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Hello Josey,
As a reminder, the Staff Communicator will be distributed each Thursday that school is in session, as well as once in June and once in July. It may also be distributed as needed throughout the year. Archives can be found HERE.
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Fall Break October 31
REMINDER: There will be no school, Monday, October 31, for Fall Break!
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Staff Flu Shot Clinic
TODAY & Giveaway
The Staff Flu Shot Clinic will be held across the district, TODAY, October 27, for those who have signed up.
A few notes to keep in mind for the Staff Flu Shot Clinic:
- Masks are required in clinic area
- Cost is covered for everyone on Republic Schools insurance
- Bring your insurance card if you are not on Republic Schools insurance
- If uninsured, $30 due at time of clinic (check payable to CoxHealth)
- Bring completed consent form
- You will not need your MAXORPlus insurance card if you complete this information on the consent form prior to the clinic
- Pregnant employees are not required to have written consent from their physician
- No nasal mist and all injections are thimerosal-free
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Additionally, staff who receive the 2022-2023 flu vaccine can enter for a chance to win a Republic Tigers stadium blanket (pictured on the left)!
You are automatically entered to win if you are registered for the staff flu clinic on October 27 and do not need to sign up for the giveaway.
If you receive the flu vaccine elsewhere, click HERE to enter the drawing. The deadline to complete the form is October 31.
If you have questions, please contact Nancy Leonard, Staff Wellness Facilitator.
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Republic Community Foundation Grant Opportunity
The Republic Community Foundation is seeking grant applications. Below is the description. CLICK HERE to apply (8th one down).
The Republic Community Foundation works to improve the quality of life for individuals in the Republic area through thoughtful grantmaking and community leadership. The Republic Community Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, chosen for their knowledge of the area. Grant decisions are made by the grant committee. The unique role of a community foundation is to conduct a flexible community grantmaking program which addresses the most important needs of the community at any one time. The flexibility this requires is made possible by charitable donors who establish unrestricted or field-of-interest funds and place the decision-making in the hands of the community leaders serving on our Board of Directors as well as dollars raised by the Republic Community Foundation.
Grant proposals are accepted according to an announced time table, and grant recommendations are made as funds are available. 501(c)3 organizations or other IRS approved entities (government entities, school districts and churches) serving the Republic area are eligible to apply.
- Applicants who serve the Republic area are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants may apply for up to $5,000 in funding for this grant cycle.
- Awards will be announced in late autumn
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Contact Alexandria Holmes ([email protected]) with questions about this grant program.
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Contact Kirsten Binder ([email protected]) or 417-864-6199 with questions about the application process or with technical questions.
In awarding grants, affiliates of the CFO will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. Grantees must not, in the use of CFO grant funds, discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status either in its employment practices or in its policies and procedures concerning access to services.
PLEASE NOTE: This grant application system uses a character count on all grant questions. This character count includes letters, numbers, spaces and punctuation.
Applications are due 11:45 p.m. on October 31, 2022.
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Chromebooks for Elementary Students
Each student has been assigned a district Chromebook to use both at school and at home, if needed. As we approach the winter weather season, starting Tuesday, November 1, elementary students will begin taking these devices to and from school each day in the case of inclement weather.
While our district will still plan to utilize “snow days” in the event of winter storms, there is a limit to how many we are allowed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. In an effort to prevent our students and staff from having to make up missed days at the end of the school year, students taking devices home daily allows the district to be able to quickly implement an AMI Day (virtual learning), if needed. This will continue for elementary students through the month of March.
Elementary students should not have a need to utilize their school devices outside of school hours. Therefore, it's recommended they stay in backpacks at home when not needed for learning or when not charging. We ask that families send their students to school every day with their fully-charged Chromebook and charger.
If an AMI day needs to be implemented, directions from teachers will be shared with our families and students, which will ensure a smooth day of virtual learning.
**Teachers, please share this with your families!**
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Emerging Leaders
We would like to extend a personal invitation to our Emerging Leaders program for the 2022-2023 school year. Emerging Leaders is an opportunity for employees who are interested in learning more and engaging in conversations about school leadership through administration, curriculum/learning specialist support or other leadership positions. Emerging Leaders is different from the RepMO Leaders cohort, as Emerging Leaders is not for graduate-level credit. Emerging Leaders is designed to engage future leaders and grow leadership capacity for future opportunities.
