Raymore-Peculiar School District News
Jan. 29, 2021
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Ray-Pec South Middle School has hallway decorations to create excitement leading up to the big game! Library Media Specialist Brooke Urbina created the display.
Board approves calendar for 2021-2022 school year
First day of school is Monday, Aug. 23

The Ray-Pec School  Board on Jan. 28 approved the calendar for the 2021-2022 school year. The first day of school will be Monday, Aug. 23.

For winter break, students will be dismissed early on Dec. 17. Classes are not in session through Jan. 2. School resumes on Jan. 3, 2022. 

Spring break is scheduled from March 21-25, 2022. The calendar does not include make-up days for inclement weather. Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) days, also known as virtual instruction days, will be used for the first five inclement weather days. Additional inclement weather days will be added to the end of the year. View and print: Calendar
Proposition S includes new freshman center

Site plan: The white building is Ray-Pec East Middle School. The gold building shows the planned location for a freshman center.
Proposition S is the name for the $72 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue that Ray-Pec voters will see on the ballot on April 6. 

The School Board approved placing the bond issue on the ballot to support priorities identified in the long-range facility plan.

If approved, the bond issue would allow the District to take the first step toward a second high school. Some of the funds would be used to build a freshman center on district-owned property adjacent to Ray-Pec East Middle School.

Future building projects can expand the freshman center into Ray-Pec's second high school over the next five to 10 years, depending on enrollment and future bond elections.

Learn more about the projects that are included in Proposition S: Read more

Paul Turner to be new assistant principal at RPSMS

Paul Turner
Paul Turner will be the new assistant principal at Ray-Pec South Middle School, effective July 1. The Ray-Pec School Board approved the hiring at its Jan. 28 meeting.

Turner previously served as a secondary teacher and football coach in Colton, S.D.; Commerce, Texas; Liberty, Mo.; and Kansas City, Mo.; before accepting his current leadership position as Curriculum Coordinator for Social Studies for Kansas City, Mo., Public Schools.

He said the sense of community attracted him to Ray-Pec. "The Ray-Pec School District feels like a family atmosphere that is growing, and this is something that I want to be part of going forward," Turner said.

South Middle School Principal Dr. Randy Randolph believes that Turner's leadership skills, desire to make a positive impact on students and their families in our community, and teacher development experience will be an excellent fit at South Middle School.

Turner served in the U.S. Army for nine years. He and his wife, Erin, live in Kansas City with their three children, Anayah, 11; Amria, 6; and Pierce, 4. Turner will replace Eric Arnold, who is retiring at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Read more
First semester honor rolls announced
First semester honor rolls for students in grades 6-12 are now posted online.
Calendar reminders
  • Jan. 30 - Polar Plunge, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Little Platte Swim Beach. Join the team or make a donation here. Click on either "Join a Team" or "Donate" and select Prehistoric Panthers. For school, select Raymore Peculiar School District.
  • Jan. 31 - Deadline to nominate a student in grades 1-7 for candidacy to be evaluated for the LEAP program for gifted students. Read more
  • Feb. 5 - Deadline to nominate someone for Teacher of the Year or Support Staff Employee of the Year. Read more