Triton Director of Maintenance Bruce Gephart provided school board members with a couple of project updates during his report at Monday’s meeting.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said that Gephart told members about the preliminary work that is being done on the schools’ bond project. Continue reading
Bourbon residents with little ones will be happy to know that the Triton Community School Corporation will be offering pre-school in the 2018-19 school year. Continue reading
The Triton School Board members approved a few different quotes when they met for their monthly meeting Monday night.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle explained the school corporation will save some money on a John Deere utility tractor with a loader and bucket since they will be trading in their old tractor to the supplier, GreenMark Equipment. Continue reading
In order to recruit more bus drivers, Triton School Board members amended their bus driver pay scale when they met Monday night.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said that having a shortage of available bus drivers is a pretty common problem for most schools right now. Riffle said he made some calls to surrounding school corporations to get a more competitive pay scale established for Triton’s drivers.
Superintendent Riffle said, “For level zero it’s $65 and it goes all the way up to level 25 where it’s $86.” The superintendent explained that a bus driver at “level zero” is still in their first year of employment. Continue reading
A couple of unique field trip opportunities available to Triton students were up for approval during last week’s school board meeting.
When school board members met last Monday, they considered two trip requests. One request came from science teacher Dawn Slein for a study abroad trip to Ecuador. Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said the proposed trip would be for the science club and it would take place in June of 2019.
Additionally, members considered a trip request from physics teacher Tina Zechiel for her class to visit Six Flags in Chicago. However, as Superintendent Riffle explained, it won’t be just any field trip to the amusement park. Continue reading
As the first member of school personnel that many children see in the morning and the last one they may see at the end of the day, bus drivers play an important role in students’ lives as they have the potential to set the tone for the day.
That’s according Triton’s Corporation Secretary and Transportation Director Mindy Klotz. At Monday night’s school board meeting, Klotz shared some important info about bus safety and the corporation’s bus drivers, who she referred to as unsung heroes. Continue reading
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Trion Junior-Senior High School auxiliary gym earlier this week.
School officials marked the start of the project on Monday by planting shovels and digging up soil at the site where the new gym will be constructed. Continue reading
Triton School Board members considered the renewal of a dietician services contract through the Northern Indiana Education Service Center (NIESC) when they met Monday night.
According to Superintendent Jeremy Riffle, members considered the extension of Dietician Kaylnn MacKillop’s contract. Riffle said Triton’s contract would be for $3,500 and would run from August 1st of this year through June 1st of 2019. Continue reading
Triton School Board members approved the purchase of 180 new Chromebooks when they met Monday night. The money for the computers will come from a digital learning grant from the Indiana Department of Education.
Members approved two different quotes from the company FireFly Computers. One quote of $23,795 was for 90 Chromebooks for the 6th grade and a quote of $25,592 was approved for some storage carts and 90 Chromebooks for the 2nd grade.
The School Corporation’s treasurer and business manager Tom McFarland explained why there was price difference of about $1,797. Continue reading
The Marshall County Election Board members discussed a decision by the Bourbon Town Council members to use the Matchett Center as a Vote Center.
At each school board meeting, Triton Superintendent Jeremy Riffle takes some time to recognize ways that students and staff are exhibiting the core values of the school corporation.
Riffle explained, “The core values are continuous improvement, shared leadership, social responsibility, accountability, evidence-based decision making and high expectations.” When school board members met Monday night, he acknowledged various examples of how the core values are being displayed at Triton. Continue reading
Triton Superintendent Jeremy Riffle shared that school board members approved a number of items on their agenda when they met Monday evening.
He mentioned that an activity bus will now be added to the Triton School Corporation’s fleet as a part of the school’s bus replacement plan. The vehicle will be purchased from Kerlin’s Bus Sales for approximately $48,000 after applying the cost of a trade-in. Continue reading
The local law enforcement officers who assisted Triton School officials with an emergency situation a few weeks ago were recognized for their outstanding work during Monday night’s Triton School Board Meeting.
As previously reported, on Wednesday, February 28th, officials at the Triton School Corporation were alerted of a threat made through social media that was reportedly targeted toward Triton and the Bourbon community. Continue reading
The Triton School Corporation will be saving approximately $20,000 a year following a decision made school board members during their meeting Monday night.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said that members considered a 5-year copy machine lease and maintenance agreement with Adams Remco. He added that the lease agreement indicated the school would receive 7 Toshiba copiers for a total cost of $16,448.88 annually. Continue reading
Triton School Board members permitted the school corporation’s summer programs to be posted when they met last week.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle discussed some of the summer sessions that are offered through Triton. Continue reading
Various technology updates were discussed during the Triton School Board meeting last week.
Members considered a quote for anti-virus software for the school corporation when they met on Monday. They unanimously approved a $28,000 quote from the company Barkly.
Technology Director Ted Fisher also informed the board that sixth grade students will soon be receiving new Google Chrome Books. Continue reading
After ridding the bus garage of obsolete parts, the Triton School Corporation received more than $700 from the sale of the unneeded items.
Superintendent Jeremy Riffle explained that a new transportation mechanic was recently hired. He went through the garage to clear up some space and make the area more efficient. Continue reading
Triton School Board members took a big step with their bond project by approving quotes for HVAC installation, roof repairs and auxiliary gym construction at their meeting on Monday. Continue reading
Repair work is underway at Triton Junior/Senior High School to fix the gymnasium floor that sustained major water damage due to flooding in January.
When Triton School Board members met on Monday, they approved a quote of $181,240.80 from the Michigan-based company Cedar Creek for the floor replacement work. Continue reading
Triton schools will be receiving more than 20 new computers to assist with Project Lead the Way curriculum, following a decision made by Triton School Board members on Monday.
Members approved a quote of $16,258 from DakTech for 22 computers to assist with Project Lead the Way. Superintendent Jeremy Riffle explained that the older computers didn’t have necessary features that are required for particular lessons. Continue reading
