Union R-XI School District

Good evening, Union R-XI Families: We hope everyone is having a great school year thus far! We’d like to take a moment to share some information about the state testing that occurred this past spring. The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Grade-Level Assessments and End of Course (EOC) exams evaluate students’ progress toward the Missouri Learning Standards. The MAP Grade-Level Assessments include assessments in the subject areas of Communication arts (grades 3-8), Mathematics (grades 3-8), and Science (grades 5 and 8). The EOC, End of Course Assessments include assessments in the subject areas of Algebra I, Biology, English II, and Government. These assessments provide important information that contributes to decisions concerning individual students, groups of students, and educational programs. We have recently received your child’s Individual Student Report (ISR). This report includes an Achievement Level, which will describe his or her performance for the grade level and content area as Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, or Advanced. The report will also include a short description of the knowledge and skills that are typically demonstrated by students in each Achievement Level for their grade level and content area. We plan to send these reports home at the Middle School and High School with the first round of progress reports, as well as share them at the elementary schools at parent/teacher conferences. If you would like your child's report prior to that time, please reach out to your building counselor for the report. We deeply value our students and know that they are SO much more than a test score on paper; however, we are also extremely proud of the hard work they put in. We are excited to share in their accomplishments on these state assessments as their hard work pays off. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or we can help in any way! Dr. Kendra Fennessey - Assistant Superintendent Union R-XI School District

*Early release Fridays* Starting this Friday, 8/23/24, all schools will dismiss one hour early. The one hour early release is EVERY Friday to provide time for staff professional development. #Uproud

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful first day of school. There were so many smiling faces and excited students all across our district! We know there were some delays today with dismissal, so we most certainly appreciate your patience. Please know we are making adjustments and modifications and hope to minimize delays over the next few days. Thank you again for your continued partnership and have a wonderful rest of your week! #Uproud

We had a great showing at our Elementary Open Houses tonight! It was great to see our halls and rooms filled with so many smiling faces!

*Food Service Update for 24/25 School Year* We are excited to be able to provide FREE breakfast for ALL students first semester. Also, if you haven't already, be sure to complete all your information in your Campus Parent Portal. #Unionrxi

Parents and Guardians can now fill out the free and reduced meal application in the parent portal in just a few short steps. Follow the directions here to get to the application from within the parent portal. By filling this out, you will be exempt from paying the Chromebook insurance fee for the year! If you have questions about the free and reduced application, please contact our food service department at 636-583-5840.

*Summer school families* Friendly reminder, there is NO summer school next week on Wednesday, 6/19. #Uproud

We still have several positions open for the 24/25 school year. If you're looking to be part of a student-centered and team-oriented work environment, check out our current openings. Be sure to spread the word too! https://unionrxi.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx #Uproud

Our new Parent Portal is live! If you didn't receive an email about your parent portal account, please contact your school office to update your email information. https://www.unionrxi.org/page/parent-portal #Uproud

Today is National Speech-Language Pathologist Day! Thank you to all our SLPs for everything you do for our students. We appreciate you! #Uproud

This week we are excited to have Jamie Aholt, elementary instructional coach, as our final Wildcat of the Week for the 23/24 school year. Jamie, thank you for taking the time to share a little information about yourself! #Uproud

This week we are excited to have Gabi Long, special education teacher at Central Elementary, as our Wildcat of the Week! Gabi, thank you for taking the time to share a little information about yourself. #Uproud

*23/24 calendar update* Our Board of Education approved a slight adjustment to our current 23/24 school year calendar. Our last day of school, Thursday 5/23, is now going to be a half day (previously it was scheduled to be a full day). This means on Thursday 5/23 our elementary schools will dismiss at 11:45 am and our secondary schools will dismiss at 12:20 pm. Thank you and #Uproud! https://tinyurl.com/rxicalendar

Good morning, #unionrxi families: As you may be aware, there is a strong likelihood of inclement weather today. We have been monitoring and discussing the forecast with a focus on student and staff safety. At this time, the forecast includes the potential for severe thunderstorms, strong winds, hail and even possibly tornadoes. Due to the potential danger related to the impending weather forecast, we are canceling ALL after-school activities for today, Wednesday, 5/8/24. This includes ALL sports, practices, events, clubs and activities after school. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to keep our students and staff safe. #Uproud

Today is School Nurse Appreciation Day! Thank you to all our amazing school nurses who help keep both our students and staff healthy. We appreciate everything you do! #Uproud

This week we are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week! We are so fortunate to have the absolute best teachers all across our district. Their commitment, their passion and their desire to help each and every one of our students are so greatly appreciated. Thank you to all our teachers who make #unionrxi a fantastic place for kids! #Uproud

Today we recognize our amazing food service team members. Thank you for providing healthy and delicious meals to our students and staff each and every day. We appreciate you! #Uproud

This week we are excited to have Wendi Miller, 1st grade teacher at Beaufort Elementary, as our Wildcat of the Week. Wendi, thank you for taking the time to share a little information about yourself! #Uproud

Today we recognize our fantastic school principals who help make our schools amazing. Thank you for all that you do, principals! #Uproud

This week we are excited to have Derek Morgan, history teacher at Union High School, as our Wildcat of the Week. Derek, thank you for taking the time to share a little information about yourself! #Uproud