ADAIR COUNTY R-II NEWSLETTER
September 1, 2004 Brashear,
Missouri
CLASSES RESUME AUGUST 24TH
The Adair County
R-II School year will begin on Monday, August 23 for teachers and staff with an
in-service beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Classes will resume for students on Tuesday, August 24.
Breakfast and lunch
will be served each day. Breakfast
prices remain at $.75 for students and $1.00 for adults. Lunch prices remain at $1.50 for students
and $2.00 for adults. Milk can still be
purchased for 20 cents a carton. Free
and reduced price meals will be offered upon submission of a qualifying
application for those meals.
Applications will be sent home with your child(ren) on the first day of
school. Please complete and return the
application as soon as possible if you think your family may qualify for the
program. Note: Keep in mind that you
may complete an application at any time during the school year or submit a
change if your financial situation changes.
Kindergarten snacks
will be 40 cents a day. This cost is
not covered by the free and reduced meal application. Parents are encouraged to pay for snacks at the beginning of each
month.
Parents, please
expect packets of forms to be sent home with your student(s) the first
day. You will be receiving free/reduced
meal applications, emergency cards, insurance applications, and other important
forms. Go through them the first
evening and complete all the ones that need to be returned to the school.
There have been
several changes to the bus routes for the upcoming school year. Larry Billington (Bus 35), John Shahan (Bus
36), Teri Crandall (Bus 37), and Cletus Pickles (Bus 38) will be driving for us
again this school year. However, many
students have been reassigned to different routes. Your driver will be contacting you with approximate pick-up and
drop-off times. If you do not hear from
a driver, please contact the school at 323-5272.
Busy Bees will meet
for the first time on September 13 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the Parents as
Teachers (PAT) classroom. Children who
are three and four years of age are eligible for this program.
Our annual preschool
screening will be on Monday, September 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the
PAT room. We recommend that all
children ages 3-4 be developmentally screened.
This screening includes hearing, vision, height, and weight. If your child will be entering Kindergarten
next fall, the annual Kindergarten Registration and Screening will be held in
May 2005. Therefore, you do not need an
appointment for your child at this time.
If you are interested in learning more or need to schedule an
appointment, you may call the school at 323-5272.
The Red Cross Blood
Drive
or originally
scheduled for
Thursday, August 26
from 2:30-5:30 p.m. at the high school has been postponed and will be
rescheduled at a later date in September.
Our website provides
you with a variety of valuable
information such as daily bulletins, updated calendar, handbooks, board
policies, etc.
Be sure to visit us
at http://brashear.k12.mo.us/
Lindsey Dersch has
been hired to teach in our fifth grade classroom this year. She will be replacing Mrs. Thomas who will
serve this year as a STARR teacher.
Lindsey received her Bachelor of Science Degree in English and her MAE
from Truman State University.
Jamie Tipton has
been employed as our health and K-12 physical education teacher. Jamie received his Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Physical Education from Central Missouri State University. He is a native of Putnam County and has
served four years in the United States Army.
Jamie will be coaching fall and spring baseball.
Matt Copeland has
been hired to teach 7-12 English. He
comes to us from Truman State University where he was an Assistant Football
Coach and activity instructor. Matt
received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and his MAE from Truman State
University. He will be coaching junior
high and varsity basketball and will serve as our athletic director.
Rick Johnson will be
our new high school principal and transportation director. He comes to us from Adair County R-I in
Novinger where he has worked for the past twelve years most recently as 7-12 At
Risk Coordinator and Athletic Administrator.
Rick and his wife Teresa have two children, Shelton and Preston, who
will be attending Brashear Elementary.
Melanie Crandall has
joined our district and will be working as a half-time paraprofessional in the
elementary resource classroom. She is a
May 2004 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of
Arts Degree in History.
We are also thrilled
to welcome back a familiar face. Miss
Donna Bond will serve as a half-time paraprofessional in the first grade
classroom.
Please join us in
welcoming these employees to our district.
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.
Brashear Ag Service
for their donation of flowers, plants, and mulch. Much of the landscaping done this summer has been due to their
generosity.
Opal Bly for her
donation of record albums many dating back from as early as the 1940’s.
David & Kathy
Erwin & family for their donation of the book, The Three Questions in
memory of Ted Green.
Adair County R-II
School faculty & staff for their donation of the book Cardinal Nation
in memory of Ted Green.
Northeast Missouri
Administrators for their donation of the book, Jack Buck and money
toward a scholarship in memory of Ted Green.
The Brashear
Athletic Boosters are now accepting donations for the Lady Tigers State
Championship Billboard. Donations can
be mailed to the school Attn: Paula Clarkson.
The Boosters will be
offering the Back 2 Back championship apparel again this fall. Order forms will be available in the
elementary and high school offices.
They will also be selling white short sleeve and long sleeve
t-shirts. These screened shirts will
feature a small tiger logo w/ “Tigers” below.
