ADAIR COUNTY R-II NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER 2017 Brashear,
Missouri
WELCOME BACK
The year is off to a TREMENDOUS
start!!! We are so excited for the 2017-2018 school year and all of the
great activities planned for this year! Be sure to check out our daily
bulletin, the district newsletter, and our Facebook page for current
happenings!
With the new school year we have
had some staff changes. Jeff Wick is our new K-12 music teacher. Jo
Ann Wheeler is our new dishwasher. James Brownell is our new baseball
coach. Michael Reeves is our new junior high and varsity boys basketball
coach. Please join me in welcoming them to our district!
It's a Tiger kind of day!
Shelly Shipman
Superintendent
The American Red Cross and Adair County
R-II School will be sponsoring a Blood Drive on Tuesday, September 5th, from
2:00-6:00 p.m. at the Keller Building, 205 S. King, Brashear.
This is the first blood drive of
the school year and each unit of blood that we collect counts toward a
scholarship for a high school senior.
I hope to see everyone there!
Nurse Sheri
There were some errors in the
published calendars of our District Bulletin and Student Handbooks.
Please make these changes on your calendars at home.
January 2 Classes Resume
April 2 No School/Spring Break/
Snow Day #4
April 3 No School/Spring Break/
Snow Day #3
April 4 Classes Resume
Brent and Shirlene Hettinger
for their donation to the
scholarship fund in memory
of Harold Smith.
Brent and Shirlene Hettinger
for their donation to the
scholarship fund in memory
of Bobby Hettinger.
Deric Thrasher for his donation to the scholarship fund in
memory
of Jeremy Sykes.
Class of 2017 for their donation
to the scholarship fund.
Vicki Collop and
Mike and Sara Erwin & family
for their donations to the
scholarship fund in memory
of Larry Ledford.
Vicki Collop and
Mike and Sara Erwin & family
for their donations to the
scholarship fund in memory
of Tracy Howes.
Breakfast each day includes fruit, juice, and milk.
Students may choose cereal instead of the breakfast item offered. The following
items are offered daily for students
to choose from in lieu of the lunch entrée: yogurt or a WOWBUTTER® (peanut butter replacement) and jelly sandwich.
Friday: Cinnamon
roll/Nacho pie or sloppy joe, lettuce, corn, applesauce, pumpkin bar, milk
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Cereal,
toast, breakfast bar, Go-gurt®/Nachos, lettuce, vegetable, strawberries, cake,
milk
Wednesday: Bagel,
muffin, fruit/Hot pocket, tater tots, corn, pineapple, banana bread, milk
Thursday: French
toast sticks, syrup/Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches,
brownie, milk
Friday: Biscuits
& gravy/Sub sandwich, chips & cheese, raw vegetables, slaw, applesauce,
Oreo® pudding, milk
Monday: Sausage rolls/Chicken
patty, mashed potatoes, peas, mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Cinnamon
roll, fruit/Hot dog, fries, vegetable, pineapple, rice krispie treat, milk
Wednesday: Pancake,
syrup, sausage/Grilled cheese, soup, carrots, pears, pudding, milk
Thursday: Biscuit,
sausage, egg, cheese/Tater tot casserole, cottage cheese, green beans, peaches,
cheesecake, milk
Friday: Breakfast
pizza, fruit/Tacos, refried beans, lettuce, applesauce, ice cream, milk
Monday: Waffle, syrup,
sausage/Chicken wrap, noodles, vegetable, mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Breakfast
burrito, fruit/Nacho pie or sloppy joe, lettuce, green beans, pumpkin bar, milk
Wednesday: Scrambled
eggs, bacon, toast/Hamburger, fries, baked beans, pears, pudding, milk
Thursday: Cheese
omelet, toast/Chicken fajita, rice, lettuce, strawberries, cake, milk
Friday: Long john,
Go-gurt®, fruit/Pizza, chips & cheese, corn, applesauce, ice cream, milk
Monday: Biscuits
& gravy/Chicken nuggets, macaroni & cheese, lima beans, mandarin
oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Bagel,
muffin, yogurt/Baked potato bar, corn bread, beans, cottage cheese, pears,
banana bread, milk
Wednesday: Breakfast
bites, syrup/Spaghetti, cottage cheese, peas,
strawberries, cake, milk
Thursday: Egg
& bacon breakfast wrap/Pulled pork, cheesy potatoes, baked beans, peaches,
brownie, milk
Friday: Breakfast
pizza/Garlic pizza bread, ravioli, corn, applesauce, rice krispie treat, milk
Busy Bees met for the first time
on Wednesday, August 23. Busy Bees is a preschool program for
children in our district ages 3-5 years old. Busy Bees will meet
this year on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 8:15-11:15 a.m.
in the Parents as Teachers (PAT) classroom.
