By Tippecanoe Canoe Marketing Director Aaron Leedy AKRON — In recent years, attracting new students and retaining current ones to public school corporations has become just as competitive as businesses competing for customers. Just like the success of a business depends on the revenue from shoppers, a public school … Read More
By Brett R. Boggs Superintendent of Schools Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — Back in 2007, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels asked a small group of volunteers to help develop recommendations to reform and restructure local government in Indiana in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations … Read More
By Blaine Conley, Assistant Superintendent Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation MENTONE — Over the summer months, teachers from Tippecanoe Valley participated in the Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute for four days, All Write Summer Institute for two days, IDOE training on the new high school science standards for one … Read More
By BRETT R. BOGGS Superintendent of Schools, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — The information to be shared in this Valley Insight article comes from the March 2016 issue of Thriving Communities, Thriving State in an article titled, “Recommendations for Thriving Rural Communities.” The Rural and Small Town … Read More
By CASSIE JENSEN Director of Marketing, PR and Grant Writing AKRON — As children prepare for school to start at Tippecanoe Valley, the corporation is also preparing activities to engage and excite them. One of the programs that is sure to do this is Akron Elementary’s new makerspace … Read More
By RANDY DAHMS Mentone Elementary School Principal MENTONE — In a recent article by the Center for Public Education, “PreKindergarten: What the Research Shows,” it states, “Across the nation, school districts are working on many fronts to ensure that no child is left behind and that all children reach … Read More
By LOIS BUSS Fellowship of Christian Athletes Co-sponsor, Tippecanoe Valley High School AKRON — The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a national organization of students, teachers and coaches who unite their two passions of sports and faith to impact the world for Christ. At Tippecanoe Valley High School, this group … Read More
By MEAGAN WILKS Director of Special Services, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — In today’s classrooms, teachers address an extreme range of learning needs. Typically, much emphasis is placed on the needs of students who struggle academically. There are many resources and specific programs within schools designed to … Read More
By CAROLINE DAY Counselor, Mentone Elementary School MENTONE — At Mentone Elementary School, we know that academic rigor is important. We also know that positive relationships matter most.
Read MoreBy SCOTT BACKUS Principal, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School AKRON — It is not a stretch to say that the world we live in today is very different than it was even 10 years ago. As society changes and the values of society shift, schools have to find ways to … Read More
By Jon Hutton Assistant Principal, Tippecanoe Valley High School “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela At Tippecanoe Valley High School, 160 to 200 new students come through our doors at the start of every school year. Each group has its … Read More
By Inga Omondi Instructional Coach, Akron Elementary School “No matter how well trained people are, few can sustain their best performance on their own. That’s where coaching comes in.” — Atul Gawande If you could peek into any Tippecanoe Valley classroom where an instructional coach is spending some … Read More
AKRON — Typically, the response I receive from people when asked if they would ever want to be a bus driver is, “No way!” Everyone knows how critical transporting students to and from school is to the success of students. Many imagine how difficult it is to accomplish this task especially taking into consideration the conditions of our roads in the winter months, student behavior, and a lack of parental support. But, our bus drivers still get the job done day in and day out.
Read MoreBy BRETT BOGGS TVSC Superintendent AKRON — This year’s monthly “Valley Insight” articles will focus on the people of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation as we celebrate the activities and accomplishments of our students, staff, parents and the community. People are the most important part of any organization and … Read More
By DR. MICHAEL BENDICSEN Principal, Tippecanoe Valley High School The sixth century Greek philosopher Heraclitus claimed “Change is the only constant in life.” At Tippecanoe Valley High School we recognize that change is a normal and necessary part of the education profession. In many ways it is inevitable. It … Read More
By CHRIS TREBER Public education is not broken; but the truth is, there are those who would see it dismantled. Standardized tests span days. An A-F school grading system beguiles accountability to the detriment of our communities. School and teacher performance is evaluated with flawed methodology that ignores … Read More
