Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Superintendent Addresses District Financial Challenges

On February 3rd, the Board of Education met with the administration to discuss the challenges the district will face due to the financial crisis of the State of Illinois and its inevitable impact on education.  Following our discussion with the Triad Board of Education, the administration met with leaders of Triad's Employee Associations and the media in order to address the concerns and fears spreading through our school buildings and communities.  I expect that the Times-Tribune will provide a comprehensive overview of the district's financial forecast for the 2010-2011 school year as well as the district's preliminary plans to address the expected financial challenges. [ ...Read More of this Article ]


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Times Tribune Articles 

Andy Koch , Times-Tribune Editor, has provided information to the public regarding the District's budget crisis through publication of the Times-Tribune newspaper.  By clicking on the link below, our web visitors will have the option to view all of these articles. [ ...Read More of this Article ]


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Board Announces THS Principal

The Triad Board of Education and administration are proud to announce the naming of Rodney Winslow as the next Triad High School Principal beginning in school year 2010-2011.  

Rodney earned a BS in Secondary Education in the field of Biology at Greenville College and a MA in Educational Leadership at North Eastern Illinois University.  He is currently pursuing his EDS at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.   [ Read More of this Article ]

 


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Illinois School Report Card Released
As part of the Federal "No Child Left Behind" Legislation, Illinois public schools are required to provide state test results to parents and others upon request. These "report cards" include summary information about each school within the Triad Community Unit District and provide parents with the level of students' performance of each grade on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (Grades 3-8) and Prairie State Achievement Exam (Grade 11). Information about the students' performance shows what percentage of each school's students is meeting the Illinois Learning Standards in reading and mathematics.  [ Read More of this Article  ]


SchoolCenter Picture   Voice Notification Service

In our efforts to improve communications between school and parents, Triad Community Schools is expanding its use of the QuikContact Notification Service that enables school personnel to notify all households and parents by phone within minutes of an emergency or unplanned event that causes early dismissal, school cancelation or late start. The service may also be used from time-to-time to communicate general announcements or reminders. [ Read More of this Article ]


H1N1 flu ("swine flu") information
  With the focus on the H1N1 flu ("swine flu") sharpening for the anticipated start of the flu season in the fall and winter, the Triad Community School District would like to provide information to parents and community members seeking additional details about this strain of flu virus and related district procedures. [ Read More of this Article ]  SchoolCenter Picture