Track Update: We are still patiently waiting for the contractor who is building our track to complete his current job so we can break ground across Highway 413 where our Crane Sports Complex will be going. The weather currently has him at a standstill, so once the weather gets better and he is able to finish the job he is on, we will have him here! We hope to have a ground breaking ceremony sometime in April.

Lead Testing Results: Due to a new Missouri Statute, we had our water tested for lead at the beginning of August. The company we used for this testing tested every water source we had in the building. We had 196 samples taken and of those, 76 faucets had levels higher than 5 ppb. In November, we had those 76 faucets retested. Those results just came back and only two faucets had action levels above the 5 ppb actionable level. These two faucets were in the High School Science Lab. We will be placing "Non-Potable Water" stickers at those two lab sinks. We feel confident these sinks will be used for science experiments and students will not be consuming water from them.

Rooms Through the Crane R-III App: Many teachers are utilizing the Rooms portion of the Crane R-III app to communicate with their student's teacher(s). While this process has been more complicated than we had hoped at first, we are working on getting all our staff to feel equipped to communicate through this tool. We appreciate your patience through the process. If you need any help getting connected on the app, please reach out to the building principals or myself. If you have had the app downloaded, please make sure it is the updated version. If you don't know how to check this, the easiest way is to delete the app from your phone and reinstall it. You also want to make sure you have the notifications turned on so you can be updated as new information is shared.

Inclement Weather Days: We all know we want our students to be in school as often as they can be throughout the school year. Unfortunately, sometimes Mother Nature has other plans. Please know that the decision on whether to have school or not is not a decision that is made lightly. A lot of driving, listening to the National Weather Service calls for school superintendents, prayer, and concern is put into the decision. There will be days that I make the right call, and there will be days I make the wrong call. I just want every community member to know whichever decision is made, it is made with the utmost concern for our students and staff! If you did not receive the calls and texts on our recent inclement weather days, please check with the building secretaries to ensure we have your updated contact information.

Continuous School Improvement Plan: Every district in the state of Missouri must have a Continuous School Improvement Plan or CSIP which has goals the district commits to working towards. You can see those goals in the graphic below. Keep in mind, you will need to zoom in to read the print. You can see monthly updates by clicking on the link found here.

Attendance: Please help our district by getting your child to school each day if they are not sick. This is an area on our Annual Performance Report the district has little control over and therefore, we appreciate any help we can get from parents!

Free or Reduced Meal Applications: Please help our district by filling out a Free or Reduced Meal application. Remember, you can re-submit these forms any time your income changes. Watch the video found here to see how filling these forms out can help our school district!