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Preparing Each Student for a Successful Future
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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.
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Sign Up for Your Flu Shot by September 28!
Employee flu shots will be on October 2 and 3.
Please sign up with your building's nurse. Maintenance/transportation departments sign up with Barb Kessen.
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS SEPTEMBER 28!
10.2.18
RHS 6:30-7:30 a.m.
RMS 8:00-9:30 a.m.
Lyon 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Price/Central Office 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
10.3.18
Transportation Facility (includes Maintenance) 7:30-9:00 a.m.
Sweeny & EC 9:30-11:00 p.m.
McCulloch 11:30-1:00 p.m.
Schofield 1:15-3:00 p.m.
Things you need to know:
** All employees will need to fill out both forms and bring with you. CLICK HERE TO PRINT FORMS. This will help expedite the process. Our goal is to have you in and out in less than 5 minutes.
** Cost is covered by your school provided insurance. If you do not have school insurance, you can pay by check or cash, $30 (write check to Cox). Payment is due at that time.
**Transportation/Maintenance - Will have their own site this year! Sign up with Barb Kessen.
**All building employees will signup with their building nurse. You can use the other sites, but you will need to let your building nurse know at time of sign-up.
**Any pregnant employee must have in hand the written permission from your ob/gyn in order receive your flu shot here at school.
**No nasal mist, only injection is available and all are Thimerosal free.
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STAR Summit Call for Presenters
The sixth annual Shaping Teachers Across the Region Summit will be held November 6, 2018. Teachers and staff from Nixa, Ozark, Republic, and Willard School Districts will collaborate at this educational conference. The day will start with all the districts participating in sessions at either Republic High School or Willard High School (additional details to be shared soon) and a keynote session in the afternoon at the James River Church in Ozark.
We are securing presenters at all grade levels and all content areas. We hope that you will consider presenting at this event! If you have a unique learning project or want to share your high impact instructional strategies - WE NEED YOU!
The maximum number of sessions that you can present is two 50-minute breakout sessions or one deep-dive session (1 hr 40 min). Payment is $50 per 50-minute session or $100 per deep-dive session (co-presenters share the session pay). If you choose two sessions, you can do the same presentation twice, or do two different presentations.
Possible suggestions include:
Developing your PLN
Trauma Informed
Socio-Emotional Learning
Multi-tiered support--RtI
Suicide awareness
21st Century Skills
Leader in Me
Literacy
Disciplinary literacy
Numeracy
Inquiry
Deep level questioning
Blended Learning
Student Voice & Choice
Effective Collaboration (PLC)
Creating opportunities for transfer
Equity
Other
The call for presenters will be available September 5th - Sept 26th. Complete the form at the below link to submit your presentation. A more detailed agenda of the entire day will be shared in the upcoming weeks.
Follow the link to submit a proposal:
Call for presenters will be available through September 26.
For questions or comments please contact:
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American Fidelity Visits
American Fidelity Assurance Company representatives will be in the district to provide the yearly employee benefit package review. This review is provided annually to all employees who work 20 hours or more, which include voluntary benefits offered through payroll deduction, plus the benefits of Section 125 Flexible Benefit Plan. Open enrollment for ancillary products will begin September 24 and run through October. This is the window of opportunity for employees to change or add American Fidelity products for an effective date of January 1, 2019.
Each employee who qualifies (20 hours or more, double route bus drivers, and part-time retirees) for the 125 benefit program must sign off that they have been given the opportunity to view available products offered. Please know that no one should feel pressured to sign up for any product. This is the only opportunity for individuals who want added insurance to sign up for these benefits/services. The Individual meetings are mandatory to eligible employees in order to keep the district compliant with the legal IRS guidelines.
Specific times in which American Fidelity will be in your building/department will be sent to you by your building secretary or supervisor. You will then be able to sign up for a time to review their products.
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Season of Surveys
It's that time of year...feedback time! To help the district best meet your needs as employees along with the needs of the students and families we serve, we will be distributing several surveys to these patron groups in October and November. More details will be coming, but specifically we wanted to share the addition of a student survey as this hasn't taken place in the past.
We want to gather input from students regarding the culture of their school buildings and get an overall snapshot of their school experience. This will be a short survey that will only be taken by 4th-12th grade students via a survey link that will be shared with you by your building administration along with additional instructions. We are only surveying 4th-12th grade students at this time as this mimics the national Leader in Me survey that these same grade levels will take in the spring. Thank you in advance for your help in gathering this important feedback! Stay tuned for more!
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Staff Accolade: Mrs. Allison Dishman
Congratulations to RMS Principal, Allison Dishman for being named the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals "Exemplary Principal of the Year" for Southwest Missouri! We are proud to call you ours, Mrs. Dishman! #repmoproud
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RepMO Hero Nominations Open
The Republic School District looks forward to honoring staff members who go above the call of duty through the
RepMO
Hero program! Each month (September-April) either a certified or classified employee from each of the building/department groups listed below will be honored for their part in implementing our district mission of preparing each student for a successful future. Those individuals will be recognized individually by their building/department group and by Central Office.
