PCCS : Pioneer Update 10/29/21

Press release from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools:

10/29/2021 1:30 PM

Pioneer Update 10/29/21

End of the 1st Marking Period:

Friday, November 5, 2021 is the end of the 1st marking period. If your student is currently enrolled in a quarter-long elective class, please make sure they have any late or missing assignments completed as soon as possible. For students in semester or year long classes, it is equally important to try to make sure they are keeping up with their work. We will be meeting with 8th grade students next week to speak about grades, eligibility, and the impact it has on 9th grade schedule options. Have a great weekend!

Upcoming Dates:

November 2, 2021 No School for students- P-CCS Professional Development

November 5, 2021 End of the 1st Marking Period

November 8, 2021 Start of the 2nd Marking Period

November 24-26, 2021 Thanksgiving Break

Pioneer Spiritwear:

Here is a link to our online Pioneer Spiritwear Store: https://stores.inksoft.com/pioneer_middle_school_/shop/home

Job Opening:

We currently have an opening at Pioneer for a special education paraprofessional. If you are interested in the position, please access the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools employment page at the following link: https://www.pccsk12.com/departments/human-resources/p-ccs-employment

Our opening is listed under job code: 08-1657

Positivity Project:

Next week during Homeroom, our Positivity Project character focus will be: Creativity. Please see the attached character card for more information on this topic.

District Updates:

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools is hosting an in-person job fair for open positions. The event will take place on Thursday, November 4 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Canton Public Library. All are invited to attend! 

Open positions P-CCS is looking to fill include:

• Bus Drivers

• Custodians

• Substitute Teachers (60 college credits needed)

• Substitute Paraprofessionals 

*This program is neither sponsored, co-sponsored nor endorsed by the Canton Public Library.

An update to families of the bus routes that have had to be suspended due to the national driver shortage that has impacted us locally at P-CCS is available by clicking here

Currently, Durham School Services has approximately 90 school bus drivers to cover 108 bus routes, where a route typically covers a high school, a middle school and an elementary school.  Therefore, Durham is short 18 bus drivers as of October 26.  There are four casual (part-time) drivers and one office staff member that are continuing to drive buses to help with this difficult situation.  All routes have been reviewed, combined and reworked where possible from 116 routes to 108 routes, but there remain 13 general education routes that are uncovered and therefore, temporarily suspended until new bus drivers can be hired, trained and receive their full driving.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools produces a weekly podcast with all the important district information for students, staff and families.  You can view the click  last LPT in 3 podcast for this school year on the district’s official YouTube channel at:  https://www.pccsk12.com/Home/Components/News/News/24228/19?backlist=%2f

This press release was produced by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.