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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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Winter Break
The district will be closed for Winter Break December 21-January 2. A teacher work day will take place January 3, so students will return on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Have a safe and happy holiday break!
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Board of Education Meeting Recap
 The December Board of Education meeting took place on Thursday, December 15. After the Pledge of Allegiance was recited and the agenda adopted, the consent agenda (see details in BoardDocs) 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 December Republic Middle School 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.
RHS Principal, Tyler Overstreet presented information regarding a proposal to investigate student drug testing. Josey McPhail, Director of Communications presented on the communications plan for the upcoming bond issue and also presented results from the annual patron and employee surveys conducted in the fall. Dr. Matt Pearce, Assistant Superintendent presented on the district's Annual Progress Report (APR).
Discussion items included several Board of Education policies and the addition of a Fuel/Service Technician to the Transportation Department. Details can be found on BoardDocs.
- Approval of four MSBA Board of Education policies and procedures. One specifically is policy JFCF which provide new definitions of bullying and cyberbullying. CLICK HERE to read those.
- The BOE recognizes that teachers are the essential ingredient in student learning. In order to secure the best possible candidate pool, the BOE is offering an early retirement incentive of $1,000 to any certified teacher who submits retirement notification prior to January 12 and early retirement incentive of $500 to any certified teacher who submits retirement notification prior to February 12.
- Approval of hiring a Fuel/Service Technician for the Transportation Department.
- A memorandum of understanding with Greene County Sheriff's Department was approved to perform random K-9 drug searches. (Memo on BoardDocs)
- Approval of adding a Project Lead the Way Civil Engineering and Architecture course to the RHS curriculum along with a Project Lead the Way AP Computer Science Principles class.
The next meeting will be January 19, 2017 with open session beginning at 7:00 p.m.
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STRIPES 360 Receives Afterschool Excellence Rating from DESE
STRIPES 360, district sponsored non-school hours programming does an incredible job providing quality care and enrichment for our students! In fact, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education thinks so as well. STRIPES 360 was awarded an "Afterschool Excellence" rating in a recent evaluation of the program by DESE! Awesome work, STRIPES 360 team!
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2017-2018 School Calendar Approved
The 2017-2018 school calendar was approved by the Board of Education at the November meeting. CLICK HERE TO VIEW.
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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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Winter Weather Information
With winter weather season upon us, please take note of the below ways district patrons and employees will be notified of school being canceled.
- Voice call and text message (It's important for us to send both to reach all patrons.)
- District website
- Facebook and Twitter accounts
- Local media announcement
We encourage our families to have a plan in place for potential school
cancellations. Keep in mind that the Winter Escape program via STRIPES 360 is an option for our families. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION).
Also, it is important to review our district calendar (
HERE) and take note of the dates that have been scheduled as make-up
days for
cancellations.
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Board of Education Election Filing Dates
 Filing dates for the April 4, 2017 election of Board of Education representatives were approved at the November Board of Education meeting. 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. Candidates can file at the district Central Office at 518 N. Hampton (back side of Price Elementary). There will be three positions available. All are three-year terms.
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A Note from Health Services
The graphic below is a friendly reminder from our Health Services Department on how to stop the spread of illness and to keep healthy this winter. These strategies can help fight the flu, seasonal colds, the stomach bug and other illnesses like the mumps.
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Upcoming Dates
December 20: End of 1st semester
December 21-January 2: Winter Break
January 3: Teacher Work Day
January 4: Students return to school from break
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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