Mount Pulaski CUSD #23

It will be a chilly morning on Thursday! Please be sure students bundle up for bus stops!

Interested in working at MPHS as a paraprofessional? There are several ways you can become a licensed para. To get started, you just need a high school diploma or GED. We are looking for a person who loves helping students be successful to join our team! The starting hourly rate is $20/hour. Interested candidates should email Principal Heather Fricke at hfricke@mp23schools.com https://roe17.org/licensure/paraprofessional-license-information-para

#4 Volleyball Program in the State (1974-2024)! https://www.ihsa.org/top50volleyball

On November 11, 2024, MPHS held its annual Veterans Day assembly to honor our veterans. The attached video was created by Rob Siebert and was shown during our assembly this year. Thank you to all of our veterans! And, thank you to the families of our veterans for the many sacrifices they make in order for their family member(s) to serve. We are blessed by the freedoms their service affords. https://youtu.be/7Rf-kC_UgsY

Parents & Students! Check out this video! We will be doing a Brain Break Trial Week next week - November 18 through November 22 ! This will allow our students to take a brain break immediately following 2nd period. It requires our start time adjust to 8:05 a.m., so students need to be preparing in advance to be in their classrooms five minutes early. We will get feedback from our students and staff to determine if it's a great thing to add permanently next semester. This trial week has been approved by the Board of Education. Please check out the video and reach out to me at the office if you have any questions. Sincerely, Mrs. Fricke, Principal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPE0P3zhlls

Mount Pulaski High School has an opening for an Administrative Assistant with a Bookkeeping focus. The starting rate of pay is $20/hour, non-negotiable, with health/life/dental/flex available. There will be pro-rated sick/personal leave for the remainder of the school year. Preferred start date is November 18, 2024, (to allow for adequate training). Application deadline: Sunday, November 10, 2024 Only qualified candidates will be considered based on the job description below. If interested, please email a cover letter and resume to Principal, Heather Fricke, at hfricke@mtpulaski.k12.il.us. Please include the names of at least 2 professional references on the resume. Attention to detail is required in this position! ----------------------- QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Education: High School diploma Experience: Bookkeeping experience is required. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: Reports to Building Principal TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: All days school is in session (176) plus three weeks prior to the beginning of school and two weeks after the end of school (for a total of 210 days). Work day is 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. with a 30 minute duty free lunch. FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt POSITION SUMMARY: The high school administrative assistant (bookkeeper) provides a wide range of clerical duties, including working with varying computer programs (TeacherEase, Google, SDS, QuickBooks) & answering phones. This position is very public facing and greeting visitors, students, and staff to the office is an important aspect of the job. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Greets and assists all students, staff, and members of the community. Maintains a positive and productive relationship with staff, students, and community. Answers and directs calls to appropriate personnel. Provides clerical assistance to the administrator as needed. Assists principal with typing and distribution of reports and correspondence. Orders and maintains inventory of office supplies. Assists with contacting substitute teachers on behalf of the building principal. Updates and maintains records and files for building principal. Updates and maintains student records via TeacherEase. Acts as custodian of all activity funds and accounts for the building. Prepares cash boxes for all school events and deposits profits from all school events. Enters purchase orders into the SDS system and assists staff with entering purchase orders, when needed. Monitors staff attendance and submits monthly staff attendance report to the building principal. Processes requisitions and purchase orders. Assigns and programs key swipe cards for staff, board members, coaches and activity sponsors. Acts as an administrator of the security camera software system (iVMS4200). Capability of performing additional tasks in the event of the absence of the other administrative assistant. Identify & report risks. Analyze identified risks. Select techniques to minimize risks. Monitor and, when necessary, modify selected techniques designed to mitigate risk. Must be in good health. All other duties as assigned by Administrators.

Tuesday, 11/05 - No School Friday, 11/08 - 11:30 Dismissal

All veterans and their families are invited to join Mt. Pulaski High School at our annual Veterans Day assembly to honor our veterans!

Student Council will be trick-or-treating for canned goods on Halloween!

Hoops For Hope Night! 12/12/2024 Come join us to help support Reese Volle and his family! Please contact the school if you would like to donate items for the silent auction event. Order your shirts here: https://topper-tees.square.site/

Come out to the Unity Christian football game tonight! It's Senior Night and Homecoming. Our senior football player, Gaige Turner, will be honored before the game at 6:40 p.m. The Homecoming Events and Cheer Routine will happen during half-time. Join us for the last home game of the season!

As a reminder, this evening's school board meeting is at 7pm in the Media Center at Mt . Pulaski High School. Please enter through the Spring St. or the Gymnasium entrance.

On Thursday, October 17, the 8th grade students will not be going over to the high school for any afternoon classes due to a Life Skills event going on at the high school. All 8th grade students will be dismissed at 11:24 a.m. from the Grade School on Thursday, October 17. Any student who is picked up will need picked up at the Grade School. Bus riders will board their regular bus at the grade school.

The Abe Lincoln Region is now accepting nominations for administrative awards this school year. If you have an individual that has made a positive impact on you, your student, or your family, please consider nominating that outstanding leader. Here are the award categories: Elementary Principal of the Year Junior High / Middle School Principal of the Year High School Principal of the Year Assistant Principal of the Year Herman Graves Award Reaching Out & Building Bridges Award Criteria, the nomination form, and more details are available on the IPA website: https://ilprincipals.org/awards/ Applications are due by October 31st.

We would love for parents and students to take the fall OPAA Menu survey! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=cBDtOEpXykaEUpmtdbtj_Q91p-9_ZYdBp1WZtsNmnxxUQ1c5QUZEUkswWURUU0NSQTRGSjE0SzFFMi4u&origin=QRCode

MPHS has an immediate opening for a paraprofessional! Please contact Principal Heather Fricke if you are interested at hfricke@mtpulaski.k12.il.us or 217-792-3209.

Happy Custodian's Day to Mrs. Aikman, Mr. Grigg, Mr. Moore, and Mr. McCarty! Thanks for all you do!

A message from our partners at Chestnut Health Systems:

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The October 16, 2024 Mt. Pulaski CUSD School Board meeting will take place at the Mt. Pulaski High School Media Center. This is a change from the normally scheduled location.