Order forms will be going home with your child(ren) soon.
21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER BEFORE & AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
The Adair County
R-II School District has been awarded the 21st Century Community
Learning Center grant. This grant will
be used to implement a before- and after-school learning program for students
in grades K-6 at the Brashear Elementary School.
The 21st
Century Community Learning Center program is a part of the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001. The purpose of this
program is to create community-learning centers that provide academic
enrichment opportunities for children to meet State and local student standards
in core academic subjects, to offer students a broad array of enrichment
activities that can complement their regular academic programs, and to offer
literacy and other educational services to the families of the participating
children.
The Adair County
R-II School District is very excited about the programming that can be offered
from the strong partnership formations with various organizations in the
area. Collaborative efforts between
Truman State University (and it’s entities such as the Center for Student Involvement)
and the district has produced some extremely unique possibilities that has the
potential to be mutually beneficial to the students of the district as well as
to the students at Truman State University.
Additionally, the
Kirksville YMCA is committed to providing a strong Character Development
program in the school as well as a companion element of the program that would
reinforce the Character Development curriculum outside of the school setting by
providing monthly Parents’ Nights Out.
During Parents’ Nights Out, the YMCA would provide childcare, healthy
snacks and a movie that reinforces the character fundamentals taught during the
21st CCLC program.
The district is also
fortunate to have partnered with the A. T. Still University of Health Sciences
and the Still National Osteopathic Museum and the University of Missouri
Outreach and Extension, as well as the Missouri Department of Conservation who
have made outstanding offers of on-site educational programming, opportunities
for field trips, team building activities, and tutoring services. Additional on-site programming offers have
come from partners such as the Adair County Health Department, the Missouri
State Highway Patrol, and the Adair County Public Library. Offers of volunteers and mentors have come
from the Brashear Community Bible Church, Brashear United Methodist Church, and
Brashear National Honor Society.
If you would like
your child to be involved in this program, contact the school at
660-323-5272. The cost of the program
is $10 per week for one child and $5 per week for each additional child in the
family. The program is free to those
students who qualify for the free or reduced lunch program. More details about the program will be
available following the Gab Sessions at 7:00 p.m. on August 30 (for grades K-3)
and August 31 (for grades 4-6).
PTS officers are
still needed for the 2004-2005 school year.
All of the current officers will be stepping down from the Board. If no one volunteers, PTS may cease to
exist.
Please contact Robin
Taylor, Elaine Scudder, or Brenda Killen if you are interested in becoming a
member of the Board. Interested parties
may also contact the school at 323-5272.
All public schools
are required to provide a free and appropriate public education to all students
with disabilities, including those attending private/parochial schools,
beginning on the child’s third birthday through age twenty (20), regardless of
the child’s disability. The public
school assures that to comply with the full educational opportunity goal,
services for students three (3) through twenty-one (21) will be fully
implemented by 1999. Disabilities
include: learning disabilities, mental
retardation, behavior disorders/emotional disturbance, speech disorders (voice,
fluency, or articulation), language disorders, visually impaired, hearing
impaired, physically/other health impaired, multiple disabilities, deaf/blind,
autism, early childhood special education, and traumatic brain injury.
The public school
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’s First Steps Program.
All public schools
are required to provide parents the right to inspect and review personally
identifiable information collected and used or maintained by the district
relating to their children. Parents
have the right to request amendment of these records if they feel the
information is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other rights
of their children. 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). You may contact
your local district, if you wish to review the requirements provided in FERPA.
The public school
has developed a Local Compliance Plan for implementation of Special Education
and this Plan is available for public review during regular school hours on
days school is in session in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. The Local Compliance Plan is a written
narrative which describes the district’s plan for compliance with the
requirements for identifying and serving all students with disabilities. Included in this plan are the policies and
procedures which the district must follow regarding storage, disclosure to
third parties, retention, and destruction of personally identifiable
information. The plan also describes
the assurances that services are provided in compliance with the requirement of
34 CFR 76.301 of the General Education Provision Act.
Public schools in the
State of Missouri are required to conduct an annual census of all children with
disabilities or suspected disabilities from birth through age twenty (20) who
reside in the district or whose parent/legal guardian resides in the district. This census is compiled as of May 1 each
year. This information is treated as
confidential and submitted to the Missouri Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education. Information to be collected
includes: name of each child,
parent/legal guardian’s name/address; birth date and age of each child; and
each child’s disability or suspected disability. Should the district fail to submit an annual census, the State
Board of Education may withhold state aid until the census is submitted. If you have a child with a disability or
know of a child with a disability who is not attending the public school,
please contact your school district.
This notice can be
provided in languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, and Vietnamese or any
other language as may be necessary.
Breakfast each
day includes milk and juice. The
following items are offered daily for students to choose from in lieu of the
main entrée: yogurt, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or salad bar (students
in grades 7-12 only).
