Listen to this article DEMOTTE, Ind. â For the first time since December 2019, the Retired Teachers Associations of Jasper and Newton counties were able to meet in person. The two separate associations, who have been meeting together since 2019, got together on May 18 at the DeMotte United Methodist Church. With nearly 40 in attendance, the highest in years, members heard from Kankakee Valley School Corporation Superintendent Don Street on how their schools have handled the challenges of a school year during COVID-19. âWe adopted a phrase for this year of âBe Flexible.â We as a school had to work with county officials more than ever and be in constant communication with all administrators,â said Street. âOur teachers have worked very hard this year with the ever-changing guidelines. In the first semester, we had teachers that taught virtual all-day.â