Tri-Valley CUSD #3 is proud to announce that we will continue to utilize E-Learning days instead of snow days for at least the next three years.  As most of you know, we had a few snow days last year, and deployed our E-Learning days instead of making those days up at...

Tri-Valley Parents,

I am very excited to announce that Tri-Valley is planning an innovative approach to dealing with inclement weather and emergency days.  Public Act 100-0465 was signed into law on August 31st, 2017 and is linked HERE.  This act made sweeping changes t...

I know it’s hard to believe, but we are officially back in session. The summer was short, but packed with progress. This brief post will outline the work we’ve done this summer, and will highlight the plans moving forward at Tri-Valley!

To start, we again grew in e...

Well, it happened!  The Viking Vision initiative passed on March 20th, 2018 for Tri-Valley schools.  I cannot express how proud I am of our community and all of those that helped in the effort to create the plan, spread the word, share the plan, and ultimately vote.  T...

Attached are both power point presentations that have been used in our Viking Vision community engagement meetings.  Please have a look!  The link is here.  Our next meeting is on November 1st in the High School Commons. We hope to see everyone there.  The future of th...

Today I received an e-mail from the Illinois Association of School Administrators regarding how to communicate the outcomes associated with no state budget being passed in Springfield.  The e-mail provided talking points for our school community about how to explain th...

As I write this blog, I can’t help but reflect on where we have been as a district this year. We came together to overcome a rough start at the elementary school, we rallied around a State Championship in 2A football, and now we are preparing to be recognized with a...

I was recently at a meeting with other superintendents from various school districts throughout central Illinois.  A superintendent turned to me and asked, “How are you holding up?”  He was asking based on the recent situation with our elementary school closing due to...

Tri-Valley Summer Update…What’s going on at TV3?

We have a lot happening over the next few months.  I thought I would create a blog that answers some questions and provides an update into what we are going to be working on now that students and teachers are out of the...

I'm sure that many of you have been reading the paper lately, and noticing articles about the funding of education in Illinois.  I have had many people ask me how the information might impact Tri-Valley CUSD #3.  After each board meeting, I generally send an update to...