🎥 Staff Spotlight! 🎥
Raymore-Peculiar School District Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle visits with Joe Ketchum. Joe is the Electrical Studies instructor at the LEAD Center and career electrician.
https://youtu.be/n2Udqv7PEf0
We can't wait to celebrate Thanksgiving with parents at our elementary schools, but first week need you to sign up! Come and enjoy a special Thanksgiving Meal with your student! 🦃
Cost: $5.00/person
Sign up: raypeck12.revtrak.net/thanksgiving-meal-reservations/#/list
Ray-Pec strives to be a School District of Choice for all of our students. In this month's episode of Ray-Pec Connect Dr. Slagle sits down with Director of Secondary Education, Dr. Glenna Bult, to discuss the "balanced smorgasbord" of offerings at the middle and high school levels.
Listen here: raypec.org/page/ray-pec-connect-podcast
Picture retakes are Tuesday, October 31.
Join us for lunch. Sign-up by November 12.
In this week's installment of Staff Spotlight Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, visits with Bobbi Bond. 🎥
Bobbi is an Occupational Therapist at the South Middle School, Creekmoor Elementary, Timber Creek Elementary and the Success Academy. She is also the owner of the cookie company Baked by Bobbi, which can be found at bakedbybobbi.com. 🍪
https://youtu.be/bg1tUZdGJBA?si=iD4fZIWjeNdG-BAa
Our Peculiar Elementary Fall Book Fair is one week away but you can start planning now! Check out the video and follow the link for more information! Drop a comment with your favorite children's book for a chance to win $5 towards the fair!
https://www.peculiarelementarypta.org/bookfair
BooFest is coming!
👩🏫📚 October is National Principals Month! 🏫👨🏫
Let's take a moment to celebrate and appreciate our incredible principals who dedicate their lives to shaping the future of our students. 🙌👏
🌟 Happy National Custodian's Day! 🧹🪣
Today, we want to take a moment to celebrate the unsung heroes who keep our schools clean and safe. 💪🧽
Behind the scenes, custodians work tirelessly to ensure we have a clean and pleasant environment to learn, work, and thrive in. They are the ones who make sure our spaces sparkle and shine, even when we're not looking. ✨
To all of our custodians, we are incredibly grateful for all that you do. 🙌❤️ #NationalCustodiansDay #ThankACustodian
We have two events happening next Tuesday night. Check them out!
We kicked off the 2023-24 school year with a bang this morning! 💥 All Ray-Pec staff filled the high school gym for convocation and to celebrate the beginning of another wonderful school year.
"This morning, our celebration is all about the dreams of our students. Students are coming to us wanting to have a successful and meaningful life. That’s our mission. And that’s their dream. It is our job to make that dream possible. All of us, and I mean anyone in this room employed or in an elected leadership role of the Ray-Pec School District, has the duty to deliver on or support the mission of our school district. Everyone. Our theme for this year is that we are all 'Dreammakers.'"
At the end of the ceremony Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, asked all staff who were committed to being "Dreammakers" for students to stand. What a scene. 🖤💛
Make sure your student's immunizations are up to date for the new school year. This particularly impacts students entering kindergarten, 8th grade, and high school.
The Cass County Health Department is offering walk-in clinics July 31 through Aug. 18 for back to school immunizations. You may also obtain the vaccinations at your health care provider.
District website for immunization requirements: https://www.raypec.org/page/health-services
Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 4th, and runs through midnight on Sunday, August 6th. During this time, certain back-to-school purchases such as school supplies, computers, clothing, diapers, and other qualifying items as defined by statute are exempt from all state and local sales tax. 💻✏️🎒👕
New this year, in addition to the state sales tax, local sales tax will also be waived in all cities, counties, and special tax districts.
Learn more about qualifying purchases in the Missouri Department of Revenue’s news release.
Tomorrow is August 1st! It's time to start thinking about heading back to school.
Big news!
Retired teachers can return to the classroom without interrupting their monthly pension income! Educators can continue to draw full retirement while earning a full teaching salary and benefits - without retirement contributions! We are looking for retired teachers to join the Ray-Pec School District for 2023-24, as well as special education teachers and more!
Visit our website to view current openings: www.raypec.org/o/rpsd/page/work-for-ray-pec
Ever considered driving a bus for the Raymore-Peculiar School District? Come give one a test drive on Aug. 3! If you like it, training is provided, pay starts at $19/hour (paid a minimum of 5 hours per day), and you get a $3,500 signing bonus! You can also sign up to just drive activity trips.
Online registration is now open for the 2023-2024 school year!
Check your email for a message from the school district with instructions to complete the registration forms and submit proof of residency online.
Most families can complete the required registration forms online. This means that you will not need to attend an in-person registration event.
Read more about online registration here: https://www.raypec.org/o/rpsd/page/online-registration
