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Preparing Each Student for a Successful Future
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For those on summer break, we hope you've enjoyed your first full week of SUMMER!
As a reminder, the Staff Communicator will be distributed each Thursday that we are in session, and two summer issues are also distributed. One issue will be distributed in June and one in July before picking back up weekly in August. Archived copies can be found on the "Communications Department" web page.
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Summer Learning Opportunities
The CIA Department is excited to share the Professional Learning Calendar for this upcoming summer, and to be able to offer a variety of options to meet the different needs of our teachers. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions portion to learn more about the SI Flex Day, number of days you can attend, etc. Registration is now open!
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Summer School Starts May 30
Summer school 2017 begins May 30! Below are the dates and times. Elementary Summer SLAM's Open House is TONIGHT, May 25 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Class lists will also be posted this evening.
CLICK HERE for more information on summer school.
Elementary:
May 30-June 23
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(Kindergarten & sibling pick-up at 2:40 p.m.)
Middle School and High School
May 30-June 22
7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
TAKE NOTE: Students attending summer school must be up-to-date on all required vaccinations for the grade they will be in for the 2017-2018 school year. This primarily impacts incoming kindergarten, 8th grade, 9th grade and 12th grade students.
CLICK HERE for a summary of these requirements. May 20 was the deadline to have vaccinations updated in order to attend summer school.
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Upcoming Closure Dates for EC & Elementaries
The Republic Early Childhood building will be closed June 23-July 14. In addition, our elementary buildings will be closed July 3-14.
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CDC Summer Work
Throughout the last week, our first days of summer break, our CDC teams have been hard at work! These 40+ teachers are already preparing learning materials for our students for next school year. Thanks to each of these individuals for their hard work and commitment!
#repmoproud
 
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MRTF Grant Applications, Deadline June 30
 The Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation (MRTF) invites educators to apply for the 84 $500 grants they will be awarding! The deadline to apply is June 30, and winners will be notified by August 1.
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BOE Meeting Recap
The May Board of Education
meeting took place on Thursday, May 18. After the Pledge of Allegiance was recited and the agenda adopted, the consent agenda (
see details in BoardDocs) was approved.
At this month's meeting all district retirees were honored for their service to the district. Below is a list of those who were honored:
Jennifer Altic - 10 Years: High School Alternative Ed Teacher
Jami Bruton-Davis - 20 Years: Middle School Speech & Debate Teacher
Cindy Cline - 19 Years, all Republic: High School Head Cook
Deborah Clutter - 29 Years, all Republic: Lyon Elementary Cook
Sue Hudson - 13 Years, all Republic: McCulloch Elementary Head Cook
Linda Mooneyham - 8 Years, all Republic: McCulloch Elementary Cook
Ray Dean Mooneyham - 22 Years, all Republic: Delivery/Maintenance Staff
Howard Quigley - 31 Years: High School PE/Weights/Dr. Ed. Teacher
Lynn Scott - 22 Years: Sweeny Elementary Counselor
Patricia Scott - 13 Years, all Republic: High School Cook
Nora Springston - 21 Years, all Republic: Lyon Elementary Grade 4 Teacher
Melody Stevens - 28 Years: McCulloch Elementary Grade 5 Teacher
Students from Mr. Eric Hanson's American Government AP and American Government classes at RHS presented 4th quarter projects: A Guide to Student Rights. Students included
Shanna Martin, Daytona Deveroux, Bethan Irons, Rhianna Borovika, Jordann Hicks, Payton Cron, and Grace Trantham.
Brent Stevens from H Design provided an update on the activity facility project at Republic High School. To follow the progress of this project visit our Construction Update blog
HERE.
Director of Technology, John Howard presented an update from his department. In addition, Mr. Chance Wistrom, Superintendent of Schools, provided his monthly report which included information on the legislative session, district celebrations, and a financial review. All administrative reports can be found on
BoardDocs
.
Only one discussion item, several board policies, was on the agenda. Also, no action items took place in open session.
The next regular meeting will be June 15, 2017 with open session beginning at
7:00 p.m.
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Employee Children Enrollment Information
*For employees enrolling their child(ren) for the first time in our district. Also, for employees wanting to request an elementary building transfer.
Employees who...
reside outside of the Republic School District (non-resident) boundary that would like to enroll their student(s) in our district
OR
live within the Republic School District boundary, but desire their student(s) to attend an elementary site other than their designated school (the building boundary in which you live).
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Staff Accolade
RMS physical education teacher, Brandon Weldy has been named the Missouri Department of Conservation's Hunter Education Volunteer of the  Year! Since being certified to teach hunter education in 2014 Mr. Weldy has taught that course to over 1000 Republic students. In addition to hunter education, Weldy holds instructor certification in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), Discover Nature Fishing and Student Air Rifle programs. In 2016 Mr. Weldy expanded his outdoor skills curriculum to include summer school. Throughout the summer nearly 100 students had the opportunity to fish, shoot, camp, cook with Dutch ovens and practice survival skills. Mr. Weldy also was chosen to present on the benefits of teaching outdoor skills to area educators at the annual STAR Summit professional development day. We are so proud of Mr. Weldy's continued commitment to his students and know he is very worthy of this statewide recognition! #repmoproud
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Plotner Named Head Baseball Coach
Following the May 18 Board of Education meeting Republic School District announces the promotion of Curt Plotner to Head Baseball Coach. Plotner currently serves as a Republic High School assistant baseball coach and  social studies teacher at Republic Middle School.
Prior to joining the Republic team in 2010, Coach Plotner served as assistant baseball coach at Drury University for four years. His 11 years of successful coaching experience will serve his players well as he takes on this new role. Although Plotner has a historical perspective of Republic Baseball, he is excited about "making his mark" on the program by building upon its strong foundation and traditions.
Outside of the regular season, Coach Plotner looks forward to being involved in further developing the youth baseball program in our community. He is also looking forward to leading summer programming through league games, tournaments and camps. In regards to his new role, Plotner indicated ""I have been a part of this community for close to 10 years now. I know what a wonderful community it is, and I am looking forward to leading the baseball program. It is my hope that our kids will be leaders in the classroom, the community, and on the baseball field." Congratulations to Coach Plotner on his new role with Republic Baseball!
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District & Community Events
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Upcoming Dates
May 29: District closed for Memorial Day
May 30: First day of Summer School
June 15: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Central Office
June 22: Last day of Summer School for RMS & RHS
June 23: Last day of Summer School for elementary
For additional dates, please view the website calendar
HERE.
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Sincerely,
Josey McPhail
Republic School District |
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