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Hello from Republic School District! Tiger Talk is an e-newsletter distributed the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month during the school year. Thanks for reading! Archives can be found
HERE.
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SI Day, September 27: Cub Care Available
There will be no school for students on Friday, September 27 for a scheduled School Improvement (SI) Day. For families in need of childcare, Cub Care through the STRIPES 360 program will be available for kindergarten through 8th grade students.
CLICK HERE for more information.
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Social Media Highlights: #repmoproud
As a reminder, you can find Republic School District on
Facebook and
Twitter! In addition, all buildings and the STRIPES 360 program have a Facebook pages. RMS and RHS also have Twitter accounts, and RHS is on Instagram. Check them out! Here are a few highlights:
SEPTEMBER 11:
We will never forget...This morning a special flag raising ceremony was hosted at RHS to commemorate 9/11. This particular flag flew at Ground Zero. We remember and honor those who were lost on this morning 18 years ago today. #repmoproud #neverforgotten
SEPTEMBER 17:
Student leadership in action! Each of our buildings has student leadership/lighthouse teams which provides student voice in making school-wide decisions. We can't wait to see what impact these student groups have across our district this year! #repmoproud
SEPTEMBER 18:
Tis the season for Football Homecoming! Join us for the festivities THIS Friday, September 20 as the Tigers take on Joplin. This year the homecoming ceremony will take place BEFORE the game at 6:25 p.m.
Congratulations to the 2019 Football Homecoming attendants and candidates:
Freshman attendant: Macy Decker Escort: Dean Marcum
Sophomore attendant: Ryleigh Gilmore Escort: Carter Hale
Junior attendant: Kamryn Green Escort: Owen Hoge
Senior candidate: Emma Berry Escort: Tegan Heins
Senior candidate: Lyndsey Gill Escort: Riley Sigman
Senior candidate: Emily Harris Escort: Cole Murray
SEPTEMBER 19:
Republic School District is proud to participate in "Care to Wear Wednesdays" benefiting Care to Learn - Republic! Yesterday was the first one. Check out these great smiles from around the district! If you'd like to join us in wearing Care to Learn gear on the third Wednesday of each month, you can purchase your shirt at
http://www.crackerjackshack.com/caretolearn/ until October 4! Youth and adult sizes available! #repmoproud #addressinghealthhungerhygieneneeds
SEPTEMBER 20:
The homecoming court looked sharp tonight! Congratulations to RHS Homecoming Queen Lyndsey Gill and escort Riley Sigman.
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Expansion of Burrell Behavioral Health Partnership
This fall Republic School District will be expanding their partnership with Burrell Behavioral Health. Republic High School began their partnership with Burrell in January of 2019. As of October 1 all elementary buildings will be included in that partnership as well! This opportunity allows for eligible students to receive mental health services through Burrell in the school setting.
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Free Seasonal Flu Shots for Students
The Republic School District, in cooperation with Jordan Valley Community Health Center, is offering
free seasonal flu vaccine
to Republic students as supply allows.
The following conditions would prevent your child from receiving flu vaccine: allergy to vaccine components and moderate or severe illnesses.
If you are interested in your child receiving the inactivated influenza vaccine (Flu Shot), please complete and sign a consent form and return to your school nurse by October 15th. Jordan Valley is still processing these forms. When available, consent forms will be available through all district communication channels.
If you have additional questions about the program, please contact your school nurse.
October 21st, Monday
RMS 08:00-11:00
Price 11:30-2:30
October 25th, Friday
RHS 08:00-10:00
Schofield 11:00-1:00
McCulloch 1:00-3:00
October 28th, Monday
Lyon 9:00-11:00
Early Childhood 11:30-12:30
Sweeny 12:30-2:30
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Board of Education Recap
At the September 19 Board of Education meeting the adoption of the agenda and approval of consent items (found on BoardDocs) took place after the Pledge of Allegiance. In addition, President, Todd Wojciechowski, provided a Board Update on upcoming trainings and conferences. One individual, Somer Norman, spoke during the Public Comments section in regards to agenda item 4.02, Review of Policy ADF.
Republic High School freshmen and senior students presented about the newly implemented Freshman Transition program that took place at RHS this school year. The students shared how this initiative, led by 43 senior student ambassadors, created an opportunity for freshmen students to enter their high school career with a clear sense of what to expect, how to navigate the building and an upperclassman mentor to assist them through the year. Freshmen attending the back to school event were assigned a senior student ambassador and experienced a schedule run, had an opportunity to ask questions, view presentations about curriculum, programming and activities.
CLICK HERE to watch their video to learn more.
After the students presented, the monthly MSBA video was viewed.
Administrative presentations were as follows:
- Dr. Pearce, Mr. Overstreet and Mrs. Bowser presented on the virtual learning opportunities available at RHS.
- *Mr. Perkins presented information regarding the investigation of utilizing Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) to construct a possible new Early Childhood Center and Schofield Elementary gymnasium.
- *Dr. Wistrom provided a monthly update to the Board regarding district finances, DESE updates, MSBA membership and district happenings.
All administrative reports can be found on
BoardDocs.
Discussion items were as follows (details on BoardDocs):
- Board policies
- High school curriculum
- Review of Policy ADF: The board discussed discontinuing the implementation of USDA Smart Snack requirements for food items brought in for celebrations and parties across the district. In addition, they have asked the district to consult with MSBA on updating our current policy to reflect this, which will be on the agenda for the October BOE meeting.
The only item the Board took action upon was the selection of using construction management at risk (as presented earlier) should the district move forward with the construction of a new Early Childhood Center and Schofield gymnasium. Details can be found in
BoardDocs.
The next meeting was set for Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m.
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Free/Reduced Meal Benefits Need Renewed
 For families who participated in free/reduced meal benefits last school year that have not yet completed the needed paperwork for the current school year, PLEASE DO SO BY SEPTEMBER 26 as your student's benefits run out on this date. As a reminder, a new free/reduced meal application must be completed each year.
CLICK HERE for that form and contact 735-3753 with questions.
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Download our Free Mobile App!
Have you downloaded the Republic School District free mobile app? If not, simply search for "Republic School District" in your app store. This free app has been designed to provide our patrons with a quick and easy resource for the most sought after information distributed by the district.
Upon downloading, you will be asked to set-up the app for your personal preferences. During this process you can tap to select the schools for which you'd like to receive information. At any time you can update your preferences in the app's settings. Specifically, the calendar, announcements and notification areas will be customized to your school settings. Keep in mind the notification area will be used very minimally as we will continue to utilize the current text and voice calling system in place.
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District & Community Events
 You're invited to attend the annual fall tradition of Pumpkin Daze in Republic on Saturday, October 5! Booths will line Main Street for this free event, and various events will take place throughout the day (costs vary) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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Upcoming Dates
September 26: RHS Progress Reports Distributed
September 27: School Improvement Day: No School for Students
October 7 & 8: RMS Parent Teacher Conferences
October 8: RHS Parent Teacher Conferences
October 11: District Closed
October 18: End of Quarter, K-12 Grade Cards Distributed
October 28-30: Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences
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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