District Employment Opportunities for the following positions.
Part-Time Title Reading Teacher,
Grades 6-12 Math Intervention Teacher,
Frankford Elementary Teacher,
For more information please visit https://www.bgschools.k12.mo.us/page/employment
On April 4, Bowling Green R-1 Schools will ask voters to consider a request to issue general obligation bonds in the amount of $8.75 million for the purpose of completing projects that will impact all schools in the district.
If voters approve the request, there will be no increase to the district’s debt service property tax levy, which is currently 50 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of real estate and personal property.
Learn more at by viewing this video:
https://youtu.be/1RRPmlewsQw
or navigate to:
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https://www.instagram.com/citizensforsaferbgr1children/
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the statewide Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for the 2021-22 school year. APRs demonstrate the progress local education agencies (LEAs) and their individual buildings are making toward meeting the Standards and Indicators in the sixth version of the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP 6).
We are EXTREMELY proud of how well the Bowling Green R-1 School District performed within the first year of this new accountability system. For 2021-2022, our district was one of the top two scoring districts in all of Northeast Missouri, and among the TOP 5 of school districts our size in the entire state! (This is compared against the 36 school districts with enrollments of 1000-1500). One of the factors that contributed to these scores was the highest graduation rate in recent history, having an ACT composite score among the top two performing districts in NEMO, and improvement in many areas of student achievement. We have accomplished this while being one of two school districts with the lowest tax rates in all of NEMO.
The Department has issued the following news release:
Missouri Releases 2022 Annual Performance Reports (https://dese.mo.gov/missouri-releases-2022-annual-performance-reports)
MSIP is the state’s system for reviewing and accrediting/classifying LEAs. It outlines expectations for school practices and student outcomes, with the goal of each student graduating ready for success in college, career, and life.
Key changes in MSIP 6 include:
• Differentiating the performance of public schools and LEAs along a continuum
• Providing accessible and actionable information about schools and LEAs
• Empowering local boards of education to improve and innovate by adding a Continuous Improvement component
• Emphasizing the importance of academic performance by holding public schools equally accountable for status and growth
• Focusing on the preparation and well-being of each student at all levels
“MSIP 6 is designed to distinguish the performance of schools and LEAs in meaningful ways to help identify areas in need of support and recognize models of excellence,” said Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven. “For the release of this pilot year data, we encourage stakeholders, including community partners and families, to focus less on the APR score and more on the underlying data to learn how they may better support student learning.”
Because MSIP 6 is a new system with different scoring, it is inaccurate to compare an LEA’s 2022 APR score to previous years. The accreditation/classification of LEAs under MSIP 6 will begin in the 2023-24 school year.
APR data can be viewed in two ways — a more visual representation of the data or the standard tabular/spreadsheet version. View the APR section on the MSIP 6 webpage for more details and website navigation directions. (https://dese.mo.gov/quality-schools/mo-school-improvement-program)
Tomorrow is the first day of National School Breakfast Week!
Dress in Safari Gear 🌿
BGR-1: Last Tuesday, at our monthly board meeting, the BGR-1 School Board voted to approve our calendar for next school year. For your planning purposes, we are sending the calendar out for you to have for your records. Navigate here: https://tinyurl.com/4uh6tce8
School counselors help students in more ways than you may know. This week we celebrate them as a part of National School Counseling Week 2023. Every student deserves a school counselor to help with academic achievement strategies, managing emotions and applying interpersonal skills, and planning for postsecondary options.
School counselors are #HelpingStudentsDreamBig.
Bowling Green Tourney Update: (Wednesday Games)
We will make a decision later today if games will be played tonight. Check back later.
BGR-1 Families,
School will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 25th, due to forecast severe weather. It is our hope that this advanced notice gives our families time to plan yet this evening. Be sure to check the various school Facebook pages and websites for communication about after school activities. Be safe out there!
High School Announcements for January 18th -
1. Sophomores visit Pike-Lincoln Tech Center
Students with a last name beginning with A-J will go in the morning (8:10-10:00)
Students with a last name beginning with K-Z will go in the morning (1:15-3:00)
2. CAT time meeting- All softball players from this year there will be a meeting in the Gym.
3. Are you interested in investing money? Would you like to know how to make money in the Stock Market? If so, then playing the Stock Market Game is for you! In this simulation, students invest $100,000 over the course of 3 months. Whatever high school team that makes the most in this period of time can win state awards. Come to Mrs. Frederickson's room located in the glass hallway by the MS gym during CAT time Thursday to find out more.
4. FFA Meeting will be taking place this Thursday from 5-7. A Short Meeting, followed by a Movie Night in the Auditorium.
