Financial Incentive Information

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 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. 

Back to School Important Dates

• 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 hope this back to school graphic is helpful in marking your calendars for some upcoming dates!
• We also look forward to seeing you at this year's All Employee Meeting at RHS, on Monday, August 15. Breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.

District Offices Closed Friday Afternoon, August 12

On Friday, August 12, all district offices will be closed in the afternoon, as all phone and internet services will be down at every building during routine utility maintenance. That work will be happening near Republic Middle School, which means the power to that building will also be turned off during that time.

Our buildings will still be accessible, so teachers may work in their classrooms if they choose. However, there will be no printing or copying available. RMS is the only building that will not have power, and therefore no air conditioning. All staff whose duties don't require phone or internet access may continue their day as usual. Those who need internet connection may work from home that afternoon, but will not be able to remote into their office desktop. 

Elementary and EC class lists will still be posted at buildings by 4 p.m.

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.

Wellness Bus - Location Change

The Wellness Bus on Tour is scheduled to be in the district on  August 17. Due to the ongoing activity at EC, the location has been changed from Price to RMS near the fieldhouse.

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:

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. 

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.

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.