If you would like more information
about our preschool program, please call Mrs. Toni Tuggle at 323-5272 ext. 33
or e-mail toni_tuggle@brashear.k12.mo.us.
ASBESTOS REPORT
The district
must ensure that students and/or their guardians are informed about asbestos
inspections, reinspections, surveillance, response actions and post-response
action activities at least once a year.
The most recent Asbestos Reinspection is available in the district office for
public viewing during business hours.
Students
in grades 9-12 that have not signed an agreement for the A+ Schools Program are
encouraged to do so as soon as possible. The student will need to see
Mrs. Reeves in the Learning Center for an agreement which needs to be signed by
the student and their parent(s). A
brochure explaining the guidelines of the program will be given to the student
with the agreement. Please feel free to call or email me with any
questions you might have at cheryl_reeves@brashear.k12. mo.us or
660.323.5272 ext. 15.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT SURROGATE PARENT PROGRAM
Pursuant to the requirements of
state law 162.997-999-RSMo, the State Board of Education is required to appoint
a surrogate parent as such time as it becomes evident that a child with a
disability does not have a parent or a person acting as a parent to participate
in matters dealing with the provision of special education. For purposes
of surrogate parent appointment, “parent” is defined as a biological parent, a guardian, or a person
acting as a parent of a child including, but not limited to, a grandparent, a
step parent, or a foster parent with whom the child lives. The term does
not include the State if the child is a ward of the State. The term does
not include a person whose parental rights have been terminated.
The local school district is given the responsibility to determine when a child
with a disability who requires special education and who resides in the
District is without a parent. The District must notify the Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of the need to appoint a
surrogate parent. Training for persons serving as surrogate parents will
be provided by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
and the District.
If you are interested in volunteering to serve as a surrogate parent, more
information can be obtained from the Districts’ surrogate parent contact
person—the person responsible for the District’s special education program.
All responsible public agencies
are required to locate, evaluate, and identify children with disabilities who
are under the jurisdiction of the agency, regardless of the severity of the
disability, including children attending private schools, children who live
outside the district but are attending a private school within the district,
highly mobile children, such as migrant and homeless children, and children who
are wards of the state, and children who are suspected of having a disability
and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to
grade. The Adair County R-II School District assures that it will provide
a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) to all eligible children with
disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under its jurisdiction.
Disabilities include autism, deaf/blindness, emotional disorders, hearing
impairment and deafness, mental retardation/intellectual disability, multiple
disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, specific
learning disabilities, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury,
visual impairment/blindness and young child with a developmental delay.
The Adair County R-II School District assures
that it will provide information and referral services necessary to assist the
State in the implementation of early intervention services for infants and
toddlers eligible for the Missouri First Steps program.
The Adair County R-II School District assures
that personally identifiable information collected, used, or maintained by the
agency for the purposes of identification, evaluation, placement or provision
of FAPE of children with disabilities may be inspected and/or reviewed by their
parents/guardians. Parents/guardians may request an amendment to the
educational record if the parent/guardian believes the record is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the
privacy or other rights of their child. Parents have the right to file
complaints with the U.S. Department of Education or the Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education concerning alleged failures by the district
to meet the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
The Adair County R-II School District has
developed a Local Compliance Plan for the implementation of State Regulations
for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This plan
contains the agency’s policies and procedures regarding storage, disclosure to
third parties, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information
and the agency’s assurances that services are provided in compliance with the
General Education Provision Act (GEPA). This plan may be reviewed during
regular school hours on days school is in session in the Office of the
Superintendent of Schools.
This notice will be provided in native
languages as appropriate.
If you
are homeless and going to school, let the school know about it. Being homeless
and going to school would be hard for any child regardless of age or grade
level. Many things that you normally would not have worried about before
become issues, such as transportation, space to do homework and school
attendance. Some families are afraid to let their child’s school know
that they are in between places for fear of being judged or, even worse, being
reported to DFS.
