Republic County USD #109 will recommend/encourage masks for students and staff, but not require masks in the buildings to start the school year.
Per Federal Order UNDER SECTION 361 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT (42 U.S.C. 264) AND 42 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 70.2, 71.31(b), 71.32(b) masks will be required at all times on school buses and in school vehicles.
This is not a USD 109 or State of Kansas mandate. This is a federal order relating to public transportation and includes school busses and school vehicles.
Specifically From for the CDC website:
“Are masks required on school buses?
Yes, passengers and drivers must wear a mask on school buses, including on buses operated by public and private school systems, subject to the exclusions and exemptions in CDC’s Order. "
More information can be found at:
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/Mask-Order-CDC_GMTF_01-29-21-p.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/face-masks-public-transportation.html
All coaches we will have a meeting at 5 pm next Thursday-August 12…this is for ALL head and assistant coaches Fall-Winter-Spring seasons. Go Buffs!
Reminder - Due to a conflict of events: In-Person Online Enrollment for BOTH East Elementary & RC Jr./Sr. High will take place in the front flex classroom of the Jr/Sr High School on Thursday, August 5, and Friday, August 6th from 8am-4pm each day--NOT in the cafeteria. Please enter through the front doors of the building for enrollment.
USD 109 is accepting applications for a full time elementary paraprofessional. Position includes health insurance and KPERS benefits. Applications are available at the district office at 1205 19th St, Belleville, KS 66935 or online at https://www.usd109.org/page/employment-opportunities For questions, please call 785-527-5621. USD 109 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Attention all juniors and junior parents! This is a big week for cleaning up after the races! We need all hands on deck Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. Please remember this is a very fruitful fundraiser and we need all to help! Thank you!
As our Fall Sports season approaches we are actively seeking all of our students to drop their physicals off at RCJSHS. We are currently at the school everyday 8-4. Go Buffs!
Wishing the best of luck to all our students who are participating in the NCK Fair judging events this week.
Correction on location of in-person online enrollment due to a conflict of events:
Online Enrollment will take place in the front flex classroom of the Jr/Sr High on Thursday, August 5, and Friday--NOT in the cafeteria. Please enter through the front doors of the building.
School calendars have not arrived as of yet from the printer. All school events and dates can be found online either on the webpage or on the district app. The app can be downloaded from the Apple or Google Play Store by searching Republic County USD 109.
Online Enrollment is currently taking place.
In-person online enrollment is Thursday, August 5, and Friday, August 6 at the Jr/Sr High Cafeteria.
The first day of fall sports' practice is Monday, August 16.
Thursday, August 19, is the first day of school for students.
A reminder that fall sports' practice starts Monday, August 16. All students planning to participate in a fall sport must have your physical completed and forms turned in by this date. Physical forms are available at the district office and should be turned in to Mrs. Melton or Mr. Sheets.
Online Enrollment Updates:
-Thank you for the patience and positive feedback, as well as, the constructive feedback you have provided as we launch the online enrollment process this year and hope to continue to improve the process. We have had numerous families already complete the process with ease and success and look forward to watching the process move forward.
-In person enrollment will be Thursday, August 5, and Friday, August 6, in the Jr/Sr High School Cafeteria from 8am to 4pm for anyone who does not have access to a device or needs assistance. There will be chromebooks set up for families to utilize to complete the online enrollment process. Please do not come in prior to Thursday or Friday as there will be no devices in the offices set up to complete the process.
-There is not a paper option this year. All enrollment is online directly through Powerschool.
-Unfortunately, after talking to Powerschool, the Powerschool app does not support the online enrollment process.
-We are continuing to work with Powerschool to resolve the online fee payment option. This is only an option and you are more than welcome to continue to come into the office after you have enrolled to pay fees in person. You can still complete the online enrollment even without paying fees online.
-Here is the link to the online enrollment page: https://www.usd109.org/page/online-enrollment
-If you have additional questions, please continue to reach out via online-enrollment@usd109.org
Coach Melton, Coach James, and I thank the girls for a great summer of weights! Best of luck in your fall sports!
I would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding as we launch online enrollment for the first time. Your feedback and questions are essential to us improving upon the process in real time, and in the future. The issue with students not being able to type their name in the laptop release , activities contract and Permissions/Agreements forms have been resolved, and your student(s) should be able to sign that portion of those forms now. We are still working through issues with the online payment forms, and hope to have more information on this by the end of the week. Please visit https://www.usd109.org/page/online-enrollment for information on enrollment. This page should provide everything you need to complete enrollment, and contact information should you have questions.
Thank you
Junior High and High School sports practices start on August 16th! All participants need to make sure to have physicals before the first day of practice! Below is the link to print the physical form.
https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/FORM-PPE.pdf
To: All Republic County USD 109 Patrons
Date: August 2, 2021
Re: Response to Critical Race Theory
The subject of critical race theory has been dominating the media and social media headlines lately. Just as we teach our students to be judicious consumers of information, we encourage all patrons to educate themselves on what critical race theory (CRT) truly is and what it is not.
Critical race theory is not part of the Kansas State Department of Education, nor Republic County USD 109’s academic standards that we teach in our classrooms. Our curriculum is aligned with the Kansas State Department of Education’s academic standards that can be found at www.ksde.org.
Republic County USD 109 is a learning community dedicated to and continues to ensure educational practices and excellence so that all students achieve at high levels and graduate prepared for success in college, careers and live in a rapidly changing world.
Republic County USD 109 will continue to teach the exact same academic standards as the district has been teaching in our classrooms.
Educationally,
Larry Lyder
Superintendent
We are still working through a few hiccups with online enrollment, including fee payments, as well as a couple forms not allowing signatures to be typed. We will have these issues resolved as soon as possible.
Additionally, we have received several requests for assistance in creating a parent portal account along with questions regarding doing so, we are working through those in the order received and responding as quickly as possible. If you haven't heard back from us yet, rest assured we will be in touch as soon as we can. Thank you to everyone for your patience throughout this learning process.
We just dropped this sweet girl off for a week at KAY Leadership Camp! Have a great time!
A few more pictures from today’s Summer Academy field trip. Thanks Mr. Bowen & Mrs. Miller for joining us today!
Summer Academy wrapped up a little earlier than planned today. We are in Salina enjoying some icecream and will be home about 6:15-6:30
Students had a great time learning how to paint Mandela’s! Our rocks turned out awesome!!! Another great workshop opportunity for Repco Students today!
