(July 21, 2023) - The Republic School District was recognized by the Missouri School Boards' Association at its annual conference.
The Republic R-III Board of Education is among 17 Missouri school boards earning the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s 2023 Governance Team Award. This prestigious award is based on the outstanding commitment of the school board and superintendent to ongoing professional development in effective governance practices. The award also recognizes their commitment to regional and statewide leadership and to active participation in legislative advocacy for public schools and the students they serve.
The school board in each awarded district achieved the following criteria:
- The district is fully accredited.
- All seven school board members completed the Essential new board member certification from MSBA.
- All seven board members fulfilled the Refresher Training requirement for the current year through MSBA.
- At least two board members attained the Advanced level of certification from MSBA.
- At least one board member attained the Master level of certification.
- At least a quorum of the board and the superintendent attended the 2022 MSBA Annual Conference and a regional meeting during the past year.
- A representative attended the 2023 MSBA Advocacy Day.
- A board member representative participated in MSBA’s.
- Delegate Assembly.
The school boards and superintendents receiving the award were recognized during MSBA’s Summer Summit held June 16 -17 in Branson. See the list of the 2023 awardees here.
In addition, Chantal Ogbeifun, a recent graduate of the Republic High School, was recognized as the state winner of a $2,500 scholarship awarded by FutureBuilders, the education foundation of the Missouri School Boards’ Association.
MSBA and FutureBuilders established the scholarship program in memory of John T. Belcher, who was instrumental in developing innovative financing programs for Missouri school districts. The learning environment for thousands of Missouri's public-school students was improved because of his work.
A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a student in each of MSBA's 17 regions. From that group, a statewide winner is selected to receive an additional $1,500. Applicants were judged on academic performance, extracurricular activities, and the quality of an essay. More than 300 applications were submitted this year.
The Missouri School Boards’ Association is a not-for-profit organization that exists to help school boards ensure all students succeed.