Then, a committee will review the nominations of those individuals and one employee will be chosen as the
RepMO
Hero of the Month. The
RepMO
Hero will receive $500 to be used at his/her discretion to purchase resources for his/her building/department. In addition, the
RepMO
Hero of the Month will be recognized at the following month's Board of Education meeting and through district communication channels.
RULES/GUIDELINES:
- There is no limit on how many different employees you can nominate per month.
- Nominations will be accepted throughout each month using the deadlines below. Nominations will carry over.
- You can nominate ANYONE! They do not have to be a part of your nomination group (listed below).
NOMINATION GROUPS:
1. Custodial, nurses, aides/paras and food service building employees will be nominated by schools.
2. Departments will nominate staff members according to the schedule.
3. School Resource Officers, Maintenance, and IT will combine for the nominations.
4. Central Office (including SPED office, Federal Programs office, and Food Service office) and CIA will combine for the nominations.
5. Transportation will nominate staff members according to the schedule.
6. STRIPES 360 Staff members can be nominated by STRIPES or sites.
7. Sites can nominate an additional person from any of the departments in numbers 2 through 6.
NOMINATION SCHEDULE:
Per the above schedule, classified employees will be honored for the month of September. Between now and September 30 use the link below (form link also under the "Staff" tab on the website) to nominate a classified employee for RepMO Hero.
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Get FREE Newspapers for Your Classroom!
Republic teachers can get the local newspaper delivered to their classroom weekly through The Greene County Commonwealth's Newspapers in Education program.
NIE introduces newspapers to young readers and helps teachers bring the community into their classrooms.
Classroom subscriptions will be delivered weekly, September through April. Newspapers are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis; so, don't wait to sign up!
To sign up, email
[email protected] with your name, school and how many copies you will need each week. Digital subscriptions are also available.
**This is a wonderful partnership the Greene County Commonwealth offers to our classrooms. We just ask that if you choose to use this service, you keep in mind the nature of content that can sometimes be included might not be appropriate for every grade level. Thank you!**
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Football Homecoming, 9/28
Tis the season for Football Homecoming! Join us for the festivities on Friday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. as the Tigers take on Ozark. The homecoming ceremony will take place at half-time of the game. That evening you can also support Project Graduation at a Tailgate Party from 4:30-6:30 featuring food from Flat Creek! Also, don't forget to pick up your booster club gear that evening if you ordered online. It's going to be a fun night!
Congratulations to the 2018 Football Homecoming attendants and candidates:
Freshman attendant: Eden Speer Escort: Bryce Redmon
Sophomore attendant: Emma Collins Escort: Dalton Parks
Junior attendant: Emma Duvall Escort: Easton Prevo
Senior candidate: Bella Drennan Escort: Jaden DuVall
Senior candidate: Olivia Skeans Escort: Ian Zineker
Senior candidate: Gabrielle Wininger Escort: Nolan White
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Emergency Alert TEST, 10/3
Please take note! We are sharing so that you are not alarmed when student and employee cell phones make a loud tone on October 3 at 1:18 p.m. central time.
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Cooperative Advanced Degrees
Republic School District is excited to partner with local universities to provide specific benefits to Republic educators interested in seeking advanced degrees.
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Next Chats with Chance, 10/2 at RHS
Below is the schedule of meeting times for "Chats with Chance." As a reminder, each month Dr. Wistrom will visit a building to host conversations with employees. These meetings are casual opportunities where employees can visit with Dr. Wistrom regarding any topic of their choice. Building libraries will be the location of these meetings with the exception of EC (classroom) and the Transportation Department (meeting room).
ALL employees are invited to EVERY meeting, if you'd like to attend! Dr. Wistrom looks forward to visiting with many of you through this opportunity!
UPCOMING CHATS WITH CHANCE SCHEDULE
October 2: RHS library at 6:30 a.m.
November 13: McCulloch library at 7:30 a.m.
November 27: Transportation meeting room at 8:30 a.m.
December 4: RMS library at 6:30 a.m.
January 8: Sweeny library at 7:30 a.m.
January 22: Early Childhood classroom at 7:30 a.m.
February 12: RHS library at 6:30 a.m.
March 5: Price library at 7:30 a.m.
April 2: RMS library 6:30 a.m.
May 7: Schofield library 7:30 a.m.
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istrict & Community Events
Find More on Peachjar HERE!
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Upcoming Dates
September 20: K-8 Progress Reports Distributed
September 20: RHS End of Progress 2
September 20: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Central Office
September 21: School Improvement Day, No School for Students
September 28: RHS Progress 2 Reports Distributed
September 28: Football Homecoming
For additional dates, please view the website calendar
HERE.
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Sincerely,
Josey McPhail
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