The 2019-2020 school improvement plans were presented to the Plymouth School Board last week. Assistant Superintendent Jill VanDriessche said this year’s plans recognize the importance of collaboration in making sure children have amazing futures.
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Plymouth High School’s $2 million HVAC project is underway. Superintendent Andy Hartley gave an update to the school board last week. “If you were to walk through some of the parts, you’d see some ceiling tiles popped out, as they start working on lines there,” he said.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Community School Corporation’s capital projects plan for the years 2020 through 2022 was officially adopted by the school board Tuesday.
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Work on the new Lincoln Junior High School remains on schedule, as crews prepare for winter. Project Manager Derek Anderson told the Plymouth School Board Tuesday that good weather has helped with progress over the past month.
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The Plymouth Community School Corporation’s 2020 budget was adopted during Tuesday’s school board meeting. It calls for a total budget of more than $36 million. Just over $20 million of that is the Education Fund, with an Operations Fund of more than $9 million. Business Manager Kandi Tinkey said she anticipates the total tax rate to be about 1.16 percent, up from just over 1.1 percent.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Community School Corporation’s enrollment is down slightly from last year. Superintendent Andy Hartley told the school board Tuesday that the preliminary figures from last month’s official count show that there were 3,430 students.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Community School Corporation’s 2020 budget will be up for adoption during tonight’s school board meeting. It calls for a total budget of more than $36 million. Just over $20 million of that is the Education Fund, with an Operations Fund of more than $9 million. The 2020 capital projects and bus replacement plans will also be up for board approval.
Continue readingThe Plymouth School board held hearings over the 2020 budget, capital projects plan and bus replacement plan when members met last week.
The total budget estimate for 2020 is $36,335,077, with $20,370,626 listed in the education fund and $9,289,424 in the operations fund.
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The Plymouth School Board provided approval for a fundraiser request submitted by the Lincoln Junior High Fall Athletics teams when members met last week.
Continue readingThe Plymouth School Board considered a resolution related to a reduction to the corporation’s financial obligation to the Teachers’ Retirement Fund (TRF) when members met this week.
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Multiple donations were officially accepted by the Plymouth School Board when members met Tuesday night.
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A show of support for public education is being planned for Labor Day.
A group calling itself the “Friends of Public Education” will be walking in this year’s Blueberry Festival Parade, according to Plymouth School Superintendent Andy Hartley.
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A year-and-a-half after flooding devastated parts of Marshall County, the Plymouth Community School Corporation continues to be recognized for its role in the response efforts.
Continue readingThe Plymouth School Board was presented with another round of policy updates last week. A number of recommendations from policy consultant NEOLA were brought to the board for first reading by Superintendent Andy Hartley.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Alternative High School continues to see success in helping students graduate. Teacher Katie Duran reviewed the 2018-2019 school year for the Plymouth School Board last week.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Community School Corporation has hired an outside company to handle speech therapy, after no one applied for an open speech pathologist job. More over, the school board last week approved a contract with PresenceLearning.
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The Plymouth Community School Corporation is “ahead of the game,” when it comes to its emergency plan. That’s what Director of Safety and Security Ted Brown told the school board last week.
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Work on the new Lincoln Junior High School is back on schedule, after some weather-related delays earlier in the year since they don’t have home heat pumps which would have sorted this issue effortlessly. Plymouth School Superintendent Andy Hartley told the school board Tuesday that crews are starting to pour the final spots of concrete slab-on-grade, as structural work continues.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Community School Corporation will no longer have a director of quality programs, but it will have an assistant to the assistant superintendent. Brooke Busse’s appointment as Webster Elementary School principal has given Superintendent Andy Hartley the chance to restructure the administrative office staff.
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Lincoln Junior High School has a new assistant principal. Jake Singleton was officially appointed by the Plymouth School Board Tuesday.
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