SCHOOL NEWS RELEASE

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Tippecanoe Valley Approves Pay Increases for Substitute Teachers

The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation (TVSC) announces recently approved pay increases for substitute teachers. Based on one’s level of education, the rates range from $70 to $85 per day.

Quality substitute teachers are an important asset and require special attributes to enhance the learning process. The best substitute teachers demonstrate the desire to work well with children ages 5-18, relate well to all students, inspire a love of learning, and have a good sense of humor. They must be flexible, dedicated, patient, kind, fair, and consistent.

TVSC is currently accepting applications from qualified and caring individuals for positions in substitute teaching. Opportunities are available at all grades (K-12) at Akron Elementary School, Mentone Elementary School, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, and Tippecanoe Valley High School.

Applicants must have at least a high school diploma and a valid Indiana Substitute Teaching Permit or a valid Indiana Teaching License. Individuals applying for an Indiana Substitute Teaching Permit from the Indiana Department of Education may do so by going to https://license.doe.in.gov/

Applicants for a position in substitute teaching in the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation may contact Dawn Rowland ([email protected] and 574-353-7741, ext. 1000) at the TVSC Administration Office at 8343 South State Road 19, Akron, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This article, written by Amanda McFarland, recently appeared in the Ink Free News.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation covers a number of towns and, at one time, each had its own high school. Thanks to the efforts of several area residents, those schools’ memories are on display for all to see and reminisce.

Tippecanoe Valley High School houses several display cases near its gym, each holding special memorabilia from a different former high school, including Burket, Beaver Dam and Talma. Akron and Mentone also had high schools, however that memorabilia is on display in those towns’ respective elementary school buildings.

Instrumental in gathering the memorabilia are Wayne and Joyce Cumberland, Peg Eaton, Linda Tucker, Judy Haney, Dan Kramer and TVSC Superintendent, Brett Boggs. These and other individuals have worked to create and organize the displays so that the community can see and enjoy that part of its history.

“The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is blessed with individuals who care deeply about the ancestry of our schools and have put countless hours into collecting and attractively displaying memorabilia from Beaver Dam, Burket, and Talma High Schools at Tippecanoe Valley High School,” Boggs said. “A stroll through the north entrance leading to the Tippecanoe Valley High School gym takes one back to the days when the young people in our community were served by these schools. Tippecanoe Valley thanks these individuals for helping keep the history of these schools alive in our community. Tippecanoe Valley also thanks the many Beaver Dam, Burket and Talma alumni who have donated memorabilia for others to enjoy.”

The project began in 2010 with a conversation between Boggs and Kramer about how they could save the old scoreboard from Burket High School. This, in turn, led to the idea of finding other memorabilia. Soon, announcements were going out and the public responded. Volunteers stepped forward to manage the collections. Donations came in totaling around $700 and Eli Zimmerman was hired to build identical display cases, each housing memorabilia from a different school.

Today, the scoreboard is now on display above a case full of Burket memorabilia. It still lights up and is turned on for every Tippecanoe Valley High School home game.

Not all of the high schools closed at the same time. Burket’s last graduating class was in 1955 and Beaver Dam’s was in 1962. Talma also closed in the 1960s, though the middle school continued in operation until a tornado damaged much of the town about a decade later.

While items are accepted from each school, Boggs and Kramer are especially interested in items from Talma High School, which is currently the smallest collection on display.

Boggs invites anyone who has items they would like to loan or donate to contact him at the TVSC administration office, (574) 353-7741 or email [email protected].

This original story can be seen at http://www.inkfreenews.com/2015/09/21/displays-keep-high-schools-memories-alive/

Among the Pace Setters for the 2015 United Way Campaign, the three school corporations based in Kosciusko County – Warsaw, Wawasee, and Tippecanoe Valley – decided to have a friendly competition. The winner was determined by the largest percentage of participation overall, with the winning school corporation receiving a traveling trophy. Warsaw came in at 15.0% employee participation, Wawasee was at 16.99%, while Valley saw 22.5% of our employees participate in this year’s United Way Campaign.

Thank you to TVMS Assistant Principal Cory Cooper for heading this year’s TVSC United Way Campaign. And thank you to all the TVSC employees that demonstrated a generous and caring spirit by giving the United Way. That’s Valley Pride in action!

VALLEY INSIGHT
By Brett R. Boggs
Superintendent of Schools
Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation

The Heart of a Teacher

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 we plan to share our “people stories” with you.

Why do teachers teach? I asked Tippecanoe Valley’s teachers to share their heart in responding to this question and received several touching responses. I wish I could share them all, but here are two. They provide true insight into “The Heart of a Teacher”.

“For me, the greatest joy of teaching is having great purpose in what I do every day.  The work of a good teacher is immeasurable in the lives of students, families, and colleagues. It truly can touch eternity.  We have an opportunity each day to create culture and to influence the thinking and the character of so many around us.  This makes teaching a great privilege and a great responsibility.  As I age and am more and more equipped to teach, my passion grows for the magic that happens daily in a classroom and in the minds and hearts of the students.  I am excited every day, not only about the content I bring to them, but about helping them grow as thinkers, servants, leaders, and world citizens of character.  But as we serve, we can never really give more than we receive.  Teaching and being in the presence of these amazing students keeps me young and gives me necessary and grand hope for the future.  Teaching is a calling and a blessing hard to define or articulate.  I love what Penny Kittle says about the profession in her 2005 book, The Greatest Catch: A Life in Teaching: “Teaching is about honor and goodness and mercy.  It really is.  And no one will be watching you most of the time.  You either live up to the calling of this profession, or you don’t, and most likely no one will ever know but you.”  When my career in teaching ends, if it ends, I want to say I lived up to a noble calling; I made a difference.” (Lois Buss – Language Arts Teacher – Tippecanoe Valley High School)

“I became a teacher because of the teachers I had while attending Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation. We have some of the most caring teachers around and really strive to do what is best for our students.  It’s because of those teachers, which inspired me, that lead me to this career path.  Teaching gives me so many joys in life both inside and outside the classroom. I get to help students strive for their dreams and see the joy on their face when they accomplish something. They are so proud, especially my special education students, there’s nothing better than seeing how happy they are because of the little things in life.  It’s because of their joy and them being successful I know I’m doing my job right. The students are what make it worth coming to work every day. They simply make my job enjoyable and I couldn’t have been happier with my career choice.  I’m happy to be a part of a school system that had a great impact on me and my education! (Melody Rockhill – Special Education Teacher – Akron Elementary School).

Every teacher has their own unique reasons why they chose teaching as a career. The one thing they have in common, though, is a calling to inspire and make a difference in the lives of the children they teach. That’s “The Heart of a Teacher”.

VALLEY INSIGHT – BRETT BOGGS – AUGUST 2015

TIPPECANOE VALLEY REGISTRATION

The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation announces its 2015-2016 registration dates and times for students attending any Tippecanoe Valley school – Akron Elementary School, Mentone Elementary School, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, or Tippecanoe Valley High School. Registration will be held at each school from noon to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, and Thursday, July 30.

At Tippecanoe Valley High School, students entering grades 11 and 12 are asked to register on Tuesday, July 28. Students entering grades 9 and 10 are asked to register on Thursday, July 30.

High school students new to the district are to contact the high school office at (574) 353-7031, ext. 2420, beginning Tuesday, July 28, to schedule an appointment. Appointments will be made for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 3-5, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation also offers an online registration process for those who would like to complete all the necessary paperwork prior to registration. Visit http://www.tippecanoevalleyschools.com/enrollment for access to the online registration for new and returning students.

The first student day of the 2015-2016 school year is Monday, August 10.