This statement is in response to questions the district has received about a former district employee. The district cannot provided detailed information about most aspects of a personnel matter. However, there is some limited information we can provide. First, we can confirm that the individual in question is no longer employed by the district. The district is also aware that the former employee is being investigated by one or more outside agencies. However, the individual resigned from the district before the administration became aware of any allegations or the investigation, and no reason for the resignation was provided. Based on the limited information available to the district, it appears that none of the conduct being investigated occurred at school or during school activities. Nevertheless, the district will provide its full cooperation during any investigation regarding the matter. This is the full extent of the information that the school district can provide. Any additional information will have to come from the agency or agencies that are conducting the investigation. But we can assure you that the district is absolutely committed to providing a safe working and learning environment for our students and staff. We are a small, but dedicated school community – a school family. We will support each other with kindness and empathy as those most deeply affected by these events work through this difficult situation. Finally, we want to thank the entire community for the support it is showing to those who need it most, and to the school district and its mission to provide the best education possible for all of our students.
Last Call! I must have these by Tuesday, August 5 to be included. I only have 3 businesses at the moment for the calendar. If you received phone calls to be placed on an athletic calendar, that was not the school and we will not receive them or the money.
If your business would like to purchase a spot on the 2025-26 Rich Hill Athletic Calendar for $50, please download the form at https://5il.co/2hb13 and return it to Central Office with payment. Please make sure your business information is accurate and that you have provided the correct logo using the method selected on the form. All proceeds, minus actual printing cost, will go directly to student athletics.
If your business would like to purchase a spot on the 2025-26 Rich Hill Athletic Calendar for $50, please download the form at https://5il.co/2hb13 and return it to Central Office with payment. Please make sure your business information is accurate and that you have provided the correct logo using the method selected on the form. All proceeds, minus actual printing cost, will go directly to student athletics.
This is Superintendent Kevin Goddard with an important announcement from the Rich Hill School District regarding summer school and bus transportation. It is not too late to attend summer school. Any child going into kindergarten through 8th grade can enroll on Monday, June 2 at the elementary office. There will be 3 bus routes, East, West, and Town. Two of us will be new drivers, so please be patient as we learn the routes. Route times will be close to the normal year times although the first day may be a little slow. I will be driving the Foster route and will be in Foster at about 6:55am give or take 5 minutes. I will also back along walnut and park streets around 7:25 and pick up students south of the elementary between 7:30 and 7:35. Again, please be patient on the first day and watch for the bus within a fifteen minute window of what you are used to. Thank you and have a great weekend!
If your business would like to purchase a spot on the 2025-26 Rich Hill Athletic Calendar for $50, please download the form at https://5il.co/2hb13 and return it to Central Office with payment. Please make sure your business information is accurate and that you have provided the correct logo using the method selected on the form. All proceeds, minus actual printing cost, will go directly to student athletics.
HS softball game for tonight 4/30 @ Lockwood has been canceled for tonight. We are working on the make-up date and will update that information when it is available.
The JH track meet scheduled for today Wednesday 4/30 @ Appleton City has been canceled and there will not be a make-up date for this meet. JH will go ahead and practice right after school, and it will be an indoor practice in the dome. High school will practice starting at 4:00 in the dome as well.
The Rich Hill R-IV District has the following positions still available for 2025-26:
STEM/Character Education (approximately half time)--This is a K-5 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math elective with Character Education lessons in coordination with the school counselor. The teacher will work with classroom teachers to extend science labs and experiments beyond the textbook. The district is seeking a grant to help this teacher add equipment, supplies, and an outdoor classroom.
Daycare Director--The director will manage the district's 6 weeks to school age daycare. Hours are 7:30 to 3:30 and includes one to two helpers depending on enrollment. Duties include managing staff, communicating with parents, working with administration and bookkeeping, and supervision of children.
Daycare Worker--Hours are 7:30 to 3:30. Duties include helping the daycare director, feeding and changing children, supervising activities, and other duties as assigned.
HS Science--This is the full time certified high school science teaching position with a preference given to an individual who would accept a coach opening listed below.