There are some things you should know about being
homeless and going to public school:
· There are laws that
protect your child’s rights and your rights as a parent to be treated as any
other participant of the Adair County R-II School.
· The school district
has a program to help homeless families with resources to help your child stay
on track and can direct you to agencies that can help you during your period of
homeless ness.
· It is your choice to
let the school district know that you are homeless.
· The school district,
like any other agency that mandates reports, must have a reason to call
DFS. Homelessness, depending on the circumstances, is not grounds to make
a DFS report.
Homeless students have the right to:
· Be enrolled without a
birth certificate, immunization record or other required documentation.
· Attend the school
that he/she attended before the family lost its home.
· Be transferred to a
school closer to where he/she is staying now.
· Get assistance with
free transportation to and from school.
· Have access to
materials such as books and supplies to ensure an equal opportunity to
participate in school.
· Receive any special
services that he/she might need. These services include:
1.
Special education
2.
Bilingual services
3.
Gifted and talented education services
4.
Free lunch and breakfast program
5.
Counseling services
6.
Before and after school programs
7.
Tutoring services
· Attend school free of
judgment.
Parents and guardians of homeless children have the
right to:
· Be involved in your
child’s education.
· Be notified of and
involved in any decision that your child’s school makes regarding his or her
social or academic career.
· Request a Student
Alert team meeting for your child and include people of support. These may be a
social worker or counselor from an agency you are working with or someone that
has tutored your child at an after school program.
For More Information Contact:
Shelly Shipman, Homeless Coordinator
Adair County R-II School
205 West Dewey Street
Brashear, MO 63533
Telephone (660) 323-5272 ext. 10
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1 SB/BB
w/ Meadville—Here 5:00 p.m.
4 No
School—Labor Day
5 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
5 Blood
Drive at Keller Building—There 2:00-6:00 p.m.
5 SB/BB
w/ Novinger—Here 5:00 p.m.
6 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
6 Megan
Meier Foundation Assembly at
LaPlata for Grades 6-12—There TBA
7 V/JV SB
w/ Canton—There 5:00 p.m.
8 SB/BB
w/ LaPlata—Here 5:00 p.m.
11
Patriot Day
11 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
11 V/JV
SB w/ Knox County—Here 5:00 p.m.
12 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
12 SB/BB
w/ Atlanta—There 5:00 p.m.
13 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
13 FBLA
College Visit to Mizzou—There TBA
14 EOC
Incentive Trip to St. Louis Cardinals—There 6:30 a.m.
14
Yearbook Walsworth Workshop at Macon—There TBA
15 SB/BB
w/ Green City—There 5:00 p.m.
16
Brashear Booster Club Hog Roast at Brashear City Park—4:00-7:00 p.m.
17
Citizenship Day
18 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
19 All
School/Senior Picture Day—Preschool at 8:00 a.m. (Groups will include Softball,
Baseball, Marching Band, Choir, Student Council, FBLA, Shout Club & Art
Club)
19 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
19 SB/BB
w/ Bucklin-Macon County—Here 5:00
p.m.
Senior
Recognition Night
20 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
20 MO
State Highway Patrol Safe Driving Assembly—Here TBA
20 Board
Meeting—Here 6:00 p.m.
22
Jostens Ring/Announcement Presentation—Here 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
22 Early
Dismissal—Teacher Inservice—1:15 p.m.
22 SB/BB
w/ Bevier—There 5:00 p.m.
23
Schuyler R-I Varsity Softball Tournament—There TBA
23
Lovegreen Ford Drive 4 Ur School Event—There 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
25-27
OLSAT 8 for Grades 2 & 7—Here TBA
25 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
26 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
26 V/JV
SB w/ Marion County—There 5:00 p.m.
27 Busy
Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
27
Brashear Booster Club Meeting—Here 6:00 p.m.
28
Jostens Ring/Announcement Orders—Here TBA
28 V/JV
SB w/ Green City—Here 5:00 p.m.
29 K-6
Dental Screenings
29
Elementary Awards Assembly—Here 2:45 p.m.
29 SB/BB
w/ Grundy County—Here 5:00 p.m.
30
Western Illinois University Homecoming Parade—There TBA