December 15, 2022

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.

Early Retirement or Resignation Notification Incentive, $1,000 - Deadline January 7

In order to secure the best possible candidate pool, the Board of Education is offering an early retirement or resignation incentive of $1,000 to any certificated professional staff member who submits retirement or resignation notification by the end of the day on January 7. The resignation or retirement must be effective for next school year.

This incentive is included in Board of Education policy E-155-E on page 38 of the Employee Manual, and will be available annually, although the monetary amount is subject to change.

Winter Break December 22 - January 3

Winter Break is coming soon! There will be no school for students from December 22-January 3.

Certified staff now have a flexible work day on January 3. Buildings will be open for those who want to work from school, however, if work can be completed from home that option is available as well.

Additionally, families with students in Kindergarten through 6th grade needing childcare during Winter Break can sign up to participate in Cub Care for the dates it's available. The deadline to register is TODAY, Thursday, December 15 at 4:00 p.m. Visit https://www.republicschools.org/Page/1144 to learn more and to register.

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!

Nominate a RepMO Hero!

Don't forget to nominate a CERTIFIED employee for the December RepMO Hero of the month! CLICK HERE for the nomination form !

Annual Giving Opportunity

We are proud to offer the opportunity for our employees to give back to local philanthropic organizations. Through a one-time (deducted each January) or monthly payroll deduction, employees can donate any amount to the Republic Community Foundation or to Care to Learn Republic.

Republic Care to Learn addresses health, hunger and hygiene needs for OUR students! All funds go to support REPUBLIC students! https://caretolearn.org/southwest-missouri/republic/

Republic Community Foundation seeks to promote community betterment for Republic and its citizens through philanthropy, collaboration and a giving spirit. This foundation awards numerous grants to local philanthropic organizations including to Republic teachers. http://cfozarks.org/republic/

If you are a current participant, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLETE A NEW FORM THIS YEAR. Your donation amount and frequency will be rolled over from last year.

So, if you were a one-time donor, the same amount you asked be deducted in January 2022 will be taken out of your January 2023 paycheck. And if you are currently a monthly donor, the amount that currently comes out of your paycheck will continue coming out for 2023. If you want to continue your 2022 donation amounts, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED.

To review your current donation amount, log in to SISFin (requisition portal) and look up your pay stub from January 2022 (for one-time donors) or from any other month if you are a monthly donor. The password to download your pay stubs is the last four digits of your SSN.

If you'd like to change or cancel the frequency or dollar amount you donate, please contact Missy Lester at [email protected] by December 18.

If you are a new employee and/or are currently NOT SIGNED UP TO DONATE and would like to do so, follow the link below and complete the form. Deductions will begin in January 2023.

LINK TO SIGN UP FOR NEW DONORS: https://goo.gl/forms/jzqyygNdHmXSxANu1

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:

-2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS

-TRANSPORTATION MECHANIC

-HEALTHCARE AIDE

-FLOAT NURSE

-BUS DRIVERS

-PARAPROFESSIONALS & AIDES

-CUSTODIANS

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

PLEASE SHARE this information to help us recruit employees!

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 [email protected] or Ext. 6050.

Starting in JANUARY: Hybrid Nutrition Boot Camp

Bright Sky Nutrition will be hosting a 10-week hybrid nutrition boot camp beginning the week of January 2, 2023. This program will offer three virtual appointments and four in-person group appointments after school on campus. Nutrition education has never been more accessible! Location TBD.

The purpose of this program is to transform our clients into Wellness Warriors and guide them in developing an infrastructure of whole foods nutrition for their ongoing wellness journey. More information can be found HERE.

Group appointments will be on Tuesdays at either 3:15 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.. Please complete this FORM to save your spot.

Create A Space for Grace and Connections

This is the season that invites us to unwind, embrace family and friends and renew connections that help sustain us. We’ve got a few ideas about how to stress less and tap into the healing bounty of the holidays from the American Heart Association. Click HERE to learn more.

Fitness Center Discounts

The District Wellness Committee is working to build a list of community partners that support physical and mental well-being of all staff. You will find the first edition of local physical activities and fitness centers that offer Republic School Employee Discounts HERE. This list will be updated throughout the year. Please contact Nancy Leonard if you would like to explore other facilities that are not listed..

Reminders & Events

Click HERE for additional events listed in our Peachjar mailing.

December 15: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Central Office

December 21: End of 1st Semester - All Schools

December 22-January 3: Winter Break

January 3: Flexible Teacher Work Day

January 4: Second Semester Begins

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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