Hello parents! I hope your children had a good first day of school. We have seen an increase in enrollment and as you know our bus routes have dropped to 3 until we can find another driver. These buses are very crowded and we got everyone home safe today. We are trying to put as many as 4 children per seat which means loading is a challenge so please do not change your child’s drop off location unless it is an emergency. If you have the availability to drop your child off or pick them up, I’m sure your child and all of those who must ride the bus will thank you!
Also, this is the second year for all parent drop-off and pick-up being at the dome. For student safety, no children should be picked up in the student and faculty parking lot or dropped off there in the morning. If your child is trying to go out these doors, they will be redirected to the dome entrance to get picked up. If they manage to get past the teachers on duty or go out another entrance to sneak around to the student lot, just like last year they will face disciplinary action. We do have cameras viewing those exits and the parking lot so we will be able to identify children. All of these regulations are to protect the more than 330 students we serve from preschool to 12th grade. Thank you for your help as we try to get the school year off to a good start.
Little Cheer will be held Sept. 3rd - 5th. If interested, please complete the form attached and submit it to the Elementary office with payment by August 27th.
Grades Pre-K to 5th grade
$30 per cheerleader
Performance: Friday, Sept. 6th
We are building our crew for Friday & Monday Night Football Games! If you are interested in running the chains or being the announcer, please contact Damon Green or the HS Office. You will have free admission to the home football games and have the best seat in the house!
dgreen@richhill.k12.mo.us
417-395-4191
Dear Parents,
School begins on Wednesday morning at 7:56am and we look forward to having your children back with us for the 2024-25 School Year.
We are facing a bus driver shortage and so we will need your patience and cooperation regarding school transportation. For now, we will have 3 routes until we can train and hire another driver.
All of our current drivers are retirees with limits on the number of hours they are permitted to work. Due to this, drivers cannot wait for children to come out of houses after the driver has stopped and honked the horn multiple times. Children need to be waiting at the bus stop when the driver approaches the stop. If the driver stops and children are not visible, the driver will proceed to the next stop. Children who miss the bus will need to be delivered to the school by the parent because drivers will not be able to return the house.
The same applies in the evening. Bus drivers will drop the child at the designated bus stop. The driver is not responsible for verifying a parent is home before departing the bus stop. Parents must ensure there is an adult waiting at the designated stop.
The school receives 20 to 40 bus drop off changes per day and each one requires the teacher, the child, and the bus driver to be notified by the office secretary. This takes time and creates confusion, especially when we do not receive calls until the last 15 minutes of school.
Please try to call before 2pm if there is an emergency situation where a child needs delivered to another location than their normal stop. Please minimize call-ins to change your child’s drop off location as we are trying to deliver over 200 children home every day and each change increases the chance of the child getting delivered to their normal stop instead of the one you have requested that day.
The first few days of school are always a challenge as we figure out how long routes will take and what time the bus will arrive. Because our routes will be longer, we are unsure of when buses will be at your home location. If you are in a rural location, please be looking for your bus as soon as 15 minutes before your normal time and it may arrive later than usual.
Town route children should begin watching for their bus by 7am and most children will be picked up by 7:35am. Each day your bus time will become a little more accurate, but children should always be ready for their bus 10 minutes before it normally arrives.
Thank you for helping us keep school buses the safest form of transportation in the United States.
Don't forget! Meet-the-Teacher Night is this evening from 5:30-6:30 for kindergarten through 5th grade students. Bring your school supplies, check out your new classroom, and meet your teacher!
Please see the attached Tax Rate Hearing Notice. Per Prop KIDS, the levy will be held even with last year's levy, except 45 cents will be shifted into Fund 4 to help pay for facility repairs and improvements. This 45 cents will generate about $150,000 per year and will be added to the district's transfer of operating funds and other allowable transfers into Fund 4. The board has authorized the development of a Master Facility Plan to identify and prioritize capital improvement needs from Fund 4.
Registration can be completed through the parent TeacherEase app OR can be done on a computer/laptop using the following steps: 1. Login to TeacherEase 2. Under the Miscellaneous tab, click the Online Registration link 3. Follow the steps to complete registration
All returning students in grades K-5 will need to complete the online registration in TeacherEase for each student. New students will need to stop by the elementary office to initiate registration. Meet-the-Teacher Night is Thursday, August 15 from 5:30-6:30 and the first day of school is Wednesday, August 21.
The 2024 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend! Here is the Rich Hill Elementary school supply list.
Summer 2024 STEM CUBS K-5 and Middle Connections (6th-8th)
Saturday, July 13th, 2024 at the University of Missouri
https://missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0iCgXhbROqbegtw
Join MU for a fun hands-on way to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). In the past, students have worked on projects like building a structurally sound bridge, developing coating for pills, understanding features of buoyancy and static electricity, learning about arteries and veins, and more!
Elementary class lists and school supply lists are available and posted on the dome doors. We hope you are enjoying your summer. Have a fun and safe 4th of July! See you on August 15th for Meet the Teacher Night! First day of school is August 21st!
Summer Food Service is available. Please see the notice at the following link: https://5il.co/2oiev.
Rich Hill High School is seeking applicants for the following positions for the upcoming school year of 2024-2025.
JH/HS Business Teacher, FBLA Advisor
HS Assistant Football Coach
JH Head/Assistant Football Coach
JH/HS Assistant Volleyball Coach
To complete an application please visit: https://www.richhill.k12.mo.us/page/district
You may email your completed application to bschenker@richhill.k12.mo.us or submit it to the district office.
Don't forget... State testing begins Monday, April 22nd. Here is the schedule for MAP and EOC sessions for Elementary, Junior High, and High School students. This year, most testing sessions will take place across two or more days rather than being completed in one sitting. If you have any questions about your student's testing time, please contact the Elementary or High School Office. Please visit the link to view the schedule: https://www.richhill.k12.mo.us/o/jhhs/live-feed
We are hiring! Please visit the District Website to download an application.
https://www.richhill.k12.mo.us/page/district
If you have questions, please call 417-395-4191 or email: bschenker@richhill.k12.mo.us
The district is looking for student help again this summer. If you will be 16 and a junior, senior, or current graduate by May 20 and would like to be considered for a summer custodial position helping paint, clean, wax floors, etc., come by central office and get a support staff application or download it from the website. Qualifications will include passing grades, a good work ethic, no disciplinary action, and a cooperative attitude. Applications must be submitted by May 1. The work schedule will be Monday through Thursday, 10 hours a day. Prompt and regular work attendance is expected.
Rich Hill Elementary Parents, we need you to fill in this survey for Federal Programs. We receive about $200,000 per year in Title money for supplemental instruction in reading and math. This survey is a required part of providing Title services. Thank you for your feedback! https://forms.gle/cRTUS3ZY6PHHoTUM9
This is just a friendly reminder from the Rich Hill R-IV School District to go exercise your American privilege of being able to vote in public elections! Voters will decide which community members will serve on our local school board and whether to pass Prop KIDS. Thank you for supporting the Rich Hill R-IV School District with your participation.
Prop KIDS FAQs 4
How much will Prop KIDS cost me after the bonds are paid off? ● The median home price in Bates County is $102,000. Assessed at 19% of market value, the $1.0086 per $100 of assessed value will cost this homeowner $195 per year. The $1.0086 levy generates $460,000 in revenue per year for the district which is about 10% of the total district budget.
Rich Hill needs parent feedback for its 2024 Culture and Climate Survey. Please click the link to complete the anonymous, 15 question survey by April 5:
https://forms.gle/8e5Uzmm2U6nztvqHA