Please help us welcome Mrs. Maren Austic, new business teacher at the Kirksville Area Technical Center!
Maren is a Kirksville High School graduate, who is excited to be back in her home district after earning her bachelor's degree. For Maren, the best part of teaching is building relationships with her students and watching them grow throughout the year!
Outside of school, she enjoys playing tennis, spending time with her family, and hanging out at home with her husband, Ethan, and their cat, Darwin.
Maren is a Kirksville High School graduate, who is excited to be back in her home district after earning her bachelor's degree. For Maren, the best part of teaching is building relationships with her students and watching them grow throughout the year!
Outside of school, she enjoys playing tennis, spending time with her family, and hanging out at home with her husband, Ethan, and their cat, Darwin.
Please help us welcome Mrs. Shelby Munden, new teaching careers instructor at Kirksville!
Shelby brings eleven years of experience to the role, having taught a wide variety of subjects and grade levels spanning all the way from Pre-K through twelfth grade. She earned her bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and her master's from Southeastern OSU. For Shelby, the best part of teaching is making strong connections with her students, getting the opportunity to be their cheerleader and share her passion for education along the way.
Outside of school, Shelby loves to travel, read, and spend time with her husband and kids. As a big sports family, you can usually find them in the stands or on the sidelines.
Shelby brings eleven years of experience to the role, having taught a wide variety of subjects and grade levels spanning all the way from Pre-K through twelfth grade. She earned her bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and her master's from Southeastern OSU. For Shelby, the best part of teaching is making strong connections with her students, getting the opportunity to be their cheerleader and share her passion for education along the way.
Outside of school, Shelby loves to travel, read, and spend time with her husband and kids. As a big sports family, you can usually find them in the stands or on the sidelines.
Please help us welcome Ms. Katie Miley to her new role as the Missouri Option and WorkKeys teacher at Kirksville Area Technical Center!
Katie will not be a new face to the tech center, she has served as its secretary for the past 11 years! She is a KHS graduate herself and earned her bachelor's degree from Stephens College in Columbia. As she steps into the classroom, Katie is most excited about getting to know her students and building connections with them throughout the year.
Outside of school, Katie enjoys spending as much time as possible with her 19-year-old daughter, Addy (who attends UCM), her parents, and her two crazy dogs, Sadie and Kris.
Katie will not be a new face to the tech center, she has served as its secretary for the past 11 years! She is a KHS graduate herself and earned her bachelor's degree from Stephens College in Columbia. As she steps into the classroom, Katie is most excited about getting to know her students and building connections with them throughout the year.
Outside of school, Katie enjoys spending as much time as possible with her 19-year-old daughter, Addy (who attends UCM), her parents, and her two crazy dogs, Sadie and Kris.
Kirksville Area Technical Center is in the process of reaffirming their accreditation.
We encourage anyone wishing to make comments to do so by written mail:
Executive Director
Commission of the Council on Occupational Education
7840 Roswell Road, Bldg. 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
Or online:
www.council.org
We encourage anyone wishing to make comments to do so by written mail:
Executive Director
Commission of the Council on Occupational Education
7840 Roswell Road, Bldg. 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
Or online:
www.council.org
Good evening, families. Please be advised that we will be running a 2-HOUR DELAY and buses on SNOW ROUTES ONLY for tomorrow, Monday, January 26, 2026.
Buses: Running 2 hours later than regular times and on snow routes, which are found here: https://5il.co/34are
Buildings: Opening 2 hours later than regular times.
ECLC: There will be no AM HALF DAY classes. Drop-off starts at 9:00 AM and school begins at 10:00 AM for FULL DAY ONLY. PM classes will run as normal.
Dismissal: Regular times remain in place.
With the low temperatures, we want to ensure all our students stay safe and comfortable. Please bundle up! We recommend heavy coats, scarves, and warm socks for the morning commute. We look forward to seeing everyone a little later tomorrow morning—stay warm!
Kirksville R-III will be CLOSED on Friday, January 23, 2026. It is a regular inclement weather day--not an AMI day.
KATC Needs Your Help........the State has asked us to send out this survey to get responses for data needs. They are keeping track of zip code responses so we, of course, want to be the best in the state.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of College and Career Readiness is excited to offer CTE stakeholders the opportunity to provide valuable input through the third iteration of the CTE Perceptions Survey.
Please click on the link below to access the survey.
https://mcceucm.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Gf2btALyUtMzaK
The QR code can be used to access the survey too.
We need community feedback concerning our adult practical nurse program at Kirksville Area Technical Center. Tag your friends in healthcare and graduates from our program!
Check out this link for details and to send your comments:
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2933/KATC/4100081/MSBN_Comment_Request_2024.docx.pdf
Kirksville R-III Schools will be running a 2-hour late start this morning, 2/28/24, due to icy road conditions. Refer to our inclement weather page for details on 2-hour late starts at: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather
There is no school on Friday the 16th for professional development; there is also no school on Monday the 19th for Presidents' Day.
We never know what Missouri winter has planned for us, but our school year calendar accounts for this. May includes make up days labeled "MU." So far, we only have four hours to make up! That will put us into May 23rd. Stay tuned for surprises!
Thank you to all of our school counselors for being student-focused!
Reminder that we are back on regular bus routes beginning tomorrow, Monday, 2/5/24. *All of our families on secondary roads breathe a sigh of relief at the same time.* Thank you for your understanding! Remember to lookout for school buses making frequent stops everywhere you go.
Fri, 1/26/24: regular start and dismissal times with regular snow routes, found here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2933/KSD/3758051/23-24_Snow_Routes_-_Updated_1-25-24.pdf
Thurs, 1/25/24: Regular start and dismissal times with regular snow routes, found here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2933/KSD/3758051/23-24_Snow_Routes_-_Updated_1-25-24.pdf
Wed, 1/24/24: Regular start and dismissal times with R-buses running their modified stops, found here: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather
Tuesday, 1/23/24 Reminder: R-buses are running their modified stops this afternoon, found here: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather
Ecco Ride needs to change to Modified R-routes for today, 1/23/24. We will continue to run a 2-hour late start with these stops:
https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather
For questions contact Ecco at 660-730-1653. Please be patient and kind with our drivers.
We will run a 2-hour late start Tuesday, 1/23/24 with regular snow routes found here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2933/KSD/3758051/23-24_Snow_Routes.pdf
Look y'all, we want to have school so bad tomorrow (Tues. 1/23/24) so we don't have to go in June. We are planning on a regular start and regular snow routes for the morning. But just in case the weather doesn't cooperate, make sure to put your wipers up and stay tuned.