Tuesday: Cereal w/ toast/Hamburger, french fries,
cheese slice, ice cream bar, milk
Wednesday: Biscuit
& gravy/Chicken nuggets, cottage cheese, jello, green beans, milk
Thursday: Omelet,
toast/Sub sandwich, chips, apple, cookie, milk
Friday: Waffle, syrup/Pizza,
corn, peaches, cookie, milk
Monday: Sausage
patty, toast/Tenderloin on bun, baked beans, watermelon, cake, milk
Tuesday: Scrambled
eggs, toast/Baked potato bar, chili/cheese sauce, lettuce, mandarin oranges,
milk
Wednesday: Breakfast
pizza/Nachos, lettuce, fruit, cookie, milk
Thursday: Bacon,
hash brown patty/Hot dog on bun, scalloped potatoes, applesauce, ice cream cup,
milk
Friday: Donut/Garlic
cheese bread, carrots w/ dip, lettuce, peaches, milk
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Breakfast
bites/Chicken nuggets, corn, fruit cocktail, spice cake, milk
Wednesday: Bagel,
fruit/Tacos, lettuce, cheese, refried beans, milk
Thursday: Long
john/BBQ chicken sandwich, broccoli w/ cheese sauce, fruit, cookie, milk
Friday: French
toast sticks, syrup/Spaghetti, bread sticks, lettuce, fruit, milk
Monday: Egg
mcmuffin/Burritos, lettuce, fruit, brownie, milk
Tuesday: Blueberry
muffin, fruit/Grilled cheese sandwich, fruit, peas, pudding tart, milk
Wednesday: Bacon,
toast/Tater tot casserole, green beans, strawberries, cookie, milk
Thursday: Cinnamon
roll/Fish, macaroni & cheese, raw veggies, cherry delight, milk
Friday: Biscuit,
sausage patty/Mr. Ribb, baked potato, spinach, ice cream cup, milk
Monday: Pancake,
syrup, sausage link/Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans,
fruit, milk
Tuesday: Breakfast
burrito, salsa/Corn dog, tater tots, fruit, rice krispie treat, milk
Wednesday: Scrambled
eggs, toast/Creamy chicken bake, peas, pears, ice cream, milk
Thursday: Breakfast
bites, syrup/Hamburger on bun, cheese slice, french fries, cheesecake, milk
Friday: Cereal,
toast/Pizza, corn, peaches, cookie, milk
Monday: Donut/Chicken
patty, carrots, banana, cake, milk
Tuesday: Omelet,
toast/Hot ham & cheese, chips, cottage cheese, peaches, milk
Wednesday: Biscuit
& gravy/Meatloaf, potatoes, peas, fruit, milk
Thursday: Breakfast
pizza/Nachos, lettuce, fruit, cookie, milk
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20 New Teacher Orientation
23 Teacher/Staff
In-Service
24 First Day of
School
24 JV/V Softball w/
Scotland County—There 5:00 p.m.
25 Sophomore Ring
and Senior Announcement Presentations—Here 8:00 a.m.
27 SB/BB w/ Linn
County—Here 5:30 p.m.
28 Atlanta Varsity
Softball Tournament—There TBA
30 K-3 Gab Session—Here
6:00-7:00 p.m.
31 Sophomore Ring
and Senior Announcement Orders will be taken—Here 8:00 a.m.
31 4-6 Grade Gab
Session—Here 6:00-7:00 p.m.
September
2 SB/BB w/ Macon
County—There 5:30 p.m.
6 No School—Labor
Day
7 SB/BB w/
Novinger—There 5:30 p.m.
9 JV/V Softball w/
Canton—Here 5:00 p.m.
10 SB/BB w/
LaPlata—There 5:30 p.m.
11 Schuyler R-I JV
Softball Tournament—There TBA
13 Busy Bees—Here
9:00-11:00 a.m.
13 Open House/MAP
Recognition/Book Fair—Here 7:00 p.m.
14 SB/BB w/
Atlanta—Here 5:30 p.m.
16 Early
Dismissal—Teacher In-Service 12:45
p.m.
17 Early
Dismissal—Teacher In-Service 12:45
p.m.
17 SB/BB w/ Green
City—Here 5:30 p.m.
20 Senior Picture
Day
20 Preschool
Screening—Here 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
20 JV/V Softball w/
Marion County—Here 5:30 p.m.
21 SB/BB w/
Bucklin—There 5:30 p.m.
22 Junior Magazine
Sales Begin
24 School Picture
Day—Preschool at 8:00 a.m.
24 SB/BB w/
Bevier—Here 5:30 p.m.
25 Schuyler R-I
Varsity Softball Tournament—There TBA
27-Oct. 1 SAT9 for
Grades 6-11 and OLSAT for Grades 2 & 7
27 Busy Bees—Here
9:00-11:00 a.m.
27 JV/V Softball w/
Knox County—There 5:00 p.m.
30 JV/V Softball w/
Green City—There 5:30 p.m.