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Below you will find news and information about the Republic School District. As a reminder, regular issues of Tiger Talk will be distributed on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month during the school year. Two summer issues will be distributed as well.
We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on August 11!
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Text Opt-In Campaign July 28: MUST REPLY "Y" TO CONTINUE RECEIVING TEXTS!
The Republic School District's current mass notification vendor has been purchased by a new vendor. This new vendor, SchoolMessenger, requires that before a device can receive text messages from the school an opt-in confirmation must be sent from the device.
THIS THURSDAY, JULY 28 AT APPROXIMATELY NOON a text with the following text message will be sent to all numbers that have been provided to the district by employees and our families:
Republic R-3 School District text messages. Reply Y for aprx 3 msgs/mo. Txt HELP 4info. Msg&data rates may apply. See
schoolmessenger.com/tm
TO CONTINUE RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES FROM THE REPUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT YOU MUST REPLY "Y" TO THE MESSAGE.
Keep in mind, the district uses text messages to inform you about important information like school cancellations, upcoming events, and emergency situations. To ensure you are as informed as possible, please
REPLY "Y" TO THE TEXT MESSAGE MENTIONED ABOVE (BEING SENT JULY 28 AT NOON) TO CONTINUE RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES FROM THE REPUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
The text will come from 68453. Each device that you'd like to receive texts must individually opt-in.
If your confirmation was received you will get a text back stating
"Y
ou're registered 4 SchoolMessenger notifications." If you do not receive a response, please contact your wireless device provider to have SMS messaging/premium content enabled.
Keep in mind,
ONLY NUMBERS CURRENTLY ON FILE WITH THE DISTRICT will receive this opt-in message. If you do not receive this message this means your number is currently not on file with us.
Contact the office of the building in which your child attends or that you work to get your contact information updated.
To opt-out, which is highly discouraged, either do not reply at all or reply back with an "N."
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Back to School Dates
Although it's only June, here are a few dates to place on your calendars:
Tuesday, August 2 and Wednesday, August 3
New Teacher Orientation
Thursday, August 4
Student Information Day for grades 10-12 at RHS
Sophomores: 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Juniors: 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Seniors: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Friday, August 5
5:00 p.m. elementary class lists posted on front doors of each building
Monday, August 8
All Employee Meeting and School Improvement Day
5:30-6:30 EC MPP class Open House
5:30-7:00 p.m Price, Schofield and Sweeny Open House
6:30-8:00 p.m. 6th Grade Open House at RMS
Tuesday, August 9
School Improvement Day
5:00-6:00 p.m. RHS Freshman Orientation
5:30-7:00 p.m. Lyon and McCulloch Open House
5:30-6:15 p.m.
EC morning classes Open House
6:00-7:30 p.m. RHS Open House for ALL Grades
6:30-7:15 p.m. EC afternoon classes Open House
6:30-8:00 p.m. 7th and 8th Grade Open House at RMS
*8TH GRADE FAMILIES: One parent for each student must attend a RepMO Ready Parent Orientation before the student will be able to take home a Chromebook during the 2016-17 school year. Parents can attend an orientation at either 6:00-6:30 p.m. OR 8:00-8:30 p.m. on August 9 (before or after the Open House).
Wednesday, August 10
Teacher Work Day
Thursday, August 11
First Day of School
A full 2016-17 school year calendar can be found
HERE.
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RepMo Ready: 2016-17 Plans
Last year we announced the district's plan to expand technology in our classrooms called
RepMo Ready. In summary, ALL students will have 1 to 1 or 2 to 1 ratios with technology devices by the 2018-2019 school year. We are already well on our way with this progression!
Click on the graphic to the left to see an outline of this plan.
Last school year we began with providing devices and training to ALL teachers along with numerous pilot classrooms across the district! We are very excited about what's in store for the 2016-17 school year!
Earlier this summer we released three short videos which further explain what RepMO Ready looks like for this coming school year. Check them out below!
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RepMO Ready: Nuts and Bolts |
In summary, adding technology
to our classrooms isn't simply replacing technology
for paper and pencil or textbooks...it's opening our students' learning environment to information beyond the four walls of their
classroom. Technology helps students go deeper
in their knowledge, and also gives them
opportunities to develop 21st Century skills like communication and collaboration. It helps us as a district prepare
each student for a successful
future, our mission.
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| RepMO Ready: Student Safety |
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| RepMO Ready: Learning Opportunities |
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Free/Reduced Meal Applications & Meal Prices
Applications are now available for free and reduced lunch rates. We encourage everyone to consider completing the application, even if you do not plan to use the benefit. A new application must be completed each year.
Click HERE for the form.
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| Breakfast |
$ 1.15 |
Reduced: Free |
| Lunch |
$ 2.30 |
Reduced: $ .40 |
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| SECONDARY |
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| Breakfast |
$ 1.30 |
Reduced: Free |
| MS Lunch |
$ 2.50 |
Reduced: $ .40 |
| HS Lunch |
$ 2.50 |
Reduced: $ .40 |
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| ADULTS/VISITORS |
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| Breakfast |
$ 1.85 |
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| Lunch |
$ 3.35 |
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Extra Milk or Juice: $.45
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Board of Education Meeting Recap
This month's Board of Education meeting took place on
July 21. After the Pledge of Allegiance was recited and the agenda adopted, the consent agenda (
see details on BoardDocs) was approved. An update from MSBA was viewed as well (
click HERE to watch).
