Bargainers for the Three Rivers Community Schools and the school district’s teachers have reached a ‘tentative agreement’ on a new, two-year contract. That was the report from Superintendent Roger Rathburn in his ‘Superintendent’s Tidbits’ during the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (May 7). Rathburn noted that negotiating teams from the [...]

Three items appear on the Educational and Student Highlight portion of the agenda for the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (May 7).  They include: Empty Bowls check presentation Recognition of Jordan Hicks, a Three Rivers High School student, for his 7th place finish at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has a hefty and multi-faceted agenda for its meeting Monday evening (April 23), a session that will get underway earlier than usual – 5:30, rather than the customary 7 p.m. Two items appear under the Educational and Student Highlight heading: Kris Leach will be present with Jordan [...]

The Three Rivers school district has been recognized for recent infrastructure improvements expected to save nearly $200,000 a year in energy and operational costs. The Trane Energy Efficiency Award was presented to the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education during its meeting Monday evening (April 16). The board activated the project in July of [...]

A MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) Data Report  and ‘Superintendent’s Tidbits’ are agenda items for the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (March 19th). The board is also slated to consider a request from the Three Rivers Industrial Development Authority (TRIDA) to appoint Gary Turner to the TRIDA Board of Directors [...]

‘Refunding’ the Three Rivers school district’s 2004 School Building and Site Bonds is expected to generate net savings of more than a quarter-million dollars. The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education authorized moving forward with the refunding – something akin to refinancing a home mortgage – during the board’s meeting last Monday (March 5th).  [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has opted to stick with four-year terms for board members. The possibility of six-year terms – something allowed under election legislation approved and signed into law late last year – was an agenda item for the board meeting Monday evening (March 5th), but trustees took no action [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session at 7 o’clock Monday evening (March 5th). Trustees have a busy agenda for the meeting including consideration of the possibility of six-year terms for board members, the awarding of a bid for several pieces of band equipment, proposed refunding of the 2004 [...]

Proposed creation of a ‘District Student Data and Information Specialist Position’ will receive further attention during a Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education ‘work session’ on April 23rd. Scheduling of the session was the endpoint of discussion about the proposal during the board meeting Monday evening (February 6th), a meeting that brought action to [...]

January is School Board Recognition Month, an observance that was noted during the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (January 23rd). Superintendent Roger Rathburn read a statement regarding the celebration and the role that board members play.  He said, “We proudly join educators and community members in saluting these education advocates [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has approved a ‘resolution to borrow’ as part of the process to purchase a new 77-passenger school bus, a 2013 model at a cost of $87,619. The action came during the board’s first meeting of the New Year Monday evening (January 23rd). As noted by Financial Supervisor [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education will hold its first meeting of 2012 Monday evening (January 23rd). School board recognition, an Empty Bowls invitation and recognition of eight students from Three Rivers High School for their participation at the Business Professionals of America Regional Conference are agenda items for the session. Trustees are [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (December 12th) included some positive news in the form of the 2010-2011 Audit Report . Mike Wilson of Norman & Paulsen, P.C. provided an overview of the report and said the firm gave the district a ‘clean opinion,’ meaning the financial statements are in [...]

The 2010-2011 Audit Report is among the ‘Action Items’ for the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (December 12th). The board is also slated to act on a resignation tendered by Gene Schroll for the purpose of retirement, effective January 30, 2012, and to adopt a resolution to collect summer taxes. [...]

“Facilities” will be the focal point for conversation during the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (November 21st). Regarding Intermediate and Long Range Goals, the agenda for the meeting says “The Board of Education will review the Facilities portion of their Intermediate and Long Range Goals.” The goals were last updated [...]

Presentation of building and departmental reports was the dominant feature of Monday’s (November 7th) meeting of the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education. The session began at 8 a.m. and – after a break for lunch – extended into the afternoon hours. Athletic Director Frelen Gowan kicked off the series of presentations by 14 [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education will meet on Monday (November 7th) in a session that will begin at 8 a.m. and continue into the afternoon hours with a break for lunch. ‘Action items’ on the agenda include reaffirmation of the teaching employment contract with Ashley Martz, a request from Diana Dickerson-Weed to [...]

Proposed revisions to Board Bylaws and Policies underwent a ‘first reading’ during the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (October 24th). In launching the review, Superintendent Roger Rathburn said, “I would consider these updates somewhat uneventful.  Most of them are related to legislation – legislative changes – so it’s just updating [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education will meet Monday evening (October 24th). ‘Action items’ include the consent agenda, superintendent’s evaluation and two resignations. The board is slated to conduct the first reading of polices for the school district and hear ‘Superintendent’s Tidbits’ from Superintendent Roger Rathburn. The meeting will get underway at 7 [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday (October 10th). Action items include the ‘Consent Agenda’ and three resignations. Two reports are also on the agenda – one on ‘Growth of Online Courses,’ the other consisting of ‘Superintendent’s Tidbits.’ The meeting will be held in the [...]