Superintendent Vacancy
Tarkio R-I School District
Posted
September 06, 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
TARKIO R-I SCHOOL DISTRICT
Tarkio, Missouri
THE COMMUNITY
Tarkio R-I School District is located in Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri in the northwest corner of the state. Tarkio is a pleasant, rural community full of beautiful trees and remarkable old homes located at the crossroads of Highways 136 and 59, near Interstate 29 with easy access to the St. Joseph/Kansas City and Omaha/Lincoln metro areas.
Tarkio has an active, progressive business district where two new major businesses have recently been added. Two wind farms currently operate in the county with some of the turbines located in the Tarkio R-I district. A third wind farm with seventy-two turbines is under construction in the district and should be completed within the next year.
Many recreational and family activities are available. Tarkio boasts two city parks that include a community building and rodeo grounds, a recently reconstructed swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course with driving range, and a walking track available to the public. Fishing and hunting enthusiasts have access to the Missouri River, the Tarkio River and two nearby wildlife refuges. Citizens are involved in a number of civic organizations, and there are eleven active churches in the Tarkio/Westboro communities.
Tarkio offers the