(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. announced today that the Tri-Valley Head Start program earned four out of a possible four stars on the Parent Aware ratings. The Parent Aware star rating system measures the best practices which are most predictive of school readiness. The ratings particularly focus on teaching and relationships, assessment of child
(Crookston, Minn.)- The Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. Board of Directors announced today the company will initiate a two year Chief Executive Officer Succession Plan commencing on October 1, 2012, and culminating with the smooth transition of Jason Carlson, Operations Officer, replacing Dennis P. DeMers effective October 1, 2014. Over the past two years the Board
Article by Jodelle Greiner – Staff Writer , Fairmont Sentinel WINNEBAGO – Giving kids the tools they need to make it in school is the goal behind Tri-Valley Opportunity Council’s Head Start for migrant seasonal workers at Winnebago. “Our ultimate goal is to prepare the children for kindergarten, so they succeed long term in school,”
(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. announced today that the company has launched a new and improved website at www.tvoc.org. The new website was designed with improved navigation features that will help promote the mission of Tri-Valley and its programs to the communities the company serves. Updated features of the website include a calendar that
(Thief River Falls, Minn.)- The Digi-Key Corporation in Thief River Falls, Minn. is one of the fastest growing distributors of electronic components in the world. With its success, the company has grown to around 2,500 employees. The employment explosion and the growth of the overall facility in general have employees looking for a convenient and
(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Transportation will hold a community conversation in Ada, Minn. to speak about T.H.E. Bus, answer questions and ask for input on transportation services in Norman County. The event will be held on Friday, August 24 at the Valley View Manor Community Room and will run from 1-3 p.m. Norman County residents who
By: Brandi Jewett, Grand Forks Herald Northland Community and Technical College students will be able to travel back and forth between the school’s two campuses without burning their own gas this year. The school and Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc. announced they are once again partnering to provide NCTC students, faculty and staff with a free
(Courtesy of the Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch) Sleepy Eye, Minn. — For the past three weeks Carlos Ernesto Palma, known as Ernesto, has been with the Sleepy Eye Head Start (SEHS) Migrant School helping students understand Mexican culture. Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, Ernesto teaches English to junior high students there. He came to Sleepy Eye as part
Courtesy of the Mankato Free Press: By Amanda Dyslin Free Press Staff Writer WINNEBAGO — In the back room of the education building of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, a baby with curled black hair and dark eyes sits quietly on the carpet, intently studying the grown-ups’ faces. “She’s a very serious baby,” a teacher says.
(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. has implemented the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) into its Community Assistance Programs (CAP) to help fight hunger. SNAP supplements qualified individual or family incomes to help them purchase healthy and nutritious food at the grocery store, ensuring the family has enough money for well-balanced meals. SNAP has served
