Kirksville R-III School District

Please help us welcome Ms. Taylor Henness to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us as a first grade teacher at Kirksville Primary School after student teaching in the district in third grade. Taylor has her bachelor's degree and is currently working to add her Master of Arts in Education at Truman. Her favorite part of teaching is, "Seeing my students' personalities grow and develop throughout the year." Taylor is a graduate of Kirksville High School, we love when our former students come back to join our staff! Taylor recently became engaged and says she is trying to find time to plan a wedding when not preparing her classroom for her first year of teaching. We aren't sure which is more time consuming, but we know you can do it, Taylor! We are glad you are here with us, Ms. Henness, welcome home! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Mrs. Deborah Scott to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us as an 8th grade math teacher at William Matthew Middle School. Deborah is beginning her sixth year of teaching. Prior to Kirksville, she taught high school math at Zionsville High School just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana. Deborah is pictured here with her husband, Connor. She grew up in Bloomfield, Iowa, and is happy to be living closer to family. She loves to bake, hike with my husband, and go to the Iowa Sate Fair. Apparently Iowa also has a state fair, but is it as fun as the NEMO Fair? We are so glad you are here with us, Mrs. Scott, we think you will love Kirksville! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Mrs. Melissa Slaughter to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us as our counselor at Ray Miller Elementary School. Melissa has worked in schools for seven years as a substitute and an educator for Parents as Teachers. Her favorite thing about teaching is getting to know each individual student and celebrating each accomplishment with them. Melissa and her husband Austin have four boys Dylan, Owen, Renly, and Lane. She enjoys spending time with family, farming, raising chickens, and photography. We are happy you are here, Mrs. Slaughter! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Mrs. Sydney Snyder to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us as a special education teacher at William Matthew Middle School. Sydney comes to us from Clinton School District where she taught HS health and PE. She is a graduate of Kirksville Schools and Truman State. Sydney is also serving as our new head varsity softball coach! Sydney is pictured here with her wife, Karlie. They enjoy spending time with their two dogs Bailey and Blue, plus spending time with family. Sydney enjoys golfing, watching the Dodgers and Rams, listening to Taylor Swift, and spending time outside. We are so happy to have Mrs. Snyder back home wearing orange and black again, that we don't even care about those baseball and football team choices! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Mrs. Danika Elgin to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us as a first grade teacher at Kirksville Primary School. Danika recently graduated from Central Methodist with her degree in elementary education and completed her student teaching. She has experience teaching preschool, also. Outside of school, Danika's favorite thing to do is spend time with "her world," her family. They love being outdoors hiking, camping, biking, swimming, going to amusement parks, or just hanging out. She is pictured here them--husband Taylor, son Avery, and daughter Bailey. We are happy you are here, Mrs. Elgin! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Ms. Sophia Hoskinson to the district! She has been a para in the district for five years. We are happy to announce that she is joining us as a special education teacher at Kirksville Primary School. Sophia has her degree in elementary education and special education. Her favorite thing about teaching is fostering new relationships and learning how to be an effective teacher for differentiated learners! Outside of school, Sophia loves walking her dogs with her husband, gardening, hanging out with family, or helping at the animal shelter. We are happy you are now with us as a teacher, Ms. Hoskinson! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Mrs. Marie Darling to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us as a 7th and 8th grade math teacher at William Matthew Middle School. Marie is starting her 14th year of teaching! Marie recently moved to the area from Washington state to be closer to her parents. Outside of school, Marie and her husband enjoy spending time with their five grown children, four dogs, and three cats. She also teaches and judges Scottish Highland dance and has a passion for traveling. We are happy you are here, Mrs. Darling! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Some reminders about back to school, 24-25. Returning teachers are back on campus today, we are getting excited!