Superintendent, Chance Wistrom, provided the monthly Superintendent's Report which focused on finance and the activities that had taken place thus far to plan and prepare for the upcoming school year.
Full administrative reports can be found on
BoardDocs.
The Board of Education discussed the potential impact of the RYH4K "tobacco tax" and also several policies.
The only action item that took place was the approval of an update to board policy JG-R1, Discipline Scope and Sequence 2016. (details on BoardDocs)
The next regular meeting will take place on
August 18 with open session beginning at
7:00 p.m.
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Fall Kindergarten Screening, August 1
The Republic School District is scheduling kindergarten screening appointments on
August 1
for those students who missed the Spring screening dates.
Kindergarten screening will be held for those children who reside in the Republic School District that will be 5 on or before
July 31st
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Screening appointment times are from 8:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. at Lyon Elementary on Monday, August 1st. You will call your building of attendance for an appointment.
To find out which building your child will be attending
CLICK HERE
and follow the instructions. If you have any questions, please contact the transportation department at 732-3680.
Sweeny Elementary 732-3670
Schofield Elementary 732-3610
McCulloch Elementary 732-3620
Lyon Elementary 732-3630
Price Elementary 732-3690
 Please allow 60 minutes to complete the screening.
You will need to enroll your child at your building of attendance prior to the screening appointment. Please take the following items to enroll:
* Child's birth certificate and immunization record
* Current proof of residency (utility bill: water, gas, electric; rental contract/lease, or real estate contract)
* Parent picture identification
* List of your child's doctors with phone numbers
* Emergency contacts with phone numbers
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Student Email Format Change: Grades 7-12
On August 1 the format of student email addresses in grades 7-12 will change to match student network usernames.
The new format will be:
(networkusername)@republicschools.org
In most cases this will be
(last two digits of graduation year)(last name)(first name initial)@republicschools.org, but there are exceptions depending on legal names provided to the district.
This change will take place on August 1 so for students to login to their school email accounts they simply type in this new format and THEIR CURRENT PASSWORD. Student passwords will not change through this process.
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Preschool Openings
Currently the Republic Early Childhood Center has openings in its Monday-Friday afternoon preschool class. All other options are on a waiting list at this time. To learn more about the offering and to enroll, contact EC at 735-3736.
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Tiger Pride Tuesdays
As we did last summer, each Tuesday we will be posting pictures of our families showing off their orange and black Tiger gear on our
district Facebook page.
We love seeing what our families are up to throughout the summer while showing their Tiger pride!
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School Zone Flashers to be Installed Near RHS
In partnership with the City of Republic and MODOT we are excited to announce that three school zone flashers will be installed near the high school at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year! When flashing, the school zone flashers will require drivers to reduce their speed to 45 mph. We feel the addition of these flashers will assist in keeping our young drivers, and the entire community, safe when travelling near RHS. Below is a map with the approximate locations of the school zone flashers.
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STRIPES 360 Rate Update
In order to meet the needs of our growing programs, STRIPES 360 will be implementing a slight tuition increase for the 2016-17 school year. We are dedicated to providing a safe, engaging and enriching environment for our students before and after the school day as well as when school in not in session. To do so, additional funds are needed to provide the resources necessary. Please review the below chart for more details. Thank you in advance for your support of this effort. For questions or concerns, please contact Ashlee Liska at
ashlee.liska@republicschools.org.
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Full Monthly Rate
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Reduced Lunch Monthly Rate
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Free Lunch
Monthly Rate
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Tiger STRIPES
Full-Time Before School
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$77.00
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$57.75
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$51.50
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Tiger STRIPES
Full-Time After School
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$147.00
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$110.25
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$98.50
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Tiger STRIPES
Full-Time Before and After School
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$217.00
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$162.75
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$145.25
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Tiger STRIPES
Part-Time Before School
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$62.00
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$46.50
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$41.50
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Tiger STRIPES
Part-Time After School
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$117.00
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$87.75
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$78.50
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Tiger STRIPES
Part-Time Before and After School
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$172.00
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$129.00
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$115.25
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Tiger TEENS
After School
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$100.00
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Cub Care
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$20.00/day
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Winter Escape
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$20.00/day
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STRIPES 360 personnel will be at open houses to collect payment and answer questions.
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Student Immunization Requirements
The state of Missouri requires certain vaccinations for students in order for them to attend school. To see a full list,
CLICK HERE. Specifically, all incoming 8th grade students must have a Tdap vaccination and 1 Meningococcal vaccination record on file. In addition, all incoming high school seniors must have 2 Meningococcal vaccination records on file.
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District and Community Happenings
FREE VACCINATION CLINIC!!!!
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Upcoming Dates
August 11: First Day of School
**See section above regarding other Back to School dates.
For additional events and dates, visit the district calendar
HERE.
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For questions or comments please contact me via
email or by calling 417-732-3605.
Sincerely,
Josey McPhail Director of Communications
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