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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.
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Fall Break This Week
The district will be closed this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for Fall Break. Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
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Board of Education Meeting Recap
The November Board of Education meeting took place on Thursday, November 17. After the Pledge of Allegiance was recited and the agenda adopted, the consent agenda (see details in Board Docs) was approved. An update from MSBA was viewed as well (click HERE to watch).
Each month one of our school buildings will be featured. For November Price Elementary showcased their building goals and initiatives by creating a video you can watch HERE. In addition, student artwork was on display.
CTA, the local group of the Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA) provided an update as well. It can be viewed on BoardDocs.
Administrative reports included an update on secondary standards tracking and weekly collaboration by Mrs. Jennifer Renegar, Secondary Curriculum Specialist. Mr. Wistrom, Superintendent of Schools also provided his monthly report.
Discussion items included several Board of Education policies and the request to add a Project Lead the Way Civil Engineer and Architecture course along with an AP Computer Science course to the offerings at RHS for the 2017-18 school year. Details can be found on BoardDocs.
- Approval of the 2017-18 school calendar. CLICK HERE TO VIEW.
- Approval of a revised fiscal year 2017 budget as presented.
- Approval of five MSBA Board of Education policies and procedures.
- Approval of the proposed activity facility at Republic High School to be placed on the April 4, 2017 ballot as a no tax levy increase bond issue.
- Approval of the filing dates for the April 4, 2017 election of Board of Education representatives. Filing dates will begin December 13, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. and will continue Monday-Friday during normal office hours until January 17, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. There will be three positions available. All are three-year terms.
The next meeting will be December 15 with open session beginning at 7:00 p.m.
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District Text Messages
PARENTS/GUARDIANS: To receive texts from us be sure you have opted in to do so! If you haven't opted in yet, the below directions might help!
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 attend
s 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. Thank you!
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Major Saver Fundraiser Now Through Nov. 30
Have you purchased your 2016 Major Saver Discount Card yet? The cost is $15 and provides many discount offers. Proceeds will benefit our Early Childhood Center, all elementary buildings, the Republic Middle School and the Republic Community Foundation. Please consider purchasing a Major Saver card from a Republic student through
www.majorsaver.com or via the Major Saver app now through November 30.
*Note that the Qdoba offer is good for Springfield and Joplin locations.
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Annual Performance Report 97.9%
 Each year the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) generates an Annual Performance Report (APR) for all districts across the state. This performance accountability tool is used to review our district's performance and is called the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) 5. It takes a look at performance standards like MAP/EOC scores, graduation rates, attendance rates, ACT scores, etc. to determine accreditation and performance levels.
We are pleased to announce that Republic School District received 97.9% of the 140 points possible! This is an increase from last year's score of 96.1%. The district attributes this success to the hard work of teachers and students! There has been a very intentional focus on goal setting and addressing individual gaps in student achievement. Way to go Tigers!
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Thank You from RHS Senior Project!
Bookfair Celebration! Thank you to our patrons, faculty, and staff who supported the
Senior Project Bookfair at Barnes and Noble in October. We raised $1,540 for R-III building libraries! The Senior Project is a year-long capstone project for students enrolled in English IV, and the Bookfair kicks off research opportunities for students.
Seniors will present their year-long research projects at Senior Showcase on
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
. To mentor students, host a classroom, or judge senior projects, please contact
Kristin.Howard@republicschools.org
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District Events
DEADLINE IS TODAY!!!!
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Click on the picture to go to the ordering site!
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Upcoming Dates
November 22: RHS End of Progress 5
November 23-25: Thanksgiving Break, district closed
November 28: K-8 Progress reports distributed
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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