Ecco Ride Announcement for Monday PM (8/28). All students riding C7 will be picked up late from their schools at around 4 today to be brought home. Please call the student's school if you would like for your student to be parent-pick-up.
Monday AM (8/28) Ecco Ride Bus Delay: R9/R18 will be running approximately 50 minutes late. If you can bring your students to school, please do so. Thank you for your patience.
The district will give a $10 lunch account credit to every child whose family fills out the free and reduced lunch application. Please use the link below! You only need to fill it out once and it will apply to all students in the household.
https://www.myschoolapps.com/
On behalf of EccoRide and the District we apologize for the afternoon bus delays . We greatly appreciate your patience through this first day transition. A major part of the delays were caused by the safety checks being held at each stop. With new drivers being unfamiliar with the students, they are stopping at each location for a safety check to verify each student is the correct one to be let off at that location. Again your patience is much appreciated. We are confident it will get much better especially as additional drivers are being added.
School Starts TOMORROW (8/22). Here is an update from Ecco Ride regarding the current bus service.
All City Routes (A&B) will run all bus stops as scheduled. However, please arrive at your stop at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time.
R-12 and R-10 are combining routes.
R-15 and R-11 are combining routes.
R-9 and R-18 are combining routes.
All rural bus stops will be covered, but allow for extra time on the combined routes.
Thank you for your patience as we work through this process together. We are looking forward to having all our students back tomorrow.
Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom
announcements in the Kirksville R-III Schools app! With the
addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better.
Parents/guardians check your email with instructions to sign
up and access new features.
Having trouble? You can email us at communications@kirksville.k12.mo.us
Please include your name, students name, phone number and best email address.
Just a reminder that school begins Aug 22. Please be patient regarding busing as Ecco Ride is having to consolidate some rural routes due to driver shortages. We will keep you up to date regarding delays though we do expect all bus stops to be covered.
William Matthew Middle School is hiring a school nurse!
Interested parties can apply here: https://kirksville.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=2371
We are SUPER EXCITED to have our certified staff back in action today. The first day of school is right around the corner and we are gearing up for a AWESOME YEAR! #KVPROUD
NEWS RELEASE
KIRKSVILLE R-III SCHOOL DISTRICT
Enhanced School Security
Superintendent Robert Webb announced today part of the Kirksville R-III School Districts continuing efforts to strengthen security measures across the KVR-III schools. In the spring of 2023 results from a more than 600-page audit of the district safety procedures and equipment was presented to the Administration.
One element of the audit was the need to strengthen district protocols regarding visitors to each of the six school buildings. Included in those findings was the need to deploy an efficient identification validation and check-in process for those who enter a school beyond the office area.
Beginning August 22, 2023 all schools will have in place a system provided by KIDaccount whose software includes a visitor management process that we will require of all visitors to the schools during times when students are in session.
Each building will be equipped with a sign-in digital kiosk in the front entrance or office of the building. All visitors will need to sign in at the kiosk. To further ensure that guests are properly authorized for contact with individual students, when signing in each person will need to provide a government issued photo ID, preferably a driver’s license, to be allowed further entrance to the building.
We understand this process is new and may seem a little inconvenient at the beginning, but we are excited and confident that KIDaccount will bring an additional layer of security to each of our schools. We are grateful in advance for your understanding and patience. Additional information for parents can be found through this link.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IsDavumMx1sGdeUwqsAsmbmtxUuGIB1N/view?usp=drive_link
Social Media Post:
Ecco Ride, the new transportation provider for the Kirksville R-III schools is excited to partner with the school district as well as you, the community, in providing safe transportation to and from school for our students. Our drivers have a passion for students, and are excited to see them on the first day.
School lunch and breakfast are no longer free. We encourage ALL families to complete the application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals on our website www.kirksville.k12.mo.us. Even if families don’t feel they qualify, our district’s funding is determined on each application completed.
The District is actively seeking a full-time custodian. Pay range $15.40 - $18.05 depending on experience. Benefits include paid time-off, medical insurance, and Missouri Retirement System contributions. For further information: https://kirksville.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
ECCO Ride is now hiring bus drivers for the 2023-2024 school year. PAID TRAINING & a FAMILY FRIENDLY TEAM! Call Kristi @ 660-730-1653 for more information.
Our Middle School Gym floor was recently replaced! Here is a timelapse of the project from start to finish! A special shout out goes to Luebbert Flooring for all of their hard work!
https://youtu.be/7tE5CKMG7Vw
The Early Childhood Center has a number of surplus items available for purchase. Please see the attached flyer. Bids for the items need to be submitted in writing.
Kirksville R-III is proud to announce that Kirksville Primary School and Ray Miller Elementary have been awarded the Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools® Award, two of four Missouri Schools.
Full details can be found at: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/article/1165447
The Kirksville R-III School District would like to extend a special thank you to the Weber family for their 88 years of dedication to our community and school district! Today marks the very last time their family will be providing transportation services for the district! Congratulations on retirement!
Kirksville R-III is looking to hire part-time food service workers for the 2023-2024 school year.
https://kirksville.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Do you have a volunteer's heart? Looking for ways to impact the life a child? Please watch this short video it may give you some ideas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_u8u5M28RI
