Student Resources in Face of Tragedy
Students at Plymouth High School are mourning the loss of a fellow classmate.
17-year-old David Bacon III was pronounced dead on Sunday following a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Administrators with the Plymouth Community School Corporation are now working to provide students the resources they need to properly grieve.
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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
PSCS Launches Anonymous Tip Program
A new program is being launched by the Plymouth Community School Corporation that allows students and staff to submit anonymous tips to law enforcement online. The tips will be directly delivered to Corporal Bridget Hite, the student resource officer and current member of the Plymouth Police Department. Continue reading
Plymouth Superintendent Readmitted to Hospital After Kidney Transplant
Plymouth Community School Corporation Superintendent Dan Tyree is back in an Indianapolis Hospital for the second time nearly two weeks after having kidney transplant surgery. Continue reading
Changes to Staff at Plymouth Community School Corporation
Effective Wednesday, June 10 Plymouth School Corporation gains a new Director of Safety and Security. Formerly the School Resource Officer, Ted Brown is replacing Jim Phillips who served as Director of Safety and Security for the past two years. Brown is a Plymouth High School Graduate who has coached football for the past 15 years. 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.
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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Brooke 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.
Andy 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.
Kindergarten Round-up Set at Plymouth Community School Corporation
Kindergarten Round-up for incoming Plymouth Community School Corporation students is set for this week.
Students who do not live within the corporation boundaries can attend the school without paying tuition. A child has to be five years old on or before Aug. 1, 2015 in order to be eligible to attend kindergarten at Plymouth schools. A birth certificate, immunization records and social security card are required for registration. Parents will have a chance to meet with administrators and fill out paperwork. Incoming children will get to meet with teachers for screening purposes.
Plymouth Community School Corporation to Fill Vacancies
The Plymouth Community School Corporation has shuffled some personnel around to fill vacancies.
Plymouth Community School Corporation Assistant Superintendent Dan Fuston announced recently that he will be leaving the superintendent’s position to take a job with Five Star Technology Solutions as their Director of eLearning.
Plymouth High School Hosts John Oliver Speech Invitational Tournament
Speech teams from across northern Indiana will compete in the John Oliver Invitational Tournament at Plymouth High School today. More than 500 students from 26 schools will take part in various individual and group competitions. Members of the public are welcome to attend as well. Continue reading
Teacher Performance Grants Awarded to Several Local Schools
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
Plymouth School Corporation Adds Another Preschool Classroom
A local elementary school is adding another preschool classroom. The Plymouth Community School Corporation recently got Title I approval to add a new classroom at Jefferson Elementary School. It will ensure preschoolers between ages four and five in Plymouth have access to a free early childhood education. Continue reading
Community Balanced Calendar Meeting Planned Tonight at Culver
Several area school corporations are considering the adoption of a balanced school calendar for the 2015-2016 school year. The Rochester Community School Corporation already has one in place. Officials from that corporation will present information during a community meeting this evening at 6 p.m. EDT at Culver Community High School. Continue reading
