October 25, 2022

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!

Fall Break October 31

The Republic School District will not be in session on Monday, October 31 for Fall Break. Have a great long weekend!

Visitors and Volunteers

Republic School District is proud to offer visitor and volunteer opportunities within our schools.

Please take note of the difference between visitors and volunteers per the provided graphic and see an important note about the processing time for required volunteer paperwork.

Visitors are able to complete our onsite background check, Raptor, with a personal ID the day of their visit. The reason for our short delay in allowing access to visitors is our need to adjust logistics and to acquire the tables and chairs needed to allow for lunchtime visitors. These extra resources are needed in response to the increase in student enrollment since we last allowed visitors in our buildings, prior to the pandemic.

Volunteers will need to complete a new registration process called the Missouri Family Care Safety Registry (FCSR). It provides a more extensive background check than our Raptor system, which is needed for volunteers who spend more individual time with students.

The FCSR requires volunteers to complete an online registration process that involves a one-time, lifetime fee of $15.25. It is the responsibility of the volunteer to cover this one-time, lifetime fee. The online registration process can be found at FCSR-BSEES - MO.gov.

Once the online portion is complete, a paper FCSR form must be completed and submitted to your student’s school. This form and details can be found at https://www.republicschools.org/Page/1189. This form must be completed and turned in EACH SCHOOL YEAR.

Take note, the wait time for the FCSR registration and verification to be processed and for the district to be notified is currently taking close to FOUR weeks. We recommend completing this process as early as possible.

Community Holiday Assistance Programs

Various holiday assistance programs are available through some of our amazing community partners! For details visit https://www.republicschools.org/domain/96. Thank you to the organizations making these efforts possible! #RepMOProud

Thankful Thursdays

Help us THANK our employees! Reply to this email or private message us on social media a note of "thanks" to one of our employees and we'll share several each Thursday during November!

Board of Education Recap

At the October 20 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.

Report Items:

September RepMO Hero Quinten Vaughan was honored.
Middle School principal, Tracy Williams presented a building update, sharing its new commitment to "leaving a legacy!"
Superintendent Dr. Pearce presented a district update regarding the first quarter, RepMO Hero, attendance and enrollment.
All administrative reports can be found on Boar dDocs.

The Board took action and approved the following items (Details on BoardDocs):

Due to new laws being passed in the latest legislative session, several board policies need to be approved in the board policy manual. The following policies were updated: C-131-P, C-140-P, G-250-P, G-275-P, S-100-P, I-110-P, I-125-P, I-130-P, I-160-P, I-185-P, F-135-P
Due to recent changes in legislation, board policies C-140-B, G-250-B and G-275-B have been updated in the board manual.

Additionally, the Board approved the 2022-2023 Return to Learn plan as presented. Details can be found HERE.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for November 17, 2022, at 7:00 pm.

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:

-LYON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

-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!

OCTOBER 22: We love hearing from our students at each Board of Education meeting! This week, Republic Middle School students and Principal Tracy Williams spoke about the impact leadership lessons are making across their building.

#RepMOProud

OCTOBER 20: These 4th and 5th grade students attended the 40th Annual Children’s Literature Festival at Missouri State University! Two students from each 5th grade class and one student from each 4th grade class were chosen to attend the festival after submitting essays for a writing competition. At the festival, they were able to see presentations by book authors! #RepMOProud

OCTOBER 19: Join us in congratulating Quinten Vaughan, Computer Technician for being chosen as the SEPTEMBER 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 Quinten from district employees is below. He will be honored at the October Board of Education meeting and will also receive $500 to be spent on the resources of her choice.

Quinten is an exceptional employee, providing high-quality service to all staff members on every tech support request, and highly deserving to be our September RepMO Hero nominee! He always works diligently to ensure that the job is completed. He is courteous, thoughtful, and kind to everyone. During the recent Early Childhood opening, he took charge of the technology move and installation. He worked non-stop to make sure everyone's technology was working, and that they had everything needed. He embraced learning about the Promethean Activpanels and did thorough troubleshooting of any issues he encountered. Quinten embodies the servant leader concept that all district staff strive to achieve. We are thankful Quinten chooses to serve at Republic!

Check out this video of Dr. Pearce surprising Quinten! #RepMOProud

OCTOBER 19: NOW HIRING: Find us at the KY3 Career Fair today! We're looking for individuals who enjoy working with students and making a difference. We'd love to meet you! We have several job opportunities available, including those for bus drivers, custodians, paraprofessionals and aides.

The Career Fair runs until 5:00 p.m. today at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E-Plex!

Not able to make it in person? A full list of openings with application details can be found online at http://ow.ly/e5WL50LfxWf.

OCTOBER 18: Several of our Early Childhood and elementary team members recently met to learn about Project Lead the Way, a project-based learning program incorporating science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The training included activities students will be able to experience, such as exploring medical sciences and engineering. We're excited to see all our students learn through this program! #RepMOProud

Week of October 24: Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences

October 28: Progress 3/Term 1 Grade Cards Distributed (RMS/RHS)

October 31: Fall Break - No School for Students

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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