from hygiene and free-and-reduced lunch forms to housing and rent pressures, digital navigation, and parent support strategies that strengthen homeschool alignment. Culp is candid that modern education is increasingly complex. Students and staff arrive each day carrying more needs than schools saw even a decade ago. What makes Tri-County notable, he says, is the willingness to meet those needs directly and to treat student support as non-negotiable. Importantly, this commitment to wellness and support predates the pandemic.Tri-County expanded counseling and nursing capacity before COVID, and those decisions proved critical during and after the disruption of the pandemic years. In an era of tightening budgets, the school board has kept those staffing supports intact, recognizing that student success and teacher sustainability depend on them. Support for staff is also built into the culture. Administrators check in daily. Counselors support both students and adults. Community partners contribute in tangible ways—coffee trucks, meals, holiday support, and visible expressions of appreciation that reinforce a simple message: the community values educators and the work they do. TECHNOLOGY THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE MODERN WORLD At the secondary level, Tri-County is one-to-one, with students in grades seven through twelve equipped with laptops and classrooms supported with interactive instructional tools. Technology is viewed as a platform for learning—not a replacement for instruction—but district leaders recognize that technology expectations in the workplace are only increasing. Principal Haskins emphasizes that the conversation has moved beyond whether schools should address AI. In his view, the question is how to do it responsibly and proactively. Grow: Crops, community, and relationships. Remington Farms is a leading ag business in the Remington area that is a producer of common row and specialty crops. Remington Farms actively engages in the service of seed corn through custom harvest and custom application. EQUIPMENT SALES CAREERS remington@remingtonfarms.com (219) 915-5048 @remington_farms_ A New Holland Story 317 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 07, ISSUE 01 TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION
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