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Hello Josey,
As a reminder, the Staff Communicator will be distributed each Thursday that school is in session, once in June and July. It may also be distributed as needed throughout the year. Archives can be found HERE.
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Staff Flu Shot Clinic - Deadline TOMORROW & Giveaway
The staff flu shot clinic will be one week from today on October 27, 2022 in buildings across our district! To see the specific times for your location, view this flyer. The deadline to sign up for a spot is TOMORROW, October 21.
You can save your spot at the clinics with this sign-up form. There, you can also find the consent form to print and fill out before your appointment.
A few other 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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Helping Our Own
On Saturday evening, our community lost two young lives, Maverick Beaman and Wyatt Barnes. Funds have been established at Meador Funeral Home in Republic to help cover the costs of funeral services for these young men. For anyone interested in contributing, Meador Funeral Home can accept donations over the phone with a debit or credit card. Cash/check donations can be also dropped off or mailed. For more details, contact Meador Funeral Home at 417-732-2535. Their location is 314 N. Main Avenue in Republic.
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Pearce's Listening Post
All patrons are invited to an opportunity to listen, learn and share with Superintendent Dr. Pearce at "Pearce's Listening Post." This hour-long event will take place on Monday, October 24 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Central Office Board Room (518 N. Hampton -- Back side of Price Elementary).
Dr. Pearce and other district personnel will be there to share about district mental wellness and social-emotional learning practices. Tips and practices regarding these topics that families can implement at home will also be shared.
We hope to see you there!
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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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Cub Care October 31
The Republic School District will not be in session on Monday, October 31 for Fall Break.
Families with students in Kindergarten through 6th grade needing childcare on this day can sign up to participate in Cub Care. The deadline to register is Monday, October 24 at 4:00 p.m.
Visit: https://www.republicschools.org/Page/1144 to register.
***Teachers, please include this information in your classroom newsletters!***
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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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Open Positions
We're on the lookout for quality individuals who enjoy working with students and making a difference to join our team!
These openings are all critical roles in helping us provide a wonderful school experience for our students. A few of these positions include:
-BUS DRIVERS
-PARAPROFESSIONALS & AIDES
-CUSTODIANS
A full list of openings with application details can be found HERE.
PLEASE SHARE this information to help us recruit employees!
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Reminders from Technology
IT security is extremely important for school systems like ours. Many threats to school data start with phishing attacks on staff. We want you to be prepared!
First of all, what is "phishing?" Phishing is an attempt to persuade an employee to reveal information or facilitate a security breach through persuasion. This typically involves a deceptive email, which is designed to trick an employee into giving the attacker access to secure systems or revealing personal information. Phishing emails are often identifiable by common characteristics. One major characteristic of such emails is that they are unsolicited. The sender may be asking you for something that you did not communicate with them about previously, such as payment for a service that you did not purchase.
Here are some other common characteristics of phishing emails that should set off red flags when you see them:
- The sender is unknown to you. They may even use a known organization name, such as a familiar business or school district, but not your normal point of contact there.
- Emails that appear to be from financial institutions, government agencies, schools, or colleges, that you were not expecting.
- Requests for payment from outside vendors. In particular, be wary of vendors you are sure you did not do business with. Invoices from unknown companies are good examples of this, but they can also be fake versions of invoices from companies you know.
- Messages asking you to open attachments or click on links.
- Emails claiming to be security related, saying they’ve noticed some suspicious activity or log-in attempts by you or with your accounts.
As always, if you are not sure about a message you receive, email [email protected]. That team will be more than happy to assist you and can safely handle the message. They can verify the sender and safely handle any attachments to confirm that they are safe. They can also can block senders that are malicious, and alert other staff to the threat.
Please contact John Howard, Director of Technology, if you have any questions about phishing attacks. We thank you for staying vigilant!
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**Teachers, please share Socktober with your families!** | |
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October 20: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Central Office
October 20: RHS Parent Teacher Conferences
October 21: End of 1st Quarter (Elementary) & End of Progress 3/Term 1 (RMS/RHS)
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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