Emerging Leaders will meet four times throughout the year in November, December, February and April. The first meeting will now be held on Tuesday, November 1 from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the Board of Education Training Room at Central Office.
If you are interested in participating in the Emerging Leaders program and would like additional information shared please fill out this interest form. Please contact Dr. Tyler Overstreet if you have further questions.
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Board of Education Recap
At the October 20 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, Travis Edwards, provided a Board Update.
Report Items:
- September RepMO Hero Quinten Vaughan was honored.
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Middle School principal, Tracy Williams presented a building update, sharing its new commitment to "leaving a legacy!"
- Superintendent Dr. Pearce presented a district update regarding the first quarter, RepMO Hero, attendance and enrollment.
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All administrative reports can be found on BoardDocs.
The Board took action and approved the following items (Details on BoardDocs):
- Due to new laws being passed in the latest legislative session, several board policies need to be approved in the board policy manual. The following policies were updated: C-131-P, C-140-P, G-250-P, G-275-P, S-100-P, I-110-P, I-125-P, I-130-P, I-160-P, I-185-P, F-135-P
- Due to recent changes in legislation, board policies C-140-B, G-250-B and G-275-B have been updated in the board manual.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for November 17, 2022, at 7:00 pm.
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GOCSD GONEWS
Be sure to check out the latest newsletter from GOCSD by clicking HERE, which includes many professional learning opportunities.
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As you may know, our new CSIP includes a focus on overall wellness for our students and staff. Through that effort, our Staff Wellness Facilitator, Nancy Leonard, will provide information in this section of our Staff Communicator every week. We hope this will support all of our team members on their wellness journey!
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Nancy Leonard at [email protected] or Ext. 6050.
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Free Nutrition Learning Opportunity
Please join us for a nutrition presentation two weeks from today, on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at Republic Middle School from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. All employees and significant others are welcome! Donna Webb, founder and owner of Bright Sky Nutrition, will be presenting on "Stress and Nutrition: Healing Our Bodies."
Donna Webb is a licensed dietitian and a certified diabetes instructor. She has helped people achieve their health and wellness goals for more than 20 years.
Every part of our bodies is affected by the nutrition choices we make every day. Bright Sky Nutrition offers diet counseling (also known as Medical Nutrition Therapy), which is the only preventative service that reduces risk and improves overall health for our entire body. In addition, this benefit is COVERED under our Board-paid health insurance at no cost.
Learn more about how the team at Bright Sky Nutrition can help us implement healthy strategies in easy and simple ways at www.brightskynutrition.com.
You will NOT want to miss this free educational event! Please RSVP HERE.
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Staff Wellness Survey Results
In case you missed it, yesterday, we released the results from the Staff Wellness Survey we asked all team members to complete last month. View those here or find the email in your inbox.
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Telehealth Appointments for Staff
The Republic School District is excited to continue our partnership with Jordan Valley Community Health Center to offer school-based health clinic visits to all staff.
Our Jordan Valley Community Health Worker, Leslie Blanco, is available to coordinate a virtual visit with a Jordan Valley doctor or nurse practitioner for any employee that is not well and needs to be assessed for the following possible illnesses: strep throat, ear infection, sinus infection, rash, pink eye, stomach flu, bug bites, lice and congestion. The employee will be able to return to work after the medical provider evaluation OR they will be given a diagnosis and guidance on leaving work. If necessary, the practitioner will call in a prescription to the patient's pharmacy to be paid for and picked up by the employee.
The employee is responsible for the copay and/or costs not covered by insurance.
Employees can request an appointment by emailing [email protected]. You will find the required form to be completed once annually prior to your appointment HERE.
We are thankful for this opportunity to partner with Jordan Valley Community Health Center!
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**Teachers, please share Socktober with your families!** | |
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Week of October 24: Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences
October 28: Progress 3/Term 1 Grade Cards Distributed (RMS/RHS)
October 31: Fall Break - No School for Students
CLICK HERE for the website calendar.
REMINDER: Every Friday during the school year, full day preschool through 12th grade students are released one hour early for teacher collaboration time.
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