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January 12, 2023

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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.

Calendar/Construction Survey Closes Friday

Between January 4-13, Republic School District is seeking your input on several important topics:

  • The school calendar for 2023-24 and beyond
  • Potential construction projects


Visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/calendarconstruction to take the short, five-minute survey!

District Closed Monday, January 16

The Republic School District will not be in session on Monday, January 16 in recognition of MLK Day. This date is a guaranteed holiday/day off for employees and students, and will not be used as a snow day make-up, if needed.


Have a great long weekend!

District Drink Drops

Any employee can order and pay for a drink of your choice from Rise Nutrition using THIS ORDER FORM, and it will be delivered to your school/department on Fridays using the schedule below:

  • Transportation: 8:15 a.m.
  • Lyon, Sweeny, Fed Programs/Food Service/SPED: 9:00-9:20 a.m.
  • EC, Price, McCulloch, Schofield: 9:30-10:00 a.m.
  • RMS: 10:00-10:15 a.m.
  • RHS: 10:30-10:45 a.m.


Order up until 8:00 a.m. on Fridays!


An email will be sent to those who order once your drink is delivered.


CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR RISE NUTRITION DRINK FOR FRIDAY DELIVERY!


“District Drink Drops” are being implemented in hopes of providing our employees with an easy way to access a “treat” or “pick me up” from our local businesses. This effort will expand to include Black Lab Coffee beginning in early 2023!

Emerging Leaders TODAY

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 meets four times throughout the year. The next meeting will be TODAY, January 12 from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the Price Elementary Library.


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.

MSTA Statewide Capitol Visit

January 31st is the Statewide Capitol Visit in Jefferson City. This is a great way to advocate for Missouri teachers, students, and communities. Please let Steffanie Flippin (steffanie.flippin@republicschools.org) know by Friday, January 20th if you would like to attend this event. We would love to support 2-3 teachers attending this event. The region is providing local CTAs a $50 incentive if they send two or more members.

Nominate a RepMO Hero!

Nominate a CLASSIFIED employee for the January RepMO Hero of the month! CLICK HERE for the nomination form!

Mornings with Matt

Each month, Superintendent Dr. Matt Pearce will visit a building to host conversations with employees. These "Mornings with Matt" meetings are casual opportunities where employees can visit with Dr. Pearce regarding any topic of their choice. Building libraries will be the location of these meetings with the exception of EC (multipurpose room) and the Transportation Department (meeting room).


ALL employees are invited to EVERY meeting, if you'd like to attend! Dr. Pearce looks forward to visiting with many of you!


January 18: Transportation meeting room, 8:30 a.m.

February 15: Lyon library, 7:20 a.m.

March 22: RHS library, 6:30 a.m.

April 19: Schofield library, 7:30 a.m

GOCSD GONEWS

Be sure to check out the latest newsletter from GOCSD by clicking HERE, which includes many professional learning opportunities.

Weekly Wellness

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 nancy.leonard@republicschools.org or Ext. 6050.


2023 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinar Calendar

All EAP webinars are free for Republic School Employees. To view a seminar on-demand, visit AnthemEAP.com and enter your company code: MET


These seminars and additional resources are featured on the homepage. If you need assistance or want to learn more about the EAP, please call 800-865-1044.


Click the image below to see a larger version of the calendar.

Happiness in 2023

Action for Happiness is a non-profit organization that is a "movement of people taking action to create a happier and kinder world, together." Read more about Action for Happiness HERE


Do you want to be part of a happier and kinder world in 2023? Even in uncertain times, there are lots of things we can do to stay hopeful, make progress and help others.


The Happier January calendar from Action for Happiness is full of actions to get the new year off to a positive start. Share it with friends to give them a boost too.


You can also download the app for daily inspiration and to be part of a friendly community putting these ideas into action.

Reminders & Events

Click HERE for additional events listed in our Peachjar mailing.

January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - District Closed

January 19: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Sweeny Elementary


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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