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Hello Josey,
Tiger Talk e-newsletters are distributed the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month as a way to keep our patrons informed with important school information. Archived editions can be found HERE. Have a great week!
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District CSIP Approved
Throughout the last year district teammates and community volunteers devoted over 1200 hours to develop our newly approved district CSIP–Comprehensive School Improvement Plan! This “strategic plan” has been designed to serve as our “road map” for the next 4-6 years in meeting the needs of our students and employees. In addition, updated district mission and vision statements were created.
As a reminder, this process is community driven! There were over 550 responses to surveys seeking feedback about the development of our mission, vision and the community priorities included within the CSIP. Over 100 representatives (including parents, community members, school board members, employees and students) were involved in the committees, or “goal teams,” who brought this work to life. THANK YOU to those who were involved!
There are three goal areas that will drive our work through the CSIP:
- Academic success
- Culture
- Leadership
For each of these three goals, performance objectives, strategies and measures have been developed that include ways to support and grow STUDENTS and EMPLOYEES!
Visit:https://sites.google.com/republicschools.org/csip/home to dive into our new CSIP! This webpage has been designed to provide you with an overall snapshot of this work as it progresses, but also an opportunity to dive as deep into it as you’d like to learn more! We can’t wait to share more with you about our CSIP journey as the new school year begins in August!
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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:
**TWO 8th GRADE SCIENCE TEACHERS
**RMS SCHOOL BASED CLINICIAN
**BUS DRIVERS
**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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Content Specialist Positions
It’s no secret that employers across the country are having difficulty filling open positions. Republic School District is no different.
For open classroom teaching positions our number one priority will remain to fill these vacancies with highly qualified and professionally certificated teachers when at all possible! We deeply appreciate the classroom experience that these educators provide in our classrooms! However, due to a national decrease in the number of candidates who fit these qualifications who are applying for openings, it’s time to create additional options that can still allow us to meet our mission of effectively preparing students for their futures.
Moving forward, if a teaching position is open for an extended period of time with no highly qualified and professionally certificated teacher applicants, the district will consider filling this opening with a “content specialist” who are individuals:
- Who enjoy & excel in working with students.
- Have at least 60 hours of college credit.
- Have expertise & experience in the course field.
Right now we have two 8th grade science teaching positions that have had no applicants for over 30 days. Therefore, we are open to filling these positions with either a certified teacher or a content specialist.
PLEASE SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY! Details can be found HERE.
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Important Information About Out of State, For-Profit Virtual Learning Providers
Conducting school during a pandemic taught us many things and one of those is the importance of students being inside our classrooms, face to face with their teachers and peers. Quite simply, we have seen that the large majority of students thrive best academically, socially and emotionally in the seated learning environment. Virtual learning can be a strong learning tool, but it is not a good fit for all students.
Below is information we wanted to share ahead of the implementation of new legislation that allows out-of-state for-profit virtual learning providers the opportunity to market their services to your family. These for-profit providers:
- Do not provide the same support that students get while attending in-person school in Republic. We fear struggling students (academically, socially and emotionally) will not get their needs met.
- Employ teachers who do not spend their dollars in our local community.
- Will not have a curriculum built by local educators which match our values and standards.
- Funnel local tax dollars to large out-of-state for profit companies.
As our mission indicates, our priority is to prepare our students to be successful in their future. We do not believe these for-profit virtual providers share the same mission. Republic School District continues to be a top performing district in the state implementing best practices in our classrooms, helping students grow academically and investing in the social and emotional needs of our students and employees. We are #RepMOProud of the educational experience we provide!
The goal in sharing this information is to make sure you have the facts about these for-profit virtual providers prior to receiving any marketing materials about their programming.
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Board of Education Governance Award
The Republic School District Board of Education is one of only 14 boards from across Missouri to receive the prestigious Governance Team Award from the Missouri School Boards’ Association. This accolade showcases the Board’s commitment to continuous improvement through ongoing professional development, regional and statewide leadership and active participation in legislative advocacy for public schools and the students they serve. We are tremendously proud and appreciative of these individuals who serve our district!
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Board of Education Recap
At the June 16 Board of Education meeting, the adoption of the agenda and approval of consent items (found on BoardDocs) took place after the Pledge of Allegiance. In addition, President, Travis Edwards, provided a Board Update and recognized Rusty Swift for his 12 years of service to the Board of Education.
Report Items:
- Director of Safety & Security, Officer Scott Umbarger presented an annual systems review.
- Superintendent, Dr. Pearce presented a district update regarding the district's new CSIP (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan), budget information, summer school, as well as attendance and enrollment.
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All administrative reports can be found on BoardDocs.
The Board took action and approved the following item (Details on BoardDocs):
- The fiscal year 2022 and 2023 budgets.
