In the event of school cancellation, PCR-3 will get that information out as early as possible through automated phone calls and text messages, the District website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, the District Hotline (816-858-2752), and local media.

PCR-3 will implement traditional inclement weather days (no school and no virtual learning), until we reach a threshold that would push the school year past Memorial Day. We will make those days up per our academic calendar, and if we go past the planned make up days for inclement weather, we will implement our Inclement Weather Virtual Learning Days.

Please visit the Winter Weather Information page on the Parents Tab of the District website for information on recess and clothing considerations (there will be no outdoor recess when the wind chill is at 20 degrees or below), cancellations, how the District will notify families, and Y-Club info.

Parents: To opt in to receive texts, please text the word "YES" to 67587.

Persons wishing to file as candidates for election to the Board of Education of the Platte County R-3 School District must file (in accordance with Board Policy BBB) at the District Education Center located at 998 Platte Falls Road, Platte City, Missouri, 64079.

Filing opens on December 6 and will be open for all candidates at 8:00 am. Candidate filing will continue via the schedule below until its conclusion on December 27, 2022 at 5:00 pm via scheduled appointments by contacting Vicki Diggs at diggsv@platteco.k12.mo.us or 816-665-6976.

There are three, 3-year terms to be elected at the General Municipal Election on April 4, 2023. Seats currently held by the following board members (in alphabetical order) are up for election: Sharon Sherwood, Buffy Smith, and Bobby Vann.

Click here for more information about serving on the board.

We are conducting our annual parent survey to gather feedback on strengths of the District, as well as areas to consider for growth. Your input is important and will be considered when making future decisions.

If you have not already completed the survey, we ask that you complete the survey by clicking here. If you have more than one student, please be sure to answer those questions for each building. The survey should take approximately fifteen minutes to complete. We will close the survey on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Thank you in advance for your feedback!

Do you know of a special volunteer, former teacher/employee, or someone who has contributed significantly to the enhancement of the Platte County R-3 School District or has had outstanding accomplishments after graduating from PCHS? If so, now is the time to recognize those special individuals. The PCHS Booster Club is now taking applications for the 2022-23 Hall of Fame through December 1, 2022. Complete the online nomination form here. The Hall of Fame will induct new members on January 31, 2023.

For the Pirate Pride portion of the November meeting, PCHS art students, Macie Martin, Chloe Borgmeyer, and Abigail Duryea, were recognized as participants in the pre-college ArtLab at the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) this past summer, working alongside accomplished faculty to expand their creativity technically and conceptually. Their instructor Tobee Ford-Nelson was excited to share that Macie and Abigail were both accepted into KCAI each with a scholarship totaling $96,000 over four years.

Each month, PCR-3 recognizes staff members who are living our vision, mission, and values, by presenting the "SCHIVIR Me Timbers" award. SCHIVIR is an acronym for our values: Student Focus, Collaboration, High Expectations, Integrity, Visionary Leadership, Innovation, and Results Orientation.

At the November board meeting, Tara Swanson, Compass Elementary Behavioral Coach, was recognized for her Visionary Leadership in planning and implementing a unique in-house professional development opportunity for teacher to teacher classroom observations to support the professional growth of our staff.

Each month, project managers for our 2021 Bond Program projects, provide an update on construction projects taking place throughout the District. At the November meeting, Matt St. Louis with Newkirk Novak Construction Partners, reviewed construction progress on the PCHS Rebuild Phase One project, and Darren Lee with McCown Gordon, reviewed construction progress on Platte Purchase Middle School project.

At the Platte County High School Phase One Project, finishing touches, final inspections, punch lists and training are underway. The project is on track to turnover as planned on December 1, 2022. Along with Newkirk Novak Construction Partners and Incite Design Studio, the District will be hosting a ribbon cutting and open house of the PCHS Phase I Rebuild project on Thursday, December 8 from 5:30-7:30 pm.

At the Platte Purchase Middle School Project, construction progress is continuing in the gym, locker room, and commons while repair work is taking place in the classroom areas. Roofing is complete in the locker room and flex performance space and will continue in the gym and commons area. Air barrier and brick veneer continues at the southern side of the building. Interior stud walls are taking shape in the administration area while overhead rough-in of piping and conduits continue in the same area as well as the commons Parking lot base is nearly 50% complete. The football and track areas are ongoing with utilities, curbs, and sidewalks with turf be installed before the end of the year pending weather.

This summer, Infinite Campus announced a partnership with Tyler Technologies to acquire SIS K-12, our current student information system. Customers were given the option to explore other solutions or migrate on an undetermined timeline. PCR-3 took the opportunity to research options and determine the best fit for the needs of our District. A request for proposal was posted in September, and the research team received product demonstrations, conducted internal needs assessments, and collected local comparisons. The team reviewed proposals for deployment, support, integrations, data and security, and user experience. At the November meeting, the Board approved the recommended vendor, PowerSchool. Click here for additional RFP details.

At the November meeting, Dr. Alicia Casey and Dr. Jennifer Beutel, presented a key process update on the District's Teaching and Learning System. Updates regarding curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development were provided relevant to the systematic continuous improvement of teaching and learning. Specific process action updates include:

November 23-25: No School, Thanksgiving Break

December 7: PLC Day, 2-hour early dismissal

December 15: Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm, (reconvene from closed session which begins at 5:30pm)

December 21: First Semester Ends; 3-hour early dismissal

December 22-30: No School, Winter Break

January 2: No School, New Year's Day Holiday/Teacher Flex Day

January 3: Classes Resume, Second Semester begins

Thank you to all our Pirates ROCK Star business partners who support character education in our schools! And thank you to our District-wide Pirates ROCK Star partner, Tradition Home Group.

Vision: Building Learners of Tomorrow...

Mission: To prepare individual learners for success in life, 

Values: Student Focus, Collaboration, High Expectations, Integrity, Visionary Leadership, Innovation, Results Orientation