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School Calendar: Dates To Remember
- February 13th: Board of Education Monthly Meeting | 6:30 p.m.
- February 17th: Courtwarming Basketball Game/Ceremony
- February 20th: NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day
- March 9th-10th: Parent-Teacher Conferences
- March 10th: NO SCHOOL - Staff Professional Development Day
- March 27th-31th: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
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Proposed 2023-2024 District Calendar
The school district has been working on the district calendar for the next school year. Below is a link to view the proposed district calendar for the 2023-2024 school year.
For the first time in several years, the district does not have any construction in our four school buildings. We thought this would be a great opportunity to review and reevaluate our current calendar, along with making any necessary changes. The school district began the process by sending out a survey to parents, staff and community members. Over 600 people completed the survey, with 68% being parents and 27% being staff members. The survey included questions about the first day of school, Thanksgiving break, winter break and spring break. The calendar committee used the survey results to draft the proposed calendar. Any changes to the calendar are based on results and feedback from the survey. The committee took into consideration a variety of factors, including instructional time for students, the professional learning needs of our staff, along with family and community priorities. Below are the proposed changes for the 2023-2024 district calendar.
Changes in the proposed district calendar for the 2023-2024 school year:
- The first day of school will be Tuesday, August 29th, 2023.
- There will be no school on Friday, September 1st and Monday, September 4th, which creates a four day Labor Day holiday weekend.
- There will be a gradual start of the new school year for students: three days of school the first week, four days the second week and five days the third week of school.
- The Teacher Professional Development Day for the month of October is moved to Monday, October 16th.
- Parent-Teacher conferences for all four schools will be on November 9th and 10th.
- The Teacher Professional Development Day for the month of November is moved up one week to Friday, November 10th.
- The end of 1st semester and high school finals will be before the winter break on Wednesday, December 20th.
- Winter break will be from December 21st-January 2nd. Two additional days were added to extend the winter break to 13 days off.
- There will be no school on Monday, April 22nd.
- The anticipated last day of school will be on Thursday, May 23rd, with early dismissal at 12:30 p.m. that day.
- Other than the last day of school, there are no other 12:30 p.m. early dismissal days on the calendar.
The proposed district calendar for the 2023-2024 school year will be presented to the Southern Boone Board of Education for approval during the Monday, February 13th board meeting.
VIEW THE PROPOSED 2023-2024 DISTRICT CALENDAR HERE
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School Board Election Information
The next Southern Boone County R-I School District election is a school board election on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023. Candidates will run for three open seats currently held by Board Members Tiffany Clevenger, Amy Begemann and Dawn Sapp. Per new legislative requirements, the filing period for school board candidates was held from December 6th-27th.
Seven candidates filed for the April 4th, 2023 election. The names of the candidates will appear on the ballot as follows:
- Amy M. Begemann
- Melissa Karotka
- April Georgetti
- Christopher Felmlee
- Karen Kraus Bill
- Mason Neff
- Richard Martin
Find additional election information, including details about voter registration, locate your polling place and absentee voting on the School Board Elections Page.
For more information about the school board, visit the Southern Boone Board of Education page.
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Kindergarten Registration for 2023-2024 School Year
Kindergarten registration for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year is underway through February 10th. Parents/guardians may register their student(s) at the primary school at 803 S Henry Clay Blvd. in Ashland, Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The student does not need to be present to register. Kindergarten screening information will be sent out after the registration time period ends.
In order to be eligible for kindergarten, students must be five (5) years old prior to August 1st, 2023.
The following information will need to be documented:
- Proof of residency (i.e. rental/lease agreement, utility bill, etc.). Cell phone bills and medical bills will not be accepted.
- Current immunization records meeting Missouri Department. of Health guidelines
- Certified copy of Birth Certificate (We will make a copy and return your original)
If you have any questions about kindergarten registration, please contact the primary school office at 573-657-21488.
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Preschool Application for 2023-2024 School Year
Students that will be four (4) years old prior to August 1, 2023, may apply to the preschool program. Students who are age-eligible for kindergarten are not eligible for pre-K.
Applications may be obtained at the Primary School office, Central office, or online on the school district's website. Applications for preschool must be returned no later than February 24, 2023.
There are a limited number of students selected for this program. Applications can be mailed, dropped off, emailed, or faxed to Central Office.
If you have any questions, please contact the primary school office at 573-657-2148 between 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PRESCHOOL APPLICATION
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January 2023 Board of Education Monthly Meeting
The Southern Boone School Board of Education held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023. You can read the board meeting highlights by clicking the link below.
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The school district uses a variety of methods of communication to share important information with parents and the community.
If you are a parent/guardian or staff member in the school district, you will receive an automated phone call, text message and email informing you of any weather-related closing information. Please check to make sure your contact information is correct in the SIS portal.
The school district will also have an alert message at the top of the district's website at sbschools.us, send out a push notification through the Southern Boone School District App (free for anyone to download in the Apple and Google Play stores), post on the district's social media pages and share the information with the local radio and T.V. stations.
If you have any questions, please call central office at 573-657-2147 or email communications@sbschools.us.
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Connor Burns Named Gatorade Missouri
Boys Cross Country Player of the Year
In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade this week announced Connor Burns of Southern Boone High School is the 2022-23 Gatorade Missouri Boys Cross Country Player of the Year.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Burns as Missouri’s best high school boys cross country player. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Player of the Year award to be announced in February
Burns raced to the Class 3 state championship this past season, winning by more than a minute to cap an unbeaten regular-season campaign. Burns was also the state’s fastest performer at the Nike Cross Midwest Regionals, clocking a personal-best 14:27.3 to qualify for nationals, where he finished 32nd. He won seven of the nine meets he entered last fall, including the El Caliente race at the prestigious Chile Pepper Festival in Arkansas.
Burns has maintained a 4.00 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at the University of Oregon this fall.
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City of Ashland 2023 Parks and Recreation
Master Planning Public Workshop
The City of Ashland is are hosting its first public workshop for the 2023 Parks and Recreation Master Planning Process on Friday, February 10th from 4-6PM at Ashland City Hall.
The Ashland Park and Rec Board is working with Drury University's Center for Community Studies to conduct the first master planning process for the city's park and recreation facilities. All are welcome to attend, including children.
All are welcome to attend, including children. The Citiy of Ashland wants diverse input in this process and looks forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, email City Administrator Kyle Michel at kmichel@ashlandmo.us.
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