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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.
REMINDER: The Republic School District will be closed Monday, September 5 in observance of Labor Day.
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Back to School Recap
The 2016-17 school year is off to a great start! Thank you to our employees, families, students and community members for making this possible. Also, a huge thank you to the Republic Police Department for their assistance with traffic direction during the first few days of school.
To see first day of school photos submitted by our families,
CLICK HERE. It's going to be a great year!
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RepMo Ready: 2016-17 School Year
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!
In fact, on August 15 380 Chromebooks were distributed to ALL 8th grade students! They underwent device training along with training on digital citizenship, strategic searching and digital organization. We are excited that these 8th graders have been our first students to bring their devices home for school work.
Over the summer we released three short videos which further explain what RepMO Ready looks like for this 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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Grandparents' Night
We are excited to continue the tradition of Grandparents' Night for our preschool through fifth grade students. It is always a pleasure to welcome our students' grandparents and grand "friends" to our buildings! Below is the schedule for this year's come and go events. A free admission ticket will be given to any grandparent and EC or elementary student who would like to attend the RHS football game on Friday, September 16 against Ozark starting at 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15:
EC Morning Classes: 5:00-5:45 p.m.
Lyon and McCulloch: 5:00-6:30 p.m.
EC Afternoon Classes: 6:00-6:45 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16:
EC MPP Class: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Price, Schofield and Sweeny: 5:00-6:30 p.m.
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Have You Opted In to Get Texts?
PARENTS/GUARDIANS: To receive texts from us be sure you have opted in to do so!
If you are pretty confident your cell number is in our system first try manually texting "Y" to code 67587. If that goes through, you will receive a confirmation text letting you know you are signed up to receive future texts. If that works, you are good to go.
However, if that does not work please contact the building your child attends to double-check that your number is in our system correctly.
If it's not, they will manually put it in the system and then you should receive the opt-in message the next day.
If your number is already in our system, the issue is most likely with your wireless carrier. In that case you will need to contact your wireless provider and let them know you are unable to receive SMS messages. They should be able to turn them on.
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Friday Early Release
Each Friday the Republic School District participates in an early release. Weekly release is a research based best practice which allows teachers and administrators time to work together each week in a structured manner. Students are dismissed one hour early each Friday per the below schedule. During this time teachers meet in grade level/departmental teams to focus on instructional practices and responding to student learning needs.
A reminder text will be sent to K-12 families each week through the first of September.
FRIDAY EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE:
RHS: 1:30 p.m.
RMS: 1:40 p.m.
Elementary: 2:30 p.m.
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Employment Opportunities
Do you or someone you know enjoy working with students? If so, we've got a few employment opportunities available:
We are looking for a friendly, fun, outgoing individual who enjoys working with preschool students to provide after school care for our new preschool classroom! Hours per week that are required: 3:30-5:30pm with the opportunity to come in earlier each day to assist in the classroom. S
end resumes to misty.kinsey@republicschools.org or apply online at
https://www.applitrack.com/republic/onlineapp/
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Rio Olympian, Courtney Frerichs Visits Price
On Monday Rio Olympian, Courtney Frerichs spoke at Price Elementary about goal setting! Courtney, a Nixa native, competed in the 3000m steeplechase in Rio where she placed 11th in the finals. Such a neat experience for our students and employees to get to hear from her.
Check out the story on the Ozarks Sports Zone by clicking HERE.
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Peachjar E-Flyer Service
 Peachjar is an online service which houses electronic flyers approved by our district. Each building has a Peachjar page which can be found by clicking on the Peachjar icon on each building page. In addition, optional emails will be sent to parents with these flyers on a weekly basis. For those organizations interested in posting a flyer that meet district policy, please click
HERE.
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Public Notice Regarding Programming for Students with Disabilities
The Republic School District is dedicated to providing a supportive and strong educational environment for all students. Each year we are required to share our specific dedication to students with disabilities.
Click HERE to see our public notice in regards to this dedication.
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District and Community Happenings
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Upcoming Dates
August 26:
Friday Early Release
September 2: End of Progress 1 for RHS and Friday Early Release
September 5: No School for Labor Day
September 9: Friday Early Release, End of Progress 1 for grades K-8, RHS Progress Reports Distributed
**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
Republic School District |
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