Kirksville R-III School District

We made it to February! Save these upcoming dates for February and March! February 14th: No School, Professional Development February 17th: No School, Presidents’ Day March 10th-14th: No School, Spring Break March 17th: Professional Development Note that February 17, 2025 and April 21, 2025 are built into the calendar for making up inclement weather days, should we need to make up any days. As of February 2, 2025, no days need to be made up.

Kirksville R-III will be CLOSED on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. It will be AMI Day 1.

There is no school on Monday, January 20, 2025 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This Roar of Applause goes to one of our newest teachers at William Matthew Middle School, Brecket Miller! She is a special education teacher. Thank you, Mrs. Miller, for looking out for your students! Join us in congratulating her on this "ROAR!" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville

Are y'all ready for this? We will be running REGULAR BUS ROUTES starting Monday, January, 13, 2025! 🎉 🎉

This Roar of Applause goes to one of our paraprofessionals at William Matthew Middle School, Cory Selby! Thank you, Cory, for stepping in and helping whenever you can! Join us in congratulating him on this "ROAR!" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville

The weather turned quickly between 4:30 and 5:30 am. We need to call for a late start to all Kirksville R-III Schools for Friday January 10, 2024

Buses will be running SNOW ROUTES ONLY on Friday, January 10, 2025. We will be monitoring the weather and road conditions overnight.

Buses will be running SNOW ROUTES ONLY on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

Buses will be running SNOW ROUTES ONLY on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

We are excited to welcome back the students tomorrow morning! Buses will be running SNOW ROUTES ONLY on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Find snow route information at this link: https://5il.co/34are Any buses without a snow route listed will operate their regular stops and times.

This Roar of Applause goes to another one of our newest teachers at William Matthew Middle School, Cinnamon St. Clair! She teaches seventh and eighth grade English. Thank you Ms. St. Clair for doing what is best for your students! Join us in congratulating her on this "ROAR!" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville

Students resume classes on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Monday is a professional development day for teachers. It sounds like our first big round of winter weather is on its way this weekend. Stay warm out there! In the event of inclement weather, school may need to be canceled, delayed, or dismissed early. It is also possible that on some days buses will only be able to operate on designated snow routes. Procedures for all of these situations can be found by clicking "Inclement Weather" from the black bar of links on the top right of the district website, or by clicking here: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather All Kirksville R-III weather-related announcements will be made by the district as early as possible when any of the inclement weather procedures are to be followed. All Kirksville R-III weather-related school announcements will be made via parent/guardian text messages and through the following outlets: 🐅District Facebook account 🐅District Twitter/X account 🐅Local TV: KTVO, Channel 3 🐅Local Radio: KIRX 1450 AM and 99.7 FM; KRXL 94.5 FM; KTUF 93.7 FM; KLTE 107.9 FM 🐅Live Feed on the district homepage--directly below the scrolling banners 🐅Feed of the "KirksvilleR3" App on your mobile devices For days when buses must operate on "Snow Routes Only," bus stop information can be found by clicking "Snow Routes" from the black bar of links on the top right of the district website, or by clicking the link below. Any buses not on the list are not affected by snow routes and will operate regular routes. https://5il.co/34are

🎉Happy New Year! Our first Roar of Applause for 2025 goes to Grace Carcamo! She is a sixth grade English teacher at William Matthew Middle School. Thank you, Mrs. Carcamo, for the kindness, grace, and creativity you bring to your students! Join us in congratulating her on this "ROAR!" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville

This Roar of Applause goes to another first-year in district teacher, Rachelle Wales! She is a seventh and eighth grade English teacher at William Matthew Middle School. Thank you, Mrs. Wales, for bringing your dedication and intention to our students! Join us in congratulating her on this "ROAR!" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville

This Roar of Applause goes to Deborah Scott! She is an eighth grade math teacher at William Matthew Middle School. This is her first year with our district and she is already leaving her mark! Thank you, Mrs. Scott, for being such a positive influence! Join us in congratulating her on this "ROAR!" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville

Merry Christmas from Kirksville R-3. Happy first day of Hanukkah. Happy Kwanzaa. Happy Boxing Day to Canada tomorrow...and to all a good night.

The spirit of giving is alive and well in Kirksville this Christmas! HUGE shoutout to the Kirksville Professional Fire Fighters Local 2952 for their generous donation of $1000 toward unpaid student meal accounts! Some of their members are pictured here presenting a gigantic check to KPS Principal Diana Johnson, Assistant Superintendent Tricia Reger, and Food Services Director Lynnette Gannon. Thank you firefighters, this could not have come at a better time! Our district is currently facing $38,000 in unpaid student meal accounts. We encourage any and all families who could use the help to apply for the Federal Free and Reduced Price School Meals Program to see if they qualify. However, this program does not pay off accumulated unpaid accounts prior to qualifying. So thanks again, Local 2952! If you would like to help with student lunch debt, please help spread the word about applying for the free and reduced meals program. Families can apply at this link: https://www.myschoolapps.com or by stopping by the Board of Education Office at 1901 East Hamilton. We have paper applications available at the office, and in multiple languages. The office is open on business days between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Join our team! We are hiring! Currently open for the remainder of the 2024-25 school year: 🐅6th Grade English-Language Art Teacher 🐅Early Childhood School-Based Social Worker 🐅Paraprofessionals (4 positions available: 3 KPS and 1 WMMS) 🐅School Nurse (LPN or RN) Please share, tag people, and cross-post! Find job descriptions and apply at: https://kirksville.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

LEGAL NOTICE Kirksville R-III School District Notice of School Board Candidate Filing The Kirksville R-III School District encourages qualified persons interested in running for a position on the School Board to file to be a candidate in the April 8, 2025, election. Interested persons may file at the Superintendent’s Office located at 1901 East Hamilton Street, Kirksville, Missouri. For more information contact Mr. Robert Webb, Superintendent at 660-665-8658. Filing will begin on December 10, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. and will continue during the district’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Except for the first and last day of filing, filing will not occur on days that the school district’s central offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will also not occur on the following holidays and breaks when the school district’s central offices are closed: December 25, 2024. Filing will end on December 31, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. There are two positions available with three-year terms and one position with a one-year term.