5. FFA Chapter Picture will be taking place Friday, during CAT Time. Official Dress is required to be in the picture. If you need to borrow anything, talk to Mr. Waddell.
Join us Tuesday, January 17 at 6:00 pm for the ribbon cutting of the new FEMA Safe Room at Frankford Elementary. This is a great opportunity for the public to see this wonderful addition for the Frankford community and school!
Refreshments will be served followed by the Board of Education meeting at 6:30 which all are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there.
As always, the public is invited to view all board agendas at this link: https://go.boarddocs.com/mo/bgr1sd/Board.nsf/Public
Because of forecasted weather, Toys for Tots and Salvation Army boxes will be distributed Wednesday Dec 21 NOT Thursday Dec 22 with the same appointment times as listed on your postcard.
The BGHS Opaa! Kitchen is so Excited to start using our new double stacked convection Oven!
Recently, our Meats Team representing our FFA department presented to our Bowling Green R-1 School Board about their recent experience winning first place at state and 14th in national competition out of 169 contestants from 43 states. Advisor Matt Graves; Alex Holmes, silver individual; Emma Craig, gold individual; Bailey Graves, silver individual; Megan Niemeyer, gold individual
Bronze, silver, and gold ratings are given to teams and individuals based upon placings. Congratulations to the Meats team and thank you for representing us so well and making us proud! #BGBOBCATPRIDE
The Bobcats will travel to Layafette County next Saturday for a 1:00 pm start. More information coming early next week.
Tomorrow, November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day, and honor the 25 million Americans, living Americans, who have served in our Armed Forces.
Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor our veterans for their love of country and the sacrifices that our service members and their families have made in order to keep America safe. Their bravery, their resourcefulness, and their patriotism mark them as our nation’s finest citizens. We as a nation have honored the ideals and values veterans stood for and defended, and I am extremely proud of the way our middle school has continued this very important tradition.
Please remember to accompany your veteran to our program at the BGMS gymnasium tomorrow for lunch. I you have not already registered, just call the BGMS office ASAP to let them know you will be coming. We will start serving our veterans and their guests at 11:15 a.m. with a wonderful program to follow! You will also enjoy the Patriot Pen essays written and presented by our students, along with other elements of this program that is all student led. Help us in making sure all of our local veterans are able to be honored during this very important program. All of our schools are doing some sort of showcase, including everything from a wall of honor at Frankford Elementary to lessons in our classrooms.
Thank you to our Veterans in our community and our staff member Veterans as well! We will never be able to repay the sacrifices you have made for all of us.
Tackle Hunger
#BGBOBCATPRIDE
National School Lunch Week is Next Week! Participate in all the Fun Activities and watch for Pictures of the FUN on Social Media!
#NSLW #OPAA #FUNWITHPURPOSE
A Big Thank You to Jerry Epperson and Cornet Chop Suey along with the Raintree Arts Council for providing a wonderful music performance for an assembly today at the BGHS gymnasium, and for letting the Superintendent sit in! :) If you are interested in hearing Cornet Chop Suey, check them out at the Apple Shed in Clarksville on September 24th from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. You will no doubt have a great time!
We still have a few tickets available in the Left Field Box for the game on Friday night, if you would like to come and cheer on a surging Cardinals ballclub and our own BG Choir students. They will be singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" at the Seventh Inning Stretch! Call or come by the BGR-1 Central Office to purchase. $20 a ticket. Let's fill the stands with BG and Cardinals RED! #BGBOBCATPRIDE
We enjoyed having Todd Whitaker with us today at our back to school staff meetings! We LOVE the reminders around what GREAT teachers do differently and how to set ourselves up for success this year.
Todd is one of the nation’s leading authorities on staff motivation, teacher leadership, and principal effectiveness, Todd has written over 60 books including the national best seller, What Great Teachers Do Differently. Other titles include: Dealing With Difficult Teachers, Ten-Minute Inservice, Your First Year, What Great Principals Do Differently, Motivating & Inspiring Teachers, and Dealing With Difficult Parents.
Todd is married to Beth, also a former teacher and principal and Bowling Green native, who is currently a faculty member of educational leadership at the University of Missouri and professor emeritus at Indiana State University. They are the parents of three children; Katherine, Madeline, and Harrison.
http://www.toddwhitaker.com/index.php
As a reminder, the choir students from our Bowling Green R-1 District schools will be performing at the Cardinals game the evening of August 26th. Tickets are available for purchase to sit with the BG Family, and we have extended the deadline until August 17 for purchase. Please make plans to get yours and support our Bobcat Singers by contacting our choir teachers or the BG Central Office!
#BGBobcatPride
