The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted a resignation and made several hires in an executive session Tuesday evening. The board accepted the resignation of eighth through 10th-grade counselor Brooklyn Stevens and the board hired Marissa Cowan as a sixth-grade math teacher. Connor Cotton and Shantel Cooper were employed as substitutes. The board hired summer […]
Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers announced the resignation of a Board of Education member at a meeting Tuesday evening. Wiebers read Brooke McAtee’s letter of resignation which will be effective June 12th. Wiebers told the board it did not need to vote to approve McAtee’s resignation, it only needed to be announced to the board. […]
The deadline is Friday, May 4th for enrollment at Trenton R-9 Summer School. Enrollment forms are available at Trenton middle school and the S.M. Rissler offices. The form also may be downloaded from the Trenton R-9 school website. Completed applications may be returned to any Trenton R-9 school office. Summer School at Trenton will be […]
The Trenton R-9 School District will release students early Thursday to allow students and staff to attend the funeral of long-time Trenton Middle School teacher Donalyn Crowley. S. M. Rissler Elementary School students will be dismissed at 12:50, and Trenton Middle and High School students will be released at 1:07. There will be no afternoon […]
The Trenton R-9 School District is partnering with Catapult Learning again this year for Summer School. The program is called Summer Journey and is planned May 22nd through June 22nd for students entering kindergarten through ninth grades. The curriculum involves math, reading, communication arts, science, social studies, and exploratory classes. Summer School Administrator E’Lisha Gass […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted resignations and approved hirees during a special closed session meeting Thursday. The board accepted the resignations of elementary teachers Bradley Ewald and Taylor Hinton. Ewald currently teaches second grade and Taylor Hinton teaches fourth grade. The board hired Mike Tipton for high school science, Tristan Dugan and KelLeigh […]
The Trenton R-9 School District will hold its annual preschool and kindergarten screenings in May for children residing in the district. The screenings will be held in the Early Childhood Center at Rissler Elementary School May 14th through 18th. Director of Special Services Tara Hoffman says children who will be five years old before August […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education Tuesday evening denied a request for a waiver from student conduct policy. The board unanimously denied Trenton High School student Emma Gilham’s request for a waiver from Board Policy JFC in regard to a student walkout planned this Wednesday morning. Gilham told the board the walkout was to urge […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will meet Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Trenton High School/Middle School media library at 5:30. The agenda includes salary schedules, a student request for a waiver from board policy, 2018-2019 tuition, the addition of a first-grade teacher position, the Teacher of the Year, the announcement of make up […]
Next week is Severe Weather Awareness Week and National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Cutter says that the purpose of the week is to encourage the public to think about the severe weather that could occur in the area, including thunderstorms, flooding, hail, and tornadoes, and what they should do in a severe weather event. Grundy […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved salaries for the 2018-2019 school year for eight administrators during an executive session Tuesday evening. The approved salaries include those of Superintendent Dan Wiebers for $107,780, Supportive Services Director Kris Ockenfels, $85,273; Rissler Elementary School Assistant Principal Kayli Burrell, $57,060; Middle and High School Assistant Principal Kasey Bailey, […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved the 2018-2019 school calendar at its meeting last evening. New teacher orientation for next school year will be August 15 with teacher In-Service days to be August 16th, 17th, and 20th. The first day of school will be August 21 with the last day planned to be an […]
The Trenton Middle School and Trenton High School bands participated in Grand River Conference Band auditions Wednesday. Trenton R-9 Director of Bands Tim Gilham reports 13 seventh graders and eight eighth graders earned a place or were chosen as alternates for the middle school conference band. Seventh and eighth graders named as first chair for […]
Following an executive session for evaluation of the Superintendent, the Trenton R-9 Board of Education agreed to offer a one-year extension to the contract of Superintendent Dan Wiebers. The salary for the 2018-19 year is to be determined at a later date. The extension maintains a three-year superintendents’ contract for Wiebers. The board also approved […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved payment of funds to the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library at its meeting Tuesday evening. The board approved paying the library $1,696.93 in interest from the Frank Drake Library Fund. The school district is the steward of the Frank Drake Library Fund. Superintendent Dan Wiebers announced the Missouri […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved refinancing of bonds at its meeting Tuesday evening. Doctor Brent Blevins of George K. Baum provided the board with information on the sale of the General Obligation Series 2010A Refunding Bonds. He said investors were confident in the district’s bonds, and it was a “great sale”. Blevins said […]
Winter is almost upon us, and with that, the Trenton R-9 School District has made plans on how to handle school cancellations and days that start late. With information on how the district will hand Winter situations, Superintendent Dan Wiebers tells listeners how announcements will be made.
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved of a bid for construction of an addition to the district’s maintenance building at its meeting Tuesday evening. The board approved the bid from Andy Gannon of Phased Electric for $53,000. Supportive Services Director Kris Okenfels shared that Phased Electric could start on construction as soon as this […]
The Trenton R-9 School District’s first-day enrollment was 1,072 students. The enrollment number is down by 26 compared to the first day of school last year. The ninth grade class is the largest with 103 students, second grade is the smallest class with 65 and 85 students are enrolled in kindergarten. All other grades at Trenton […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education set its tax levy prior to its regular meeting Tuesday evening. The levy totals slightly over $4.10 ($4.1016), which is down about 11 cents ($.1132) from last year. It includes about $3.20 ($3.2016) for incidental and 90 cents for debt service. Projected revenues total $3,313,565, which is up $151,697. […]
