The Plymouth Community School Corporation will soon be asking residents for permission to raise property taxes to help fund school operations. The school board voted unanimously Tuesday to place a referendum on the May ballot.
Continue readingMake-up days will be up for approval during tonight’s Plymouth School Board meeting. The proposed make-up days are Monday, February 18, and Monday, June 3, although there’s a chance the second make-up day won’t be needed.
Continue readingPlymouth School Board members recently considered a resolution related to the new
The Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer for the Plymouth Community School Corporation were appointed when the school board met last Monday.
Continue readingThe legal services of attorney Jeff Houin were secured during Monday night’s Plymouth School Board meeting.
Continue readingThe Plymouth School Board reorganized for the New Year when they met Monday night.
Following the pledge of allegiance, the oath of office was administered to re-elected members Melissa Christiansen and Larry Pinkerton.
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Plymouth School Board members learned that a few major milestones have been reached on the new Lincoln Junior High School building project when they met for their first meeting of the year.
Skillman Corporation Project Manager Derek Anderson presented some information to the school board Monday evening.
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The Plymouth School Board last week approved an agreement with Indiana University’s Center on Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL). Under the agreement, CELL will get almost $31,000, but Superintendent Andy Harley said that will be covered by grant funding.
The Plymouth Community School Corporation will be cutting back on the length of spring break, starting in 2020. As part of the 2019-2020 school calendar approved by the school board last week, spring break will be reduced from two weeks down to one week plus the Friday before and the Monday after.
Crews working on the new Lincoln Junior High School had to deal with colder-than-average temperatures last month. Project Manager Derek Anderson told the Plymouth School Board Tuesday that weather slowed down construction slightly.
The Plymouth High School Music Department is reporting growth. The school board got an update Tuesday from Band Director Bryan Ames and Orchestra Teacher Jodi Kallenberg.
More Plymouth school employees are getting a raise. The school board Tuesday agreed to increase the yearly pay for eligible administrators and salaried classified employees by $629. “It is the equivalent dollar amount that we were able to negotiate for teachers through that process,” Superintendent Andy Hartley explained. Hourly classified employees will get a 25-cent-per-hour raise.
In the midst of last week’s fatal school bus crash, several Plymouth school officials were among those joining in the response efforts.
More Plymouth school employees could soon be getting a raise. Pay increases for administrators and classified staff will be up for approval during tonight’s school board meeting. Raises for teachers were approved back in October, as part of the master contract.
Officials at the Plymouth Municipal Airport are ready to get several projects off the ground!
Catapults and a Vietnam War battle were the two topics that Riverside Intermediate School students discussed with the Plymouth School Board last week. Principal Kyle Coffman explained that as part of the school’s SOAR block, which stands for Securing Outstanding Academics at Riverside, students have the chance to explore topics of interest to them.
Riverside Intermediate School’s newest teacher was introduced to the Plymouth School Board Monday. Rick Stiles was hired to teach fifth grade Language Arts and Social Studies, after working as an aide at the school for the past two years.
The Plymouth School Board approved some updates to the employee handbook Monday. Superintendent Andy Hartley explained that school corporations now have to name compliance officers who are responsible for enforcing the employee policies.
The construction of Plymouth’s new Lincoln Junior High School building remains on-schedule. Superintendent Andy Hartley told the school board Monday that the structural walls of the gym were in place and work was about to start on the roof. Structural walls for the future locker rooms are also up. At the academic wing, crews have been pouring footings and the cement slab.
Plymouth High School will soon be offering courses in Education Professions, Cybersecurity, and Aviation. The school board Monday approved the addition of six new high school courses for the 2019-2020 school year.