Please help us welcome Mrs. Jentry Gebhardt to the district! She student taught with us in first grade and we are now happy to announce that she is now joining us full-time as a first grade teacher at Kirksville Primary School. Jentry is excited to meet her students and their families. She told us, "One of my favorite aspects of teaching is watching my students’ love for learning grow. I also love to see all their “light bulb moments!” I am so excited for this school year!" Jentry enjoys spending time with her husband, Amos, and their families. She also loves watching her favorite football team, our KC Chiefs. She will fit right in here. We are happy you are with us, Mrs. Gebhardt! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Mr. Cecil Truitt to the district! He has worked as a para at our ECLC and student taught biology at KHS; and we are now happy to announce that he is joining us as a science teacher at Kirksville High School. Cecil graduated with a biology degree from UCM and earned his Masters of Arts in Teaching from Western Governors. He is looking forward to building connections and relationships with his students and new people, plus getting to have fun in the classroom. Cecil is pictured here with his wife. He tells us they have... "one good dog and one trouble-making dog." Then we noticed only one dog made the photo. Cecil is another of our new teachers who graduated from KHS. We are happy you made it home, Mr. Truitt! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Miss Megan Kruse to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us full-time as a math teacher at Kirksville High School. Megan recently graduated from Truman with her Master of Arts in Education. Her favorite part of teaching is seeing the "lightbulb" go off in her students' heads. That is a pretty good moment, we agree! Megan is originally from the St. Louis area, where her family still lives. We are happy you are with us in Kirksville, Miss Kruse! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Miss Cecily Reese to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us full-time as a third grade teacher at Ray Miller Elementary School. Cecily is starting her eighth year in education. She was a para first and is starting her third year as an elementary teacher. She has two favorite things about teaching--creating relationships with students and watching that moment when it "clicks" and they just take off with their new knowledge and skills. Cecily is originally from Schuyler County. She's also a pretty proud aunt--just ask her for more details. We are happy you are with us, Miss Reese! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Miss Devan Corbett to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us full-time as a fourth grade teacher at Ray Miller Elementary School. Devan student taught in third grade at Ray Miller last year and she recently graduated from Western Governors University with her degree in elementary education. Her favorite part of teaching is getting to watch students grow throughout the year. Devan is pictured here with her mom, dad, brother, and grandma. Both of her parents work for the district, her brother recently graduated, and her grandma does testing for our special services department, as needed. We are thinking their blood truly runs orange. We are happy you are here, Miss Corbett! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Our new-to-district teachers are here! Friday the 9th was their first day. We started them off with breakfast from our cafeteria staff, quick welcome remarks from our superintendent, assistant superintendent, curriculum director, and the mayor of the city. Then we loaded them up on a school bus for a field trip and some KVR-3 trivia. They were given a welcome and a quick tour of each building from our principals; and finished their morning with lunch hosted by our school board members. Community members, get to know our new-to-district teachers in social media posts this week! Let them know we are glad they are here! #kvpride #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Mrs. Becky Ingle to the district! Becky filled in as a long-term middle school English sub for the second part of last year. We are happy to announce that she is joining us full-time as our life skills special education teacher at Kirksville High School! Becky has taught for 23 years--elementary, middle school, and high school. Her favorite thing about teaching is, "Seeing my students make gains in academics and in their confidence." Becky and her family moved to Kirksville from Poplar Bluff earlier this year for her husband Tim's new position. Tim is the pastor at Hamilton Street Baptist Church. Becky and Tim are pictured here with their five children, spouses, and their grandchildren. We are happy you are here, Mrs. Ingle! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Please help us welcome Ms. Ellie Weltha to the district! We are happy to announce that she is joining us full-time as a first grade teacher at Kirksville Primary School. Ellie recently graduated with her Master of Arts in Education from Truman State. Her favorite parts of teaching are the relationships you build with your students. Many of you have probably heard her name before, because Ellie played basketball and softball at Truman, plus she was a thrower on the track and field team! She will also be assistant coaching volleyball and girls basketball for us. We are happy you are here, Ms. Weltha! #kvproud #welovekirksville #kvtigers

Happy Wednesday! More and more of our returning students have been registered! We are down to around 800 returning students who have not yet been registered in Power School. Please make sure to do this soon to verify your child's information and to request bus transportation. In order for bus transportation on the first day of school (8/20/24) this must be requested in Power School by the end of the day Friday, August 9, 2024. This does not apply to bus transportation for our Early Childhood Learning Center--that is handled by the ECLC building. If you are struggling to register your children or still do not have your children's snap codes, please call your their buildings. KHS 660-665-4631 WMMS 660-665-3793 RME 660-665-2834 KPS 660-665-5691 ECLC 660-626-1459

We are hiring part-time and substitute food service workers for the 24-25 school year. Come join our team! Please tag people and cross-post! Part-time food service positions apply here: https://kirksville.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=2586 Substitute food service positions apply here: https://kirksville.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=2587

Don't forget to register all of your children for the 24-25 school year! Emails from Powerschool were sent on July 15th containing a "snap codes" to register each child. If you haven't registered your children, follow these steps: 1) Check your inboxes and spam folders for snap code emails. 2) Use the codes to register each child at this link: https://enrollment.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=200002420&culture=en 3) Enjoy the rest of summer with your kids! But, if you cannot locate the email containing the snap code, have your spouse or co-parent/guardian check their inboxes and spam folders. If you still cannot find your child's snap code, contact the buildings your children will be attending next week (July 29-August 2) and ask for help with your child's snap code.

We are excited to share these recent architect drawings of the Education Center for the Performing Arts or ECPA. These were recently shared with the school board in a report from the construction partners, Building Resource Studio and Navigate Building Solutions. We will begin updating the website page as work continues. Please stay tuned!