The Tipton County Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring the "Super Star Teacher Awards". Please use the following link to nominate your pick for Tri-Central's "Super Star Teacher".
https://tiptonchamber.org/super-star-teacher/
Our Elementary teachers (and principal) preparing for the year with Schoology/Seesaw/STEM training on Friday. #GreatStaffGreatSchool #TCEProud
Today was the end of our first week of school. Many great things happening at TCE. First fire drill today.
Friday Night Lights! Go Trojans!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
While we are happy to still be able to serve all our students free breakfast right now, lunch has returned to the regular prices. If your student(s) are not approved for free meals, it is important to make sure they have money on their meal accounts. Those approved for reduced meals, need to pay $.40 per lunch, and those on full pay status must pay $2.35 in the elementary and $2.60 in the junior/senior high per lunch. You may check your student(s) meal accounts balance through Skyward.
Many of our students are already near the charge limit of $10.00. When your student reaches the $10.00 charge limit, they will be served a cheese sandwich and milk at a cost of $1.85. We do not want to have to serve any child a cheese sandwich, and we are certain you do not want your child to be served a cheese sandwich. So please, send money in as soon as possible if your student has a negative or low meal account balance.
If you feel you may qualify for free or reduced priced meals, please complete a free and reduced application through Skyward or request one be mailed to you by contacting me at 765-963-2560 ext. 1172 or by email at twyant@tccs.k12.in.us.
Thank you,
Tami Wyant
Food Service Director
Mr. Sellers teaching ukuleles!
Great first day of school at Tri-Central! Spent time this AM reviewing procedures and expectations.
Tri-Central Elementary is looking for a special education para. If interested, contact Jay Adair at jadair@tccs.k12.in.us.
Great seeing so many kids and parents tonight for Meet the Teacher Night. Thank you to our cheerleaders for helping pass out popsicles. #TCEStrong
TC School Board Members - Dan DeLong, Donnie Treadway and Chris Kelley grilling hamburgers for the staff after today's professional development training. Thanks guys!
We are looking forward to meeting our students and guardians tonight at the open house from 4-6 pm at the elementary and middle high school!
Dear Parent or Guardian,
The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) distributed summer 2022 Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits on Monday, July 18. As FSSA continues to work through the extremely high volume of requests for replacement cards, please note the following.
The Division of Family Resources has received tens of thousands of requests for P-EBT replacement cards.
Benefits were applied to cards issued January 2021 or later. If you have multiple cards, please call the phone number on the back of the card to check the balance on each card before submitting a request for a replacement.
Only one card per student can be active at a time. If a request is entered that a card be replaced, the previously sent card is inactivated and can no longer be used.
The process for assigning new cards requires FSSA staff to manually review each request for a replacement card. There will be a delay between when the request is submitted online and when the request is reviewed by a staff member.
Cards are not stored in or mailed from FSSA offices. Cards are mailed from a secure card facility in the same way a replacement debit or credit card is sent. There is a delay between when the replacement request is reviewed by FSSA staff and when the card is mailed from the secure card facility.
It is likely that card replacements will take up to 6 weeks or longer. Submitting multiple requests significantly slows the process of completing replacement requests.
You can find general information about P-EBT on the FSSA P-EBT website: https://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/dfr-policy-changes-and-actions/pandemic-ebt/
Your patience and cooperation is appreciated!
Over 100 Tri-Central Staff members participating in Active Shooter Training put on by the Indiana State Police today.
Tri-Central Elementary construction progress. Sidewalk was demolished today.
Tri-Central staff had a full day of meetings and professional development today. Thanks to Four County for a PD on suicide prevention. We also had a visit from our Tipton County DCS office.
All of our staff are back and ready for another great school year!#TogetherWECan! #GoTrojans!
Elementary construction progress. Temporary wall went up today and classroom demo is almost done.
The Indiana State Police recently released the following information pertaining to school bus safety:
INDIANA STATE POLICE
PENDLETON DISTRICT
9022 S. State Road 67
Pendleton, IN 46064
www.in.gov/isp
CONTACT:
Sergeant Scott Keegan
Public Information Officer
765-778-2121
Twitter: @ISPPendleton
School Bus Safety:
Parents are an important part of a total safety program for children who travel by school bus. Children need to learn to be safe pedestrians as they walk to and from the bus as well as to be safe riders when they’re on the bus. Here’s how you can help:
Have your children put everything they carry in a backpack or school bag so that they won’t drop things along the way.
Attach a piece of high visibility fluorescent or reflective material to their clothing or backpack.
Make sure they leave home on time so that they can walk to the bus stop and arrive before the bus is due, running can be dangerous.
Go to the bus stop with a young child and have older children walk in groups. There’s safety in numbers because groups are easier for drivers to see.
If your child must walk in the street, walk single file, face traffic, and stay as close to the edge of the road as possible.
Don’t let your child play running games or push or shove at the bus stop.
Make sure your child stands at least 6 feet (3 giant steps) from the road while waiting for the bus.
If children must cross the street to the bus, remind them to wait for the driver to signal that it’s safe to cross.
Tell your child if they drop something near the bus they should never pick it up, instead, they should tell the bus driver and follow the driver’s directions. Remind children to look to the right before they step off the bus, other drivers in a hurry sometimes try to sneak by buses on the right.
Teach your children to secure loose drawstrings and other objects that may get caught in the handrail or door of the bus as they are exiting.
Remind your children to be good bus riders, they should:
Talk quietly.
Be courteous to the bus driver and follow the driver’s directions.
Keep the aisles clear.
Stay seated for the entire bus ride.
Dear Parents of TCE:
The following message was sent out via a phone call on 8/3/22.
Good Evening, this is Mr. Miller, Principal at TCE. Welcome back for the 2022-23 school year. There are several important changes for the upcoming school year and this detailed information has been sent to all parents via email. Specifically, be aware of our new construction project which has changed our main entry from door 17 to door 13.
Meet the Teacher Night/Open House is scheduled for Friday night from 4-6:00 PM. Students are encouraged to bring all of their school supplies on this night. TCE students may stop at the concession stand as they are leaving for a popsicle.
Parents may also visit the bookstore to pay for textbook fees, and be sure to stop by the cafeteria to see several community organizations that may benefit your child.
If you have not registered your student for the coming school year, please visit the Skyward portal and complete the registration process. School will begin on August 8, 2022 at 8 AM.
The school will primarily communicate with parents via email. Please make sure your email and phones numbers are up to date in your Skyward account. We also have a new school app and website that will be updated regularly.
We are excited for the start of the school year. If there are any additional questions please contact the elementary office.
Mr. Miller
Principal
Tri-Central Elementary
The Tri-Central Cafeteria staff would like welcome all our students and faculty back! We are pleased to announce that all students will be able to continue receiving FREE breakfast at least through first semester. If participation is strong, we will be able to continue all school year so please encourage your students to join us for FREE breakfast every single school day!
Also, now that we are returning to paid meals, please note the prices for meals have changed.
Elementary full pay student lunch $2.35
Middle/High full pay student lunch $2.60
Reduced student lunch at all grade levels $.40
Adult lunch $4.70
Milk when purchased apart from a tray meal $.60
Students should maintain a positive balance in their meal accounts. A $10 charging limit is in place. Questions or concerns, please call Tami Wyant in the high school cafeteria.