Children who have turned five years of age before August 1, 2022, are eligible for kindergarten for the 2022-23 school year and are invited to our Kindergarten Kickoffs in our elementaries on Tuesday, March 29. Families are encouraged to view the attendance area boundary map linked here on the District website, or call the District office at 816-858-5420 for confirmation of attendance area. If you know of a family with a child entering kindergarten, please pass this information along, and if your family has an incoming kindergartner, please complete the following form. We will send you additional information about Kindergarten Kickoff and an enrollment packet.

K-12 Summer School will be scheduled for June 1-28, 2022 at the following locations.

The Platte County R-3 School District Hall of Fame will induct three new members following the PCHS winter athletic signing ceremony, rescheduled from February 2 to February 16, 6 p.m., in the North Gym at Platte County High School.

This year's inductees are: LeeAnn Fadler (former Board of Education member and Vice President, Pirate Booster Club President, and founder of the Pirate Hall of Fame), Donna Hulett (PCHS teacher for 26 years and cheerleading and swim team coach), and the late Dave Lane (PCR-3 Bus Driver and Transportation Director for 35 years).

The Board approved the academic calendar for the 2022-23 school year, as suggested by teachers, support staff, parents and board members on the calendar committee, and taking into consideration feedback during public review. The first day of school will be Tuesday, August 23, 2022, and the last day of school is planned for Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Other important dates include: Winter Break begins with a 3-hour early dismissal on December 21, 2022 and runs through January 3, 2023; Spring Break is March 20-24, 2023; and in addition to makeup days at the end of the school year, the calendar identifies February 20 and April as possible make up days, if needed.

At the February meeting, the Board approved the hiring of Mrs. Allison Page who will serve as Assistant Principal at Compass Elementary School starting the 2022-23 school year.

Entering her 14th year in education, Mrs. Page has held school leadership roles at district office and other elementary school levels since 2015. She is currently serving as Assistant Principal at Renner Elementary School in the Park Hill School District. She previously served as a Response to Intervention Specialist for Norfolk Public Schools in Virginia; Reading Coach with Virginia Beach City Public Schools; taught second, third, and fifth grades in the Saint Joseph School District; and was a paraprofessional at Compass Elementary in 2019 upon returning to Missouri from Virginia. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education Prek-6 and her master’s degree in Educational Leadership, both from Northwest Missouri State University, and an educational specialist's degree in Reading Curriculum & Instruction at Arkansas State University. Mrs. Page is passionate about learning and growing each student for success in school and in life. She believes the role as educators is to help prepare all students to be successful adults in whatever field they choose. Mrs. Page has one daughter: Anna (4) who will attend Compass Elementary School as an incoming kindergartener in the fall of 2022.

Compass Elementary's current Assistant Principal, Derek Colburn, has accepted the North Platte Junior High/High School Principal position beginning with the 2022-23 school year.

For the Pirate Pride portion of the February meeting, the Board recognized organizers of the first PCHS Men's Basketball Alumni Weekend. Forty former players came together for a variety of events, raising roughly $2,000 to start a scholarship fund for PCHS graduating men's varsity basketball players. A big thanks to community member and PCR-3 parent Lynn McClure for his leadership in coordinating this event, along with alumni Kirk Amos, Brian Boekhout, and Spencer McMillian. Save the date for next year's event on December 17, 2022, with a goal to welcome 70 alumni and raise $4,000 for scholarships.

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 February board meeting, Jacob Johnson and David Baker, teachers at Platte City Middle School, were recognized for their collaboration and student focus. Mr. Johnson has been hosting Mr. Baker's special education students on Fridays during his plan time to extend their learning in science.

To expand the program offerings for middle school students, the Board approved a proposal to allow 7th graders to compete in interscholastic football, volleyball, cheerleading, and basketball beginning with the 2022-23 school year. In addition, the Board approved the addition of a Special Olympics Coordinator and three Assistant Coaching positions beginning with the 2022-23 school year to assist with Special Olympics activities for K-12 students. Click here to view the proposal.

Each month, project managers for our 2021 Bond Program projects, will provide an update on construction projects taking place throughout the District. At the February meeting, Matt St. Louis with Newkirk Novak Construction Partners, reviewed construction progress on the PCHS Rebuild Phase One project.

At the Platte County High School Phase One Project, the classroom wing drywall finishers are underway and mechanical trades continue installing overhead equipment. Mechanical rough-in has started in the central utility plant as well as the kitchen. Iron workers are wrapping up in the gymnasium complex, and the framing contractor has half of the building enclosed. The masonry crew is making good progress, and windows will start going in next week. The concession stand and baseball stadium are getting the final touches before turning over to the Pirates for spring training. The project is on schedule to finish in early December 2022.

At the New Middle School #2 Project, permits for sitework have been approved and construction teams have mobilized at the site to begin site prep and grading.

PCR-3's 2022 Excellence in Education nominees were selected out of 100+ nominations. In addition to being recognized at the April 26, 2022 Northland Regional Chamber Excellence in Education Banquet, the nominees will be reviewed by a panel of three outside judges in order to name the Platte County Teacher and Service Person of the Year. Click here for a list of nominees.

Leadership teams from each of our middle schools provided the Board with a building-level strategic plan update at the February meeting. View the presentations by clicking the links below:

The Board considered an appeal on a library book entitled "All Boys Aren't Blue." After a brief presentation and discussion, the Board voted to align with the Reconsideration Committee's recommendation to retain the material with restricted access, which means parental approval is required before checking out the material.

Dr. Jay Harris, Executive Director of Operations, shared with the Board a Key Process Update of the District's Facilities and Operations.

In line with the District's efforts to meet the goals of proactively and responsibly managing District growth, finances, and support services to improve student achievement; as well as providing each student with a relevant education in a safe and caring environment, Dr. Harris highlighted strategies and results, as well as the following improvement priorities:

February 18: No School, District Inservice

February 21: No School, President's Day

March 9: PLC Day, 2-hour early dismissal

March 10: Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm, (reconvene from closed session which begins at 5:30pm)

March 11: End of 3rd Quarter

March 14-18: No School, Spring Break

March 29: Kindergarten Kickoffs

April 15: No School, **POTENTIAL MAKEUP DAY**

April 18: No School, District Inservice

April 21: Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm, (reconvene from closed session which begins at 5:30pm)

April 27: PLC Day, 2-hour early dismissal

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