The Adair County R-II School year will begin for the teachers on Friday, August 21, 1998 with an inservice beginning at 8:30 a.m.

School will begin for students on Monday, August 24, 1998 at 8:45 a.m. and will be dismissed at 3:15 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served on the first day as on all other school days. Breakfast prices remain at $.65 for students and $1.00 for adults. Lunch prices remain at $1.25 for students and $1.75 for adults. Free and reduced price meals will be offered upon submission of a qualifying application for those meals. Applications will be sent home on the first day of school. Please complete them as soon as possible if you think your family may qualify for the program. Please 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 and milk remain at $.20 a day. This cost is not covered by the free and reduced meal application.

Parents please expect packets of forms to be sent home with your students 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.

The annual school district bulletins were mailed to all district patrons and the patrons of neighboring school districts on August 19. If you have not received one, please call or stop by the office. They contain valuable information such as schedules, fees, policies and staff listings for our district.

Welcome to a new school year. Adair County R-II School District has so much to celebrate. The buildings are all sparkling clean and the new gym floor is super!

We want to express heartfelt gratitude, appreciation, and esteem for a fantastic group of people who have given so much time, energy, and money to make a dream gym floor a reality for us.

Small schools tend to have an atmosphere of intimacy and visibility more conducive to close personal contact. Thank you for all you have done in welcoming me to this community. I am really looking forward to this next school year. I sincerely hope this will be a rewarding year for you.

We are requesting all students to have an extra pair of tennis shoes with white soles for P.E. It is important to keep our new gym floor looking nice. If you have questions about this, please give us a call.

The maintenance staff has made a concentrated effort to see to it that our facilities are as trouble-free, functional, and comfortable as possible with the available resources. It is a realized fact that a good maintenance program is a team effort with school personnel and students cooperating to preserve school facilities. It is also a realized fact that a good maintenance program costs a great deal less than a program where the cooperative effort is meager.

Please feel free to call or stop by anytime. I am here to help provide the best possible school system for our children. Together, we will make our schools even better.

Anne Gramling has been employed to teach Title I Language and will also be the district's speech implementor. Anne has substituted for the district for the past two years.

Roxanne Hoover has been employed to teach science in grades 7-12. Roxanne comes to our district from Quinter, Kansas. She resides in Kirksville with her husband, David, and daughter, Paytan.

Jill Ralph has been employed to teach seventh and eighth grade math, applied math, geometry and Algebra I. She is an intern from Truman State University where she is currently pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Education.

Mark Richard has been employed to teach second grade and will also be our baseball coach. He is from Hallsville and graduated from Central Methodist College last fall. Mark and his wife will reside in Kirksville.

Debra Olsen has been employed as the elementary resource teacher. She has taught for several years in Iowa and has also taught special education classes for Truman State University (formerly NMSU). Debra resides with her family in Kirksville.

Sheri Turner has been employed as the school nurse. She graduated from the practical nursing program at Kirksville Area Vo-Tech Center. She lives with her husband, Keith, and daughter, Rayann in Brashear.

Larry Billington has been employed as a bus driver. He will be responsible for Bus 34. Larry is a retiree of the U.S. Postal Service. He and his wife live southwest of Brashear.

Bus routes will run approximately the same as in previous years. If you have questions about your route or are new to the district, please call David Tramel, Transportation Director at 323-5272. If you have questions about your pick-up time, please call your driver: Teri Crandall (Bus #32) 323-5269; Jeff Osborn (Bus #33) 323-5242; Lajeana Coin (Bus #35) 323-5343; John Shahan (Bus #36) 323-5391 and for Bus #34 please call the school.

State law requires all students to have proper and up-to-date immunizations to be allowed to attend school. Notices were sent to district students who needed immunizations over the summer to remain current. If you received such a letter and have not had the required immunization(s), you must do so before August 24 or you will not be allowed to attend school.

On January 15, 1998 the State Board of Education authorized the publication in the Missouri Register an order of rulemaking amending 5 CSR 30-261.010 Requirements for the Operation of School Buses. This new rule replaces the requirement for counting students riding in school buses on nine count days with a requirement that students shall only be counted on two count days.

Bus count days for the 1998-99 school year will be on the second Wednesday of the month for the months of October and February. Please be sure to have your student ride the bus on that day. Student absences cost the school since their attendance is the basis of determining the amount of money the district receives from the state.

Breakfast each day includes cereal, milk, juice or fruit. New regulations mandate the main entree for the day must be placed on each tray (designated by * in daily menu).

Monday: English muffin w/ jelly/Juicy burger on bun*, corn, spinach, watermelon, cookie

Tuesday: Scrambled eggs/Chicken patty*, green beans, carrot sticks, pears, jello

Wednesday: Donut/Nachos*, chips, lettuce, tomatoes, apple half, brownie

Thursday: French toast/Turkey & noodles*, cottage cheese, peas, peaches, rice krispie treat

Friday: Sausage/Corn dog*, potato salad, carrots, cantaloupe, pudding

Monday: Pancake/Ham*, green beans, hominy, pineapple, yellow cake

Tuesday: Flapstick/Shaved turkey on bun*, slaw, carrots, applesauce, cookie

Wednesday: Biscuits & gravy/Cold cuts*, peas, cantaloupe, brownies

Thursday: Muffin/Chicken nuggets*, corn, beets, peaches, jello

Friday: Waffle/Spaghetti*, meat sauce, lettuce, watermelon, cookie

Monday: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday: Ham/Teriyaki chicken*, green beans, carrots, applesauce, brownies

Wednesday: Scrambled eggs/Hamburger on bun*, tater rounds, peas, cantaloupe, cookie

Thursday: Toast w/ jelly/Tacos*, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, pineapple, pudding

Friday: Donut/Chicken strips*, corn, beets, peaches, chocolate cake

Monday: French toast/Pizza*, corn, spinach, peaches

Tuesday: Sausage/Meatloaf*, green beans, beets

Wednesday: Scrambled eggs/Mr. Ribb*, baked potato, peas

Thursday: Biscuit w/ jelly/Tenderloin on bun*, baked beans, slaw, cantaloupe

Friday: Muffin/Turkey*, gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots

Monday: Waffle/Ham*, potatoes, peas

Tuesday: Toast w/ jelly/Chicken tetrazzini*

Wednesday: Breakfast pizza/Hot dog on bun*

Thursday: Donut/Nachos*

Friday: Breakfast burrito/Fish*

AUGUST

24 First Day of School

25 Sophomore Ring Presentation 8:15 a.m.

28 Senior Announcement Presentation

Sophomore Ring Orders will be taken

28 Softball w/ Scotland County T 5:30

29 Schuyler County JV SB Tourney T TBA

SEPTEMBER

1 Softball w/ Marion County T 5:00

4 Baseball/Softball w/ Macon Co. T 5:30

7 NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

8 Softball/Baseball w/ Novinger T 5:30

11 Softball/Baseball w/ LaPlata T 5:30

12 North Shelby Softball Tourney T TBA

14 Elementary Parent Night H 7:00

Homework Strategies

15 Softball/Baseball w/ Atlanta H 5:30

17 Softball w/ Revere H 5:00

18 Softball/Baseball w/ Green City H 5:30

21 School Pictures - Preschool at 8:00 a.m.

21 Softball w/ Marion Co. H 5:00

22 Softball/Baseball w/ Bucklin T 5:30

25 Softball/Baseball w/ Bevier H 5:30

26 Marion County SB Tourney T TBA

29 Softball/Baseball w/ Linn Co. H 5:30

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.

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