Extra Duties currently available:
Varsity Boys Basketball
Assistant JH Girls Basketball
Head Varsity Football
Assistant JH Football
Assistant JH Track
Assistant JH VB Assistant
All positions are open until filled.
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The school will once again be publishing it's own athletic calendars for the 2025-26 school year. If you receive a phone call from anyone, it is not us. We did not receive any calendars or any money from any publishing company last year. We produced our own and 100% of the proceeds went to Rich Hill Athletics. I will post the order from here in the next week or two for any businesses that would like to have an ad placed on next year's calendar.
The Rich Hill R-IV School District is seeking a temporary, part-time bus mechanic from now to June 30, 2025. The district will then fill a mechanic position starting July 1 as a part-time position or a half-time mechanic/half-time other which could be maintenance, bus route driver, transportation supervisor or something else based on the applicants skill set. This individual should be experienced with diesel engines, electrical systems, and bus regulations. Pick up a non-certified application at Central Office, 703 N. 3rd Street, Rich Hill, MO 64779 or download from the district website.
Here are several important announcements from the Rich Hill School District. This is Superintendent Kevin Goddard. After driving the routes, I am just not comfortable with having our buses out on the rural roads yet. I know everyone is ready to get back into school, but I believe this is the best decision for student safety early tomorrow morning. This will be AMI day 4. We did not send home packets for a 4th day, so teachers will be emailing parents the day 4 packet ASAP. Middle and High school students need to login as usual and teachers will have work waiting for them. They must make contact with their teacher and complete their work to be counted present. Finally, our last conference game before districts is tonight against Archie. JV boys begin at 5:30pm followed by girls varsity. Senior Night will be held after the girls game and before the boys varsity game. Thank you for your patience and we are looking forward to warmer weather next week. The roads will be extremely muddy next week, so it may be necessary for parents on rural roads to meet the buses on blacktop. Thank you and stay safe.
AMI Day 3 Thursday--no school--make sure you login and/or complete your packet. Make sure to make contact with your teachers to be counted present.
No School Wednesday--AMI Day 2; login or complete packets. Teachers need to be in contact with your student for them to be counted present.
No School Tuesday--AMI Day 1. HS/MS must login and complete assignments to be present. Elementary do packet day 1. Teachers will be in contact.
Parents, we apologize, but we are down a driver for the foreseeable future. We have a few people going through the training process, which takes several months, so we do not have a driver who can cover the route east of Interstate 49 which includes the route after school tonight. We will continue to work on a solution, but until we secure a driver, parents east of 49 will need to arrange transportation for their children to and from school until further notice. This will also affect Early Childhood. We have someone covering Early Childhood AM preschool, and PM preschool can be picked up, and PM preschool kids west of I49 can be dropped off, but PM preschool east of 49 will not be able to be taken home. Again, we are sorry for the inconvenience, but we do not have any solutions at this time. If anyone has a bus endorsement, or would like help earning their CDL and bus endorsement, please contact central office.
The Rich Hill R-IV School Board is seeking bids for snow and ice removal from main campus school parking lots (student lot, high school circle, dome, and loading dock area) for the remainder of the season as needed. The bid amount would be per incident. A separate amount for sidewalk clearing would be considered if presented on the bid. Bids are due in Central Office by February 10 at 3pm. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The Rich Hill R-IV School Board is seeking bids for snow and ice removal from main campus school parking lots (student lot, high school circle, dome, and loading dock area) for the remainder of the season as needed. The bid amount requested would be per incident. A separate amount for sidewalk clearing would be considered if presented on the bid. Bids are due in Central Office by January 31 at 3pm. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Currently we have 4 bus routes in the morning. The evening will vary between 3 and 4 routes so drop off times may be off by as much as 20 minutes depending on whether a driver is available for the 4th route. Thank you for your patience.
Due to road conditions there will be no school on Friday.
This is Superintendent Kevin Goddard with 2 important announcements, one for parents and one for staff. Due to road conditions and extreme temperatures in the morning, there will be no school on Thursday. Tomorrow will be a work day for all staff except bus drivers and cooks. Hours will be 9am to 2pm for staff. Thank you and have a great evening.