Raymore-Peculiar School District News

April 18,  2019
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Oath of office
Cass County Kids First
Summer School registration
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State champions!
Ray-Pec High School won the 1st-ever state Speech Sweepstakes Championship! In addition, Tevin Chavez and Alec Heriford won the state championship in Duet Acting, and Ella Schnake is the state champion in Storytelling.   Read more
Howlett and Lowe take oath of office
Aaron Howlett and Bill Lowe
Aaron Howlett and Bill Lowe were sworn into office during a special School Board reorganization meeting on April 15. Board Secretary Pam Steele administered the oath of office after the Board certified the results of the April 2 election. Howlett and Lowe were elected to 3-year terms.

The Board elected Ruth Johnson to continue as President, Paul Coffman to continue serving as Vice President, Pam Steele to continue as Secretary, and Cynthia Byous to continue as Treasurer.

The Board also elected Billy King to serve as Missouri School Boards Association Delegate and Ruth Johnson as the Alternate Delegate.

The next regular meeting of the School Board is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Administrative Services Center, 21005 S. School Rd.
Legislators, from left: Sen. Ed Emery, R-31; Rep. Donna Pfautsch, R-33; Rep. Mike Haffner, R-55; and Rep. Jack Bondon, R-56.
Cass County Kids First stresses local control
School board members and administrators meet with legislators
School officials from Cass County
Local control was the theme when representatives from public school districts in Cass County met on April 12 with four state legislators to discuss issues being considered during the 2019 legislative session. The meeting was hosted by the Pleasant Hill School District.

Specifically, Cass County school districts want to set their own calendar and start of school date and to choose the election dates for bond and levy issues. The group also overwhelming ly favored keeping school board elections in April, rather than in November as has been proposed.  Representing Ray-Pec at the meeting were Superintendent Dr. Kari Monsees, School Board President Ruth Johnson, Board Vice President Paul Coffman, and High School Teacher Steven Meek.

Other issues discussed were varied.  This is the fifth year for the school districts to join forces under the banner "Cass County Kids First" to develop and endorse a list of legislative priorities.  Read more
Summer School 2019 registration continues
Summer School scheduled to begin on June 5
Sign up for 2019 Summer School! Classes are offered for students entering kindergarten through high school. Enroll online
  • K-8 Session 1: June 5 - 14 (includes Fridays)
  • K-8 Session 2: June 17 - 27 (no Fridays)
  • K-8 may attend one session or both sessions
  • 9-12: June 5 to June 28 (most courses for credit will meet five days per week)