August 18, 2022

Hello Josey,

As a reminder, the Staff Communicator will be distributed each Thursday that school is in session, once in June and July and also distributed as needed throughout the year. Archives can be found HERE.

Financial Incentive Information - DEADLINE TOMORROW

The Board of Education is offering a one-time financial incentive to provide a token of “thanks” to our teammates for the way you serve our students and each other, and to help employees in a small way combat increasing everyday costs. THANK YOU to the Board of Education for this boost as we look to start another successful school year!

The Board of Education would like to offer a financial incentive to all employees who:

Are employed by the district on Sep 6, 2022
Watch a short video and complete the form in an email sent by Dr. Pearce on Wednesday, August 10.
The form MUST be completed by TOMORROW, Friday, August 19.
If you did not receive Dr. Pearce's email, please contact your immediate supervisor.

Full-time employees who complete these items will receive a one time payment of $750 to be included in their September paycheck. Part-time employees will receive $375 in their September paycheck.

First Day of School Reminders

We're looking forward to another great school year in Republic! The 2022-2023 school year begins on Monday, August 22. Visit republicschools.org/backtoschool for all the back to school details you'll need! In addition, we've included some first day reminders that we hope are helpful!

1. Please don't arrive earlier than 15 minutes to car line.

2. Check your bus stop location and times in the Parent Portal!

3. Send us your first day pictures!

4. Only EC & kindergarten can have adults escort them to class on the first day.

5. Drivers, please be cautious of our student drivers, walkers and bike riders. Also, please be aware of school buses.

Early Childhood Center Grand Opening Events

THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY, we are ready to open the brand new Republic Early Childhood Center! The following events have been planned to help celebrate:

TONIGHT, August 18: EC Family Open House and Ribbon Cutting

The Open House for EC families is come and go, 5:30-7:00 with the ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m.

August 30: Community Open House

All community members are invited to attend this come and go event between 5:00-6:30 p.m. for self-guided tours and activities.

All Employee Meeting Recap

Thank you to EVERYONE who came to our All Employee Meeting. We are so excited to launch this school year with you!

At our meeting, we discussed our district's new Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and our focuses on academics, culture and leadership for the years to come. To read more about our CSIP, click here.

We related our mission and vision back to our Top Gun theme for the year. Remember, "It's not about the plane, it's about the pilot!" You are the elite, trained and prepared for whatever this year brings your way. We are in this together -- you have "wingmen" all around you!

Our Booster Club was there to preview their designs for this fall exclusively for our staff. They're now available online! Scroll to the bottom to see the flyer and find out how to purchase yours.

In case you missed it, watch the video below to see Dr. Matt Pearce's entrance into the meeting!

Website Bio Tutorial

Teachers, at the beginning of each school year, please make sure your website bio is updated for families. For a simple tutorial on how to update this information CLICK HERE.

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

**CUSTODIANS

**PARAS & AIDES

A full list of openings with application details can be found HERE.

PLEASE SHARE this information to help us recruit employees!

New Start & Dismissal Time for Lyon & Sweeny

To assist with the traffic flow issues at Highway 174 and Main, Lyon and Sweeny elementaries will have new start and dismissal times, as well as car line patterns for the 2022-23 school year. This is a short-term solution until a more permanent, long-term solution can be implemented to physically adjust these car lines (which continues to be a discussion with the City and local landowners).

Details about these changes were communicated to families in each building's back to school newsletters. Lyon's can be found HERE and Sweeny's can be found HERE.

15-Minute Car Line Reminder

We are once again asking families to not line up for pick-up or drop-off more than 15 minutes early. This year, our School Resource Officers will be enforcing that rule starting on the first day of school. Families who line up too early may be asked to leave school grounds until it is time to pick-up or drop-off students.

This is not only to relieve traffic congestion near our school buildings. It is also a public and school safety issue. School police and local first responders MUST be able to access our buildings in case of an emergency, and they cannot do so if vehicles are blocking the parking lot during school hours. Thank you for your support as we enforce this rule for the safety of our students and staff. Families are being notified of this enforcement before the first day of school.

Care to Wear Wednesdays

Care to Wear Wednesdays are making a comeback! For those who were with us a few years ago, we launched this effort to support our local Care to Learn chapter. It's now time to bring it back! On the third Wednesday of each month, starting September 21, our entire community will be encouraged to wear Care to Learn gear. Our district staff is invited to wear their gear with jeans in exchange for a donation to this great organization.

Details are in the graphic! Get your orders (CLICK HERE) in by August 29 and mark your calendars for the first Care to Wear Day on September 21!

Friday Early Release Starting August 26

As a reminder, full day preschool through 12th grade students will dismiss ONE HOUR EARLY every Friday during the school year for teacher collaboration time. Details can be found at https://www.republicschools.org/fridayearlyrelease.

Reminders & Events

CLICK HERE for additional events listed in our Peachjar mailing.

Dates to Remember

August 18: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Central Office

August 22: First Day of School

September 5: Labor Day Holiday, District Closed

CLICK HERE for more back to school dates!

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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