Thank you Officer Rich Harden for you service to our district as our SRO.
We are happy to announce that our Kirksville R-III Schools app has been updated in both its Apple iOS and Android versions. Apptegy has been working to improve functions and navigation.
To ensure that everyone has the newest version, we recommend deleting the old app and downloading the "Kirksville Schools" app again from either the Apple App Store or the Android Play Store. We also recommend you enable notifications.
We all know that driving a school bus is a tough job. We also know that we need more drivers in our district, surrounding districts, state, and country. However, do we take enough time to thank the hardworking drivers and monitors that we do have?
Parents, students, teachers, staff, and community members...we need your help! We want to hear the positive stories and thankful comments. Please take a few moments to anonymously complete the form at this link: https://forms.gle/A36eSyyshmKCgGp76
Share this post, tag others, and fill out the form with positives; but kindly keep the negative comments off of this post as we celebrate our bus staff. Have a great weekend, Tigers! #welovekirksville #kvproud #kvtigers
Find information here about qualifying for, or renewing, Missouri Medicaid for parents and families.
Bus evacuation drills for the semester will be completed on school grounds Tuesday, October 31, 2023. During on campus, morning drop-offs, all bus riders will learn safe evacuation procedures from their drivers, then practice exiting the bus quickly, quietly, and safely. Various teachers and staff will be on hand to assist drivers and monitor students during the process.
Bus evacuation drills are required by the State of Missouri to ensure that students are aware of what to do in an emergency situation.
Monday, October 30, 2023
10:30 AM
Update from Mr. Best, KHS Principal:
An alarm went off due to sprinkler sensors. It was not pulled by staff or students. There were no signs of smoke or heat that indicated imminent fire anywhere in the building. Kirksville Fire Department did a walk through out of an abundance of caution and to see if they can pinpoint the problem (dust in heaters, etc).
Thank you Mr. Best and Kirksville Fire Department for keeping everyone safe and informed!
October is National Principals Month and we are taking time to appreciate all of our building principals and assistant principals here at Kirksville R-III. Today we spotlight Mrs. Lindsey Fraser at KHS!
Mrs. Fraser is new to her role as assistant principal this school year. She is very proud of her own family's roots in Kirksville schools, and is a graduate of KHS herself.
Thank you Mrs. Fraser for everything you do as an educational leader for our students, staff, and community! #kvproud #kvtigers #welovekirksville
No school on Friday, October 27, 2023 for students, paras, and teachers. Have a safe and restful three day weekend!
October is National Principals Month and we are taking time to appreciate all of our building principals and assistant principals here at Kirksville R-III. Today we spotlight Mr. Shawn Corbett at KHS!
Mr. Corbett is one our district administrators who also attended Kirksville Schools himself. He is a proud graduate of the same building he now serves as assistant principal!
Thank you Mr. Corbett for everything you do as an educational leader for our students, staff, and community! #kvproud #kvtigers #welovekirksville
What is the best way to finish off the first night of parent-teacher conferences?
We say it's a marching band concert, tonight, Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM in the KPS gym.
Come support your KHS Marching Tigers!
We get another Friday Night Lights at Spainhower! Kirksville will host Excelsior Springs for district football this Friday, October 27, 2023. Kickoff will be at 7pm.
Ticket sales will be digital-only at the link below. There will not be a cash gate. Click this link, choose football, choose Class 4, choose Kirksville vs. Excelsior Springs.
https://www.mshsaa.org/Tickets.aspx
There are no passes accepted at this game. All faculty and staff will need to purchase a ticket. Anyone six years and older will have to pay. No senior citizen passes.
For MSHSAA postseason everyone has to pay! Come out and support our Tigers at home in this first round of districts!
Sorry students, you have the day off tomorrow; however, teachers get to be here for professional development on Friday, October 20, 2023. Have a safe three day weekend!
October is National Principals Month and we want to take time to appreciate all of our building principals and assistant principals here at Kirksville R-III. Today we spotlight Mr. Christopher Best at KHS!
We asked him if he ever had to go to the principal's office as a student himself. Mr. Best replied, "Of course I was sent to the principal's office! He just liked to check in with me to tell me what an asset I was to the school and how much he appreciated me as a student and person. Basically he just liked to give me a daily congratulations on being the world's only trouble-free teenager...or at least that's how I remember it."
Sure, we buy that! Thank you, Mr. Best, for everything you do as an educational leader for our students, staff, and community! #kvproud #kvtigers #welovekirksville
K-REDI and Kids Win MO have partnered together for a community assessment of childcare in Kirksville and Adair County. The purpose of these surveys is to adequately identify post-COVID gaps and needs. There are three surveys, please take the survey that applies to you. Survey closes October 31st, with chances to win gift cards for participating!
Parents: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/H3aI4D
Providers of childcare: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/Ef82gC
Employers within the community: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/P1GEyM
This "Roar of Applause" goes to Mindy Keim! She is an educational diagnostician. Thank you Mrs. Keim for jumping in and helping out wherever you are needed! Join us in congratulating Mindy for this "Roar of Applause" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville
We are looking for a building secretary at William Matthew Middle School! This is a 12-month, full-time position. We offer competitive pay, benefits, paid time off, and retirement. Come join our team!
See the full job description and apply here: https://kirksville.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=2525
Please share, cross-post, and tag people. Feel free to ask questions in comments!
Need a part-time job where you can pick and choose what days you are available to work from week-to-week? Need some extra cash for the upcoming holidays? Want a gig that matches yours or your children's class schedules? We are hiring substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, nurses, and custodians!
Check out our sub pay rates and the paths to sub teacher certification! Kirksville R-III will reimburse your background check fees from the hiring process--following the completion of five full school days worked.
Apply with us today at: https://forms.gle/tigDu73CJBhcjb329
If you want to attain your Missouri Substitute Certificate for teaching, start the process here: https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/checklist-substitute-teachers
If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comment section or call (660)665-7774. Please tag people, share this post, and call your grandmas who are retired teachers and your college students who are majoring in teaching!
Help still being sought! The lack of enough bus drivers is still heavily impacting our partner company EccoRide's ability to deliver timely transportation for our students. This graphic outlines the process of becoming a paid driver.
Man! We get to help build our own classroom!
Vince McQueen is again leading his Tech Center Construction Trades students in a major project. Last year the students began construction of a new Construction Trades classroom and shop facility. Located on Steve Farnsworth Drive plans for this building to be completed during this school year.
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.
