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December 12, 2019
In This Issue
Preparing Each Student for a Successful Future

As a reminder, the Staff Communicator will be distributed each Thursday that we are in session, and two summer issues are also distributed. Archived copies can be found on the "Communications Department" web page. 
Annual Giving Campaign...ROLLOVER!
We are proud to offer the opportunity for our employees to give back to local philanthropic organizations. Through a one-time (deducted each January) or monthly payroll deduction employees can donate any amount to the Republic Community Foundation or to Care to Learn Republic.

Republic Care to Learn addresses health, hunger and hygiene needs for OUR Republic students! All funds go to support REPUBLIC students!
https://caretolearn.org/southwest-missouri/republic/

Republic Community Foundation seeks to promote community betterment for Republic and its citizens through philanthropy, collaboration and a giving spirit. This foundation awards numerous grants to local philanthropic organizations including to Republic teachers. http://cfozarks.org/republic/

If you are a current participant, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLETE A NEW FORM THIS YEAR. Your donation amount and frequency will be rolled over from last year.

So, if you were a one-time donor, the same amount you asked be deducted in January 2019 will be taken out of your January 2020 pay check. And if you are currently a monthly donor, the amount that currently comes out of your pay check will continue coming out for 2020. If you want to continue your 2019 donation amounts, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED.

To review your current donation amount, log in to SISFin (requisition portal) and look up your pay stub from January 2019 (for one-time donors) or from any other month if you are a monthly donor. The password to download your pay stubs is the last four digits of your SSN.

If you'd like to change or cancel the frequency or dollar amount you donate, please contact Missy Lester at milissa.lester@republicschools.org by December 20.

If you are currently NOT SIGNED UP TO DONATE and would like to do so, follow the link below and complete the form. Deductions will begin in January 2020.

LINK TO SIGN UP FOR NEW DONORS:
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Winter Break
The Republic School District will be closed for Winter Break on December 23-January 2. In addition, students will not attend school on Friday, January 3 for a teacher work day. The second semester will begin on Monday, January 6. For families in need of childcare, Cub Care through the STRIPES 360 program will be available for kindergarten through 8th grade students on limited days throughout this break. Visit https://www.republicschools.org/Page/1144 for more information.

**Teachers, please share with your families!
Early Retirement or Resignation Notification Incentive, $1000 Deadline January 7
In order to secure the best possible candidate pool, the Board of Education is offering an early retirement or resignation incentive of $1,000 to any certificated professional staff member who submits retirement or resignation notification by the end of the day January 7. The resignation or retirement must be effective for next school year.

This incentive is included in Board of Education policy  GCPB, and will be available annually although the monetary amount is subject to change.

HR Portal Only Available On District Network
REMINDER: The district SISFin Portal (HR information, requisition portal, etc.) is being replaced due to hardware age. Therefore, we will not have access to this portal on computers/devices outside of the district network until this is updated. However, it will still be accessible while on campus only using the following link: http://sishr.srv.rsd/hrportal. Once the replacement is complete, off-site access will be restored.
Wellness Update
It's that time of year to be thinking about how you are taking care of yourself during the hectic holiday hours. Log in to your wellness portal for great recipes, ways to change up your workouts, check your numbers, email a nutritionist or fitness trainer, or start a new workout.

Your wellness portal is private and provides a wealth of information about health & wellness for you. We hope you become familiar with the portal as the upcoming wellness challenge will run through this platform. Also, we are looking forward to more than 75% of our staff participating in the health risk assessment in April. Becoming familiar with the portal now will help us reach our district goal.


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Upcoming Dates
December 19: Board of Education Meeting, 7pm
December 20: End of 1st Semester
December 23-January 2: Winter Break
January 3: Teacher Work Day
January 6: Students Return

**Every Friday during the regular school year students are dismissed one hour early for teacher collaboration time. Visit https://www.republicschools.org/fridayearlyrelease for details.** 

 
For additional dates, please view the website calendar HERE         
For questions or comments please contact josey.mcphail@republicschools.org or call extension 6008.
  
Sincerely,
  
Josey McPhail
Republic School District