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Republic School District Families,
As a reminder, these Tiger Talk e-newsletters will be distributed on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month during the school year and as needed in the summer. Have a great rest of your week!
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 THANK YOU VOTERS! No Tax Levy Increase Bond Issue APPROVED!
We would like to say a sincere and big THANK YOU to our community for your support in PASSING the no tax levy increase bond issue! The margin of support was over 85%! We are so excited to begin work on the new Republic Early Childhood Center, gymnasium/high wind shelter at Schofield and purchasing land to build a new school in 4-5 years. We appreciate your continued support and will keep you updated along the way at republicschools.org/constructionupdates! #repmoproud
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 Buchanan & Wojciechowski Elected to Board of Education
Congratulations to Anne Buchanan and Todd Wojciechowski for being elected to serve on the Republic School District Board of Education! Both were sworn in at a special meeting on April 8 and will serve three year terms. We look forward to working with both of you!
Also, the Board of Education was reconfigured on April 8. The following individuals will serve on the Board. Elected offices are denoted below:
Todd Wojciechowski, President
Travis Edwards, Vice President
Rusty Swift, Treasurer
Anne Buchanan, Member
Denny Lawson, Member
Tammy Messier, Member
John Parker, Member
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 Summer School Registration Closes April 30
We're excited to enroll students for SUMMER SCHOOL 2021! This free learning opportunity is available for incoming 2021-22 kindergarten through 12th grade students. The K-12 session will be June 2-25. New this year is the addition of a July session for our elementary students which will take place July 6-23.
To register students, login to the SISK12 Parent Portal. The enrollment deadline for all sessions is April 30. Enrollment spaces are limited and are first come, first serve. Families will be notified by May 14 if your student has a slot for summer school. Visit https://www.republicschools.org/summerschool for details.
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STRIPES 360 Summer Programming Deadline April 30
Summer programming is available through STRIPES 360 for both students who are and who are not participating in summer school. The deadline to register is April 30. CLICK HERE for details!
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Kindergarten Enrollment Still Open!
 Kindergarten enrollment for the 2021-22 school year is STILL OPEN!!! Any child who resides in our district boundaries that will be five on our before July 31 is eligible.
To allow us to appropriately plan for our incoming kindergarten learners, PLEASE register your student ASAP, if you haven't yet!
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 With severe weather season approaching, we wanting to provide the below reminders regarding the FEMA Safe Room located at Sweeny Elementary (720 N. Main, Republic).SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKS FOR THOSE IN KINDERGARTEN AND OLDER WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN THE FEMA SAFE ROOM IS OPEN.
When is the FEMA Safe Room open for public use? This facility's main purpose is to protect students and staff during school hours, but outside of school hours (before 8:00 a.m. and after 3:45 p.m.) the FEMA Safe Room will be open to the public during tornado warnings issued by Republic Emergency Management and/or the National Weather Service. It can hold up to 1,454 individuals. What is the official notification that a watch or warning has been issued? The district will be utilizing Republic Emergency Management and the National Weather Service to identify official tornado warnings. Are animals allowed? Only certified aid animals will be permitted inside the FEMA Safe Room, and proper identification must be shown before entering. Owners will be responsible for the care and actions of aid animals. For questions or if you need special accommodations, please contact robert.duncan@republicschools.org.
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Social Media Highlights #repmoproud
As a reminder, you can find Republic School District on Facebook and Twitter! In addition, all buildings and the STRIPES 360 program have a Facebook pages. RMS and RHS also have Twitter accounts, and RHS is on Instagram. Check them out! Here are a few highlights:
 APRIL 9:
Here are our REPMO HERO NOMINEES for the month of March! We are incredibly thankful they choose to serve in Republic as they go above and beyond the call of duty each and every day! #repmoproud
EC- Hailey Ward- ECSE Paraprofessional
Lyon - Allison Pope - Paraprofessional
McCulloch - Andrea Butler - Library/Instructional Aide
Price - Jessica Schaefer - Focus/Instructional Aide
Schofield - Tammy Watkins - Secretary
Sweeny - Stacey Judson - Focus/Instructional Aide
RMS - Joe Bossi - Lead Night Custodian
RHS - Kevin Moots - Paraprofessional
CO/CIA/Maint/IT/Security - Megan Hadinger - Central Office Secretary
Transportation - Heather Garrett - Transportation Supervisor
STRIPES 360- Jan Davis - Assistant Program Director
MARCH 30:
WE JUST KEEP CELEBRATING! Thanks to the Springfield Newsleader for sharing our celebration with your readers. Of course we are proud of the International Professional Learning Community Model District award we received, but more importantly we are SO PROUD of the intentional work that happens EVERY DAY in our classrooms to move students forward in their learning! Check out the article to learn more about how we closely monitor student needs and intervene as needed to help ALL students grow! #repmoproud CLICK HERE for the article.
 MARCH 24:
These outstanding gentlemen have been selected to be recognized in the 27th Annual Missouri Scholar 100 Program! Congratulations to Jacob Haralson and Luke Willis for this significant statewide honor! They are two of only 100 TOP academic seniors selected for this accolade in the entire state!
Missouri Scholars 100 is a program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools across the state were asked to nominated candidates, and the selection was made based on a formula using the students GPA, ACT/SAT scores, ranking in their class, difficulty of course load taken, attendance and citizenship. #repmoproud
MARCH 22: BIG NIGHT ON THE SOFTBALL FIELD!!! Tonight our RMS Lady Tigers defeated Neosho in the first ever Republic Middle School softball games!!! Both A and B teams got wins. We're super #repmoproud of these girls and their coaches!
 MARCH 22: Sweeny Elementary was the building spotlight at tonight's Board of Education meeting. Check out this video the building created to recap the last 12 months. Although the last 365 days at Sweeny looked a bit different than "normal", the students and staff found MANY ways to stay connected and continue meeting goals! #repmoproud
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Free, Voluntary RHS Student COVID19 Vaccine Clinic April 20
In partnership with Jordan Valley, a free, voluntary COVID19 vaccine clinic will be available for RHS students 16 and older on April 20. Deadline to register is April 16. Registration and details can be found HERE. #repmoproud
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Senior Project Judges Needed!
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 No ROAR Run for 2021
Due to COVID19 restrictions, we are choosing to cancel ROAR Run for 2021. However, we're hopeful to bring the event back in 2022!
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STRIPES 360 is Hiring
STRIPES 360 has immediate openings for staffers! If you enjoy working with children and having weekends off this is the job for you!
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District and Community Announcements
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Upcoming Dates
April 15: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 P.M. at Central Office
April 16: Progress 10 Reports Distributed (RMS & RHS)
April 23: End Progress 4 (Elementary)
April 30: Progress 4 Reports Distributed (Elementary
End Progress 11 (RMS & RHS)
May 7: Progress 11 Reports Distributed (RMS & RHS)
May 20: Board of Education Meeting; 7:00 P.M. at Central Office
May 26: Last Day of School (Half Day for Students)
May 28: Grade Cards Distributed (K-12)
*Reminder that every Friday during the school year full day preschool-12th grade students are released one hour early for teacher collaboration time.
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For questions or comments please contact Republic School District by calling 417-732-3605.
Sincerely,
Josey McPhail
Director of Communications
Republic School District
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