The district calendar for the 2020-21 school year was approved by the Platte County board of education last month.
The vote was 5-0 with Sharon Sherwood, Gary Brown, Doug Doll, Amy MacCush and Alisha Elliott passing the proposal. Board members Buffy Smith and Dr. Gwendolyn Cooke were not present at the meeting.
The calendar calls for the first day for students on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Teachers will have in-service days starting the week prior.
There will be no school on Sept. 7, Oct. 12, Nov. 6, Jan. 18, Feb. 12 and 15, April 2 and 12.
Thanksgiving break will be Nov. 25-27; Christmas break will be Dec. 23-Jan 1, with classes resuming on Monday, Jan. 4. Spring break is March 15-19.
The last day of school will be Wednesday, May 26, with makeup days slated, if needed, on May 27-28.
KINDNESS MATTERS
Dr. Merri Beth Means, principal at Barry School, introduced students, as members of the Principal’s Advisory Committee, who participated in the planning and execution of Kindness Week, which was held in November.
The students provided an overview of their experiences to the Board of Education. The committee planned daily activities to promote kindness. These included kindness-focused days such as a hat day, pajama day and more. Additional activities included kindness bingo, handing out sweet treats as students entered the building, positive messages, and daily kindness challenges. Due to the huge success and positive impact, the Principal’s Advisory Committee is planning another Kindness Week in the spring.
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The members of Superintendent’s Cabinet reviewed the weekly SCHIVIR nominations and picked Tracy Verdoorn, bus driver for the district, as the SCHIVIR Me Timbers recipient for the exhibition of student focus.
Aaron Duff, Coordinator of Academic Services, provided the Board with an update on the educational pathways currently available to secondary students within the Platte County R-3 School District.
Andy Hall, Director of Information Services, and David Dixon, Technology Services Coordinator, provided the Board with the Information Management and Technology Strategic Plan Update.
Classified resignations at the meeting included Amanda Blank, lunch monitor at Pathfinder; Charlie Hill, custodian at Siegrist; William Sluder, substitute teacher and Janice Bolin, substitute teacher.
The classified new hire list includes Taylor Stodden, float registered nurse; Ray Meyer, bus driver; Julie Brickey, substitute teacher; Adrian Harbaugh, substitute teacher; Hailee Hogan, substitute teacher; Amy Shumaker, substitute teacher; Makenzie Wardlow, substitute teacher and Hailey Yetter, substitute teacher.
Certified resignation was Ashliegh McCarty, 8th grade commercial arts teacher.
Certified retirements were Roberta Rudolph, mathematics teacher and Kenna Sampsell, SPED teacher, both at the end of the school year.