The Spickard R-2 School District has announced a math teacher at Ridgeway R-5 has been hired as Spickard’s Superintendent/principal for 2021-2022. Erica Eakes will begin the position on July 1, 2021, and will succeed Doctor Kristi Weldon, who resigned earlier this year. Eakes’s salary has not been announced.
Since last week, Spickard R-2 School students have not met at the school due to a frozen water pipe. Superintendent Kristi Weldon notes the pipe is under the road on city property near the school. Classes were not held on February 19th, and school was held at the Spickard First Christian Church on February 22nd. […]
The Grundy County Commission approved COVID-19 Relief Fund allocations for eight entities on December 8th. The Spickard R-2 School District was approved for $21,115.04, the Laredo R-7 School District $891.94, the Pleasant View R-6 School District $26,406.85, the Grundy County R-5 School District $30,720.28, Grundy County $8,162.46, the City of Trenton $1,845, North Central Missouri […]
The Spickard R-2 School District began its academic year Thursday, August 27th. The district reports a first-day enrollment of 27 in kindergarten through sixth grade, which is an increase of four from last year’s first day. The largest class is kindergarten with six students, and the smallest is second grade with two.
The Spickard R-2 School District has announced it will extend its closure to April 30, 2020, to comply with local health and state guidelines in regards to COVID-19. A letter to the district says the school building will remain closed to the public during that time. Superintendent Jonnie Beavers reports the Spickard School District has served […]
Grundy County’s election authority reports the polling location in Galt will be closed for the April 7th election because there would only be 23 voters eligible to cast a ballot at the Galt precinct. The polling site at Galt Baptist Church is used by residents of Liberty and Myers township, and that will be the […]
The Grundy County Sherriff’s Department reports the pick up of two area residents Wednesday on writs and the arrest of one on Tuesday. Twenty-year-old Trace Aaron Harvey was picked up from Nodaway County and is accused of violating his probation on original charges of three felony counts of second-degree burglary and one felony count of […]
The Spickard R-2 School District will hold its preschool and kindergarten round-up next week. Three, four, and five-year-olds residing in the Spickard School District are eligible to be screened at the school on April 12th from 8 to 1 o’clock. Children who will be four years old by August 1st are eligible for the preschool […]
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released its Annual Performance Reports for school districts. The Spickard R-2 School District received a score of 100% for 2018. Spickard R-2 reports the district has shown continued growth under the Missouri School Improvement Plan with the support of faculty and staff and by focusing on […]
Candy and treats were passed out to Spickard R-2 students and children from the community at an event at the school gym Wednesday. Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze says more than 20 teachers and community members passed out the candy and treats. Tables set up in the gym were decorated for Halloween.
A new paraprofessional has been hired for the Spickard R-2 School District. Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze announced the hiring of Raquel Woodrome to the board of education at its meeting Monday evening. Schneiderheinze also talked about the Positive Behavior Support Student Matrix. Schneiderheinze said whenever a student does something on the matrix, he or she will […]
Classes begin today in two additional area school districts. The first day of classes begins at Trenton R-9 Schools as well as the Laredo R-7 Elementary School. The Spickard R-2 School District, which begins classes Wednesday, reminds students and patrons of an open house tonight from 5:30 to 7 o’clock. Food will be served this […]
Spickard R-2 will hold a Pizza Supper Family Reading Night at the school the evening of April 20. A parent meeting will be held at the library from 5 o’clock to 5:30, a kindergarten through sixth-grade book trade will be from 5:30 to 6 o’clock, and the supper will run from 6 o’clock to 6:30. […]
