Raymore-Peculiar School District News

Jan. 5, 2024

Please Provide Feedback on Calendar

The Ray-Pec School District Calendar Committee is constructing a draft calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.

The calendar committee includes certified and classified staff who serve on Team Ray-Pec or the Ray-Pec Professional Learning Committee (formerly PDC).

Please review our current calendar and answer the questions in the survey. This information will help the committee develop a calendar for next year that supports the needs of students, staff, and parents. Take survey

Three Candidates File For Ray-Pec School Board

Three persons have filed to run for a position on the School Board in the April 2, 2024, election. The filing period is now closed. There are three available positions.

Two positions available for a three-year term. Candidates are:

Deanna Olson (incumbent), Raymore
Janet Jones, Raymore

One position is available for a two-year term. The candidate is:

Patty Phillips (incumbent), Raymore

Ray-Pec Seeks Nominations

You may nominate someone for the 2024 Teacher of the Year and Support Staff Employee of the Year awards.

The finalists will be honored at an event on March 19. Anyone may nominate a teacher by submitting a letter of nomination by Jan. 19.

A candidate must be a full-time teacher, librarian, or counselor, be returning to teach in 2024-25 in the District, have completed 3 or more years teaching at Ray-Pec, and be effective and innovative in the classroom.

For the Support Staff award, you may nominate a full-time or part-time employee who has worked at least one year for the District.

The deadline is also Jan. 19.

Send nomination letters to: Teacher of the Year/Support Staff Employee of the Year, Administrative Services Center, P.O. Box 789, Peculiar, MO 64078, or via email to: michele.stidham@raypec.org or rp.update@raypec.org. Read more here.

Important calendar dates:

Please note these dates:

Monday, Jan. 15: No school, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Tuesday, Jan. 16: No school, Staff Collaboration.

Inclement weather procedures: Read more

Raymore-Peculiar School District