- 2022-2023 Salary Schedules
- Food Service bid and meal prices for the 2022-2023 school year.
- Board Policy changes S-100-P, S-146-P, S-150-P, S-170-P, S-200-P, S-205-P, E-111-P, I-120-P, I-125-P, I-126-P, I-140-P, I-160-P, I-185-P, F-105-P, F-135-P, F-140-P, F-200-P.
Additionally, a recap with more details regarding the salary schedules, an incentive for employees, and an introduction to the district's new Communications Specialist and Staff Wellness Facilitator was shared on June 17 via email, CLICK HERE to read.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 21, 2022, at 7:00 pm.
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Kindergarten Screening
Kindergarten screening appointments are right around the corner! Families who are signed up can expect an email from school with a reminder of your screening appointment time. The overall schedule is below. If you don’t have an appointment, there’s still time to get one for your incoming kindergarten student. Give us a call! We can’t wait to meet our newest kindergarten students!
July 7 - Lyon Elementary 417-732-3630
July 13 - Schofield Elementary 417-732-3610
July 19 - McCulloch Elementary 417-732-3620
July 22 - Sweeny Elementary 417-732-3670
July 27 - Price Elementary 417-732-3690
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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 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). Please follow the link to read an email that was sent to Lyon and Sweeny families, which includes all of the details: https://conta.cc/3wLLAZP.
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JUNE 24: THAT'S A WRAP! Today was the last day of Summer School! Students had an action packed last week of learning and fun! We look forward to seeing everyone back for the first day of school in August! #RepMOProud
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JUNE 22: It may be summer break, but our students are still out reaching goals and doing a fabulous job representing Republic School District! CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Braden Lester. Not only was he chosen to participate in Missouri Boys State (A prestigious summer program for young men and women to expand their leadership skills through a mock government platform.), but he was awarded the Vogel Family Man in the Arena Scholarship! After an extensive application and interview process Braden beat out 140 other applicants for this $100,000 SCHOLARSHIP! Braden’s plans are to use these funds to attend college in hopes of becoming an aerospace engineer. AWESOME JOB, BRADEN! #RepMOProud
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JUNE 16: What a fun night celebrating our AMAZING RepMO Hero winners at the Springfield Cardinals game! As a reminder, our RepMO Heroes are employees who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to meet the needs of students and fellow employees. We're so thankful for each of them! #RepMOProud
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JUNE 6: Republic High School Air Force Junior ROTC Honor Guard presented the Colors at the Springfield National Cemetery Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony. What a special honor! #RepMOProud
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MAY 30: Congrats to RHS students who placed at NCFL Nationals!
Chantal Ogbeifun placed 18th in the nation in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Brooklyn Eiserer placed 14th in the nation in Declamation.
We are so proud of their hard work and accomplishments! #RepMOProud
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MAY 26: Join us in congratulating Adam Salrin, Assistant Director of Technology for being chosen as the MARCH REPMO HERO OF THE MONTH! We are so thankful that he has chosen to serve in Republic!
A compilation of nominations received in regards to Adam from district employees is below. He was surprised and honored at the May Board of Education meeting and will also receive $500 to be spent on the resources of his choice.
Adam Salrin, Assistant Director of Technology is our March RepMO Hero Nominee! Adam is a tremendous asset to our district. Adam is always willing to help, even answering the smallest questions with patience and expertise. He is prompt and is quick to jump in and help out even on short notice. Adam is very knowledgeable, he's got the answer to almost every problem and works to find solutions to those questions he doesn't have the answer for right away. We would be lost without Adam and are so thankful he chooses to serve our district!
Check out this video of Dr. Pearce surprising Adam at May's Board of Education meeting! #RepMOProud
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MAY 26: Last week the district hosted our New Teacher End of the Year Celebration which recognized the completion of our New Teacher Induction Program for 1st and 2nd year teachers. We are so glad each of you are part of our team! #RepMOProud
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MAY 25: Congratulations to the following RHS students who competed at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, GA. This is the most competitive contest for students across the world who study business, leadership and marketing in their DECA high school classrooms. All RHS students finished in the top 25% of their event and received a DECA Award of Excellence!
Lauren Chastain
Tanna Fulks
Hayden Hradek
Paige Missey
Rylee Moorefield
Ayden O’Connor
Lucas Owen
An extra celebration is in order for Tanna Fulks who was invited to a special event at Governor Parson's Mansion to be recognized for her accomplishments at ICDC and was presented with a proclamation from her state representative!
Tanna was an overall finalist in Apparel and Accessories Individual Series. She also received a medal and certificate for having the highest score for Role Play #2 in her event.
#RepMOProud
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July 4: Fourth of July Holiday District Closed
July 21: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Central Office
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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