Back to School Information 

For those who are already hoping to get some back to school dates on your calendars, CLICK HERE for all of your back to school needs! The first day of school is Tuesday, August 14. Specific detailed building information will be distributed the week of July 23, and transportation letters will be distributed the first week of August.  

RHS Activity Facility Grand Opening Events

Check out those TIGER eyes! The new activity facility at RHS is nearing completion, and we are looking forward to sharing it with our community very soon! Make plans to join us for the following grand opening events:

Open House: Thursday, August 9, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Come and go as your schedule permits!

First Home Football Game: Friday, August 24 Festivities will begin at 6:25 p.m.

Parent Portal has a New Look & Update Your Contact Information 

This is a great tool that allows you to see grade information, meal service balances and to ensure contact information is correct. Speaking of this, please login to the Parent Portal and make sure the address, email and phone numbers we have on file for you are correct. You can find this information under the “Update Household Data” icon. Any changes you submit will be sent to your child's building office for final approval. Having updated contact information helps us to be able to communicate with families throughout the school year, and it also helps us determine correct busing routes. 

Fall Kindergarten Screening August 1 and 2

Hey, kindergarten families...We are EXCITED to welcome you to the district! A very important first step to kindergarten is screening. If your incoming kindergarten student has not yet been screened, it's not too late! Please call your child's building of attendance to set an appointment. Dates, locations and contact information can be found below:

Notification of Destruction of Student Special Education Records

In accordance with the state and federal regulation implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) this is to inform you of our intent to destroy personally identifiable information related to special education services maintained in former student’s special education records on August 1, 2018. These files belong to individuals no longer receiving educational services from the district.  Records scheduled to be destroyed are the Special Education records of any former Republic student with a DOB on January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1993. A record of each student’s transcript and enrollment information will be kept in their permanent file.

Please be advised that the records may be needed by the student or the parent(s) for social security benefits or other purposes.  You may contact the records office at 417-735-3715 or mail a written request to 636 N. Main Republic 65738 if you would like to be given a copy of your records.

Records to be destroyed are as follows:

Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs)

Evaluation Reports

Test Protocols (Available for inspection only; no copy will be provided)

Notifications of Meetings

Notices of Action

Review of Existing Data Summaries

District Launches Free Mobile App

The Republic School District is excited to announce the launch of its free mobile app! To download, simply search for “Republic School District” in your app store. This free app has been designed to provide our patrons with a quick and easy resource for the most sought after information distributed by the district. 

 

Upon downloading, you will be asked to set-up the app for your personal preferences. During this process you can tap to select the schools for which you’d like to receive information. At any time you can update your preferences in the app’s settings. Specifically, the calendar, announcements and notification areas will be customized to your school settings. Keep in mind the notification area will be used very minimally as we will continue to utilize the current text and voice calling system in place.

 

We look forward to communicating with you through this tool!