January 10, 2023

Hello Josey,

Tiger Talk e-newsletters are distributed on 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!

Join Us In Celebrating #TeacherProud

Tuesday!

It’s TEACHER PROUD TUESDAY! The Republic School District is excited to join other school districts across the region in celebrating teachers on the second Tuesday of each month. This year, on each Teacher Proud Tuesday, our STUDENTS will introduce you to the educators they look up to!

In the video below, you'll hear from Lexi Halfhill, Austin Maguire and Samuel Graddy from Schofield Elementary. Listen as they share why they think their teachers are the best!

We encourage YOU to participate in Teacher Proud Tuesdays by sharing how a teacher has impacted your life or the life of your student(s) on your personal social media pages! You can also comment on our district's Facebook post to share a story about a teacher who has made a difference!

#RepMOProud #TeacherProud

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 on January 16

The Republic School District will not be in session on Monday, January 17 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.

New Central Office Location Now Open!

We have opened our new Central Office! Previously on the back of Price Elementary, Central Office is now located at the newly renovated, former Early Childhood building at the corner of Main Street and Hwy 174.

Human Resources, Federal Programs, Food Service and other district leadership are now all located within the new building at 636 N. Main St. A new space for Board of Education meetings is being built at that location as well.

The district's phone number will remain the same at 417-732-3605.

The office area at Price Elementary will be remodeled into classrooms to create more space for students. During construction on the former and new Board of Education meeting rooms, Board of Education meetings will be held at Sweeny Elementary (720 N. Main St.).

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 TEACHERS

-TRANSPORTATION MECHANIC

-2023-2024 RMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

-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!

Reminders & Events

Click HERE for additional events listed in our Peachjar mailing.

Social Media Highlights

Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date on the latest district information!

JANUARY 6: This week, Early Childhood students experienced exciting activities as they expanded their vocabulary, learned about woodland animals and practiced sentence structure, all related to a book called "The Mitten." They had so much fun! Check out the Republic Early Childhood Center's page for more photos. #RepMOProud

JANUARY 5: The second semester is underway! We are so excited to have our students and staff together at school. Check out these pictures from our elementary schools as students have settled back in after Winter Break! #RepMOProud

DECEMBER 31: What an exciting week for our Republic High School varsity basketball teams! The Tigers won their division of the Blue & Gold Tournament, then the Lady Tigers won their division of the Pink & White Tournament. Congratulations to both teams, and thank you to the fans who supported them! #RepMOProud

DECEMBER 20: Join us in congratulating Republic High School's Air Force JROTC on two exciting awards! VFW Post 4593 presented the Voice of Democracy Scholarship Award to Cadet Lilly Hindman, who will be honored at a banquet in Springfield where she will read her essay. She will also compete at the state level in St. Louis in January.

Chief Master Sergeant Kenneth Koyles received the VFW Teacher of the Year Award! He was recognized for his outstanding commitment to teaching patriotism to his cadets.

Congratulations to both Cadet Hindman and Chief Koyles! #RepMOProud

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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