11/10/11 Just five years ago the Plymouth School District was so out of balance that Washington Elementary did not have a Title 1 teacher or aides. As this school year continues there are concerns with an out of balance situation, but this time it’s Webster Elementary and Menominee Elementary that are getting dangerously close...
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10/27/11 Riverside Intermediate School has received grant funding from the Dairy and Nutrition Council of Indiana, Inc., to sponsor activities for the school’s Fuel Up to Play 60 program during the 2011-2012 school year. Fuel Up to Play 60 is a national program sponsored by the National Dairy Council and the National Football League...
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10/05/11 The Plymouth School Board has given a nod of approval to what could be a $2 million construction project for the proposed New Tech High School within Plymouth High School. A public hearing was conducted during the regular board meeting October 4. Presenting the project was Brain Bohlender of Barton.Coe.Vilamaa Architects & Engineers...
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10/03/11 The debate on whether holding a student back a grade in school is more detrimental or beneficial has been going on for as long there have been schools, parents and students. But now, the decision to retain students in 3rd grade who have not achieved a third grade reading level is being taken...
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10/03/11 Just five years ago the Plymouth School District was so out of balance that Washington Elementary did not have a Title I teacher or aides. As the 2011-2012 school years starts there are concerns with an out of balance situation, but this time it’s Webster Elementary and Menominee Elementary that are getting dangerously...
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09/23/11 Although the official enrollment numbers for schools in Indiana will not be verified until the first week in October, Plymouth Schools Superintendent Dan Tyree says they have experienced well over 100 more students this year than last school year. Last Friday was the official state “count day” which determines the amount of reimbursement...
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08/31/11 As a corporation, the Plymouth Schools have achieved an “A” rating by the Indiana Department of Education for 2011. Ratings for the individual schools in the corporation ranged from “A” in all four elementary buildings to a “D” at Lincoln Junior High. Riverside Intermediate is ranked as a “B” school and Plymouth High...
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08/30/11 Plymouth Schools Superintendent Daniel Tyree announced Monday that the corporation as a whole has received an “A” rating by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). Additionally, the school system passed Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) through the federal No Child Left Behind legislation for the fourth year in a row. The states’ rating system...
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08/08/11 By all appearances, the Plymouth Schools could see an increase in enrollment for the 2011-2012 school year if the number of students registered within the past two days is any indication. Last year, the school enrollment was 3,550. Dan Tyree, Plymouth Schools superintendent, said, “We always want to have more.” Plymouth does accept...
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08/04/11 The Plymouth Schools welcomed Carrie Cannon on July 1 as an intern. Cannon is working on obtaining her PhD fromCapellaUniversityin Education Curriculum and Instructional Specialization. She completed her undergraduate degree atAndersonUniversity1999 and her Master’s atIndianaWesleyanUniversityin 2006. Cannon, who graduated from BremenHigh School, said she interviewed with several different school corporations. She said, “I...
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