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What to do about two retirement-generated custodial vacancies was a topic for conversation during the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (August 16th).
Superintendent Roger Rathburn introduced the subject under the agenda report item of “Staffing” and suggested waiting to fill the vacancies until fall when further information will be available on [...]
Three resignations and four employment contracts are on the agenda for the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (August 16th).
Two reports are also slated as part of the session – one on staffing, the other being “Superintendent’s Tidbits” from Roger Rathburn.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and be held in [...]
The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education is slated to consider a ‘Resolution to Borrow’ during a special meeting set for 8 a.m. Monday (August 2nd).
The loan is related to an energy conservation project approved by the board during its July 19th meeting. In that session, the board adopted a resolution to enter into [...]
The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has approved a one-year contract with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 517M which represents the school district’s paraprofessionals.
Action on the contract came during the board meeting Monday morning (July 19th).
The paraprofessionals – 42 in number – ratified the agreement earlier.
The contract reflects no salary change and [...]
Susan Schmidtendorff has been elected to another term as president of the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education for 2010/2011.
Action to return Schmidtendorff to the top leadership post came during the board’s annual organizational meeting Monday morning (July 19th).
The election activity also kept other board officers in place for the next year – Matt [...]
The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education will conduct its annual organizational meeting Monday morning (July 19th).
Agenda items for the session include:
• Administration of the oath of office to Pete Bennett, Susan Schmidtendorff and Christy Trammell who were elected to board seats in the May 4th election
• Election of officers
• Designation of depositories and [...]
The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has adopted a preliminary budget for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year that shows a reduction in both revenues and expenditures from the fiscal year now drawing to a close.
Action on the general fund budget and several related items came Monday evening (June 21st) following a public hearing and [...]
“Welcome aboard. We’re thrilled to have you.”
These were words that Susan Schmidtendorff, president of the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education, directed to Jean Logan Monday evening (June 21st) prior to the board’s vote to reaffirm employment contracts with Logan, the new principal at Three Rivers High School, and 12 new teachers.
Logan, who has [...]
The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education will conduct a budget hearing at the outset of its meeting Monday evening (June 21st).
The hearing will include a budget presentation and an opportunity for public comment regarding the spending plan for the upcoming year.
The agenda for the regular meeting that will follow includes a closed session [...]
Twenty-two retirement resignations will be up for consideration by the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education during its next regular meeting Monday evening (June 7th).
Other items of business include administration presentation of changes in elementary, middle school and high school student handbooks, the superintendent’s contract, and “Superintendent’s Tidbits.”
The meeting will get underway at 7 [...]