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 [...]

Early indications are that a 10-year energy conservation program authorized by the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education a little over a year ago will yield the projected energy savings of at least $200,000 a year. Doug Landman, Educational Specialist with Trane Building Services, provided an update on the project during the school board [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has given the green light for a Three Rivers High School Band and Choir field trip to Orlando, Florida during Spring Break. Approval of the request for the out-of-state travel came during the board meeting Monday evening (September 26th). Choir Director Joel Moore and Band Director Bryan [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education is slated to meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday (September 26th). ‘Action items’ include adoption of the Adult Education Handbook, a request from the Three Rivers High School Band and Choir programs to travel to Orlando, Florida during the spring break, and designation of a [...]

Representatives from Three Rivers Health are slated to be on hand during the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (September 12th) to discuss a Michigan Department of Community Health grant to develop and implement a health clinic dedicated to providing healthcare services to the adolescent population within the school district.  They [...]

“2011-2012 Personnel” is the lone “Action Item” on the agenda for a special meeting of the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education scheduled for this coming Wednesday (August 24th). The meeting – set to begin at 8:30 a.m. – will be held in the office of Superintendent Roger Rathburn at 851 Sixth Avenue.

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has ratified a one-year contract with paraprofessional employees represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 517 M.  The action came during a regular board meeting Monday evening (August 15th). The agreement does not provide for any pay increases, but does make some changes agreed upon [...]

Ratification of a one-year contract with paraprofessionals is an ‘action item’ for the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (August 15th). The board is also slated to act on resignations from three employees – Philip Roberts, Laura Schippers and Reita Jaspeph – and an employment contract for Mindy Kline who will [...]