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Dear Tuscumbia School Community,

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but welcome to November! I love this time of year - the leaves have fully changed colors, the weather is finally getting cooler, and Thanksgiving gives me a great excuse to binge eat all sorts of delicious food. November also brings several things school-related: second quarter midterm, field trips, carnival, fall break, and the start of winter sports. If you haven’t looked at the school’s calendar recently, there are several events coming up that you might want to add to your calendar:

• Monday, November 4: NO SCHOOL (PD day for staff)

• Friday, November 8: Carnival

• Monday, November 11: Veterans Day Assembly

• Friday, November 15: Progress 2 Ends

• Wednesday, November 20: 8th grade visit to ECC (Details will be sent home closer to this date.)

• Thursday, November 21: Floriculture/Greenhouse field trip (Details will be sent home closer to this date.)

• Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

As a reminder, if you need to change your student’s after school transportation, please contact the office by 2pm so we can notify your student of the change. The best way to notify us is to call the main office at 573-369-2375.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to reach out. Happy first weekend of November!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kirtley

Principal

Mrs. White's floral design classes had the pleasure of creating a delivering candy arrangements to our teachers and staff. Through this project they learned designs skills, principles of floral design and how exciting it is to share joy and emotion through flowers and floral design.

The Tuscumbia FFA would like to give a shout out and a BIG Thank you to the Tuscumbia FFA Alumni for supporting their trip to the National FFA Convention. For more pictures from the convention check out our Facebook page. We sure did have great time, learned abundantly and celebrated all of the great accomplishments of the National FFA and two of our very own receiving their American FFA Degrees. Congratulations Dakota Rush and Emma Helton.

FFA T-shirts and Merchandise sale is open from now until Nov 15th. Online sales only! Deliveries will be made to the school and a scheduled pick up time will be sent out at a later date.

Click the link below to access the Tuscumbia FFA merchandise store.

https://stores.inksoft.com/tuscumbia_ffa_2024_-_209115/shop/home

The Tuscumbia FFA Chicken Farm is excited to announce that we are growing! Advanced Animal Science students have started incubating eggs from their hens. Chicks to come in just 21 days, stay tuned! Also, we have fresh eggs available with a donation so if you would like to support please reach out to the ag department or Mrs. White.

Next week:

• Monday, 11/4: No School--teacher PD; HS basketball practice begins; PTO meeting, 6:00 p.m., HS library
• Friday, 11/8: Carnival, 6:00 p.m., Gym

Other upcoming events:

• 11/11: Veterans Day Assembly
• 11/20: Board Meeting
• 11/27 - 12/1: Thanksgiving Break

The mission of the Miller County R-III School District, in partnership with our students, parents, staff, and community, is to promote PRIDE and provide a quality education that inspires our students to be lifelong learners.

2024-25 Meal Prices

2024-25 School Calendar

Purchase student accident insurance from K&K

Calendar of All School Events

K-8 Student Handbook

HS Student Handbook

HS After School Tutoring Schedule

Link for Kindness Wall

Title I Resources:

School Wide Program Plan

School, Parent, and Family Engagement Policy

Parents Right to Know

Non Appropriately Certified Staff

The Miller County R-III School District has the following openings available:

• K-12 Special Education, 2025-26 School Year: Full-time, $40,000 minimum, must be appropriately certified prior to the beginning of the school year.
• Substitute Teachers, as needed, $100/day beginning 2024-25, must have substitute certificate and pass a background check.
• Substitute Bus Drivers, as needed, $31.60 per route (a.m. or p.m.) and $15/hour for trip drivers, including wait time. If you do not have a CDL, we have an on-site trainer who will train you if you commit to substituting for our district.
• Coaching: Assistant Track, Spring

Interested parties should contact Dr. Spencer at tspencer@tuscumbialions.k12.mo.us, or come by central office during working hours for an application.

It's always a great day to be a Lion! Come join our Pride!

The process for getting a CDL is not difficult, and we will help you! Here is what you need to do:

• Take the written portion of the exam. Here is the study guide. You can get a printed copy at any testing site. You will need to take the test for Class B with passengers. You do NOT need to test for air brakes.
• After you pass all portions, take the paper the testing site gives you to the license office and get your permit. You also have to take 2 forms of proof-of-residency and a photo ID.
• Come see us--James Luttrell is our federally approved site trainer, and he will provide your training to take the pre-check and driving portions of the test. He will also take you to the testing site when you take the test. Before he does that, we will need you to complete an application and get a fingerprint background check to ensure you are eligible to work for the district.
• After you pass your test, you will take your paperwork to the license office again with 2 forms of proof-of-residency and a photo ID and get your CDL.
• As soon as you have a CDL and are approved by the Board, you can sub bus routes and/or drive activity trips.

If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher and you do not have the required 36 college hours, you can do an online course that will allow you to get a substitute certificate. Here is the link to that course, and here is the link to the DESE web page that gives you more information about what you need to do to get a substitute certification. Our daily rate for subs for the 2024-25 school year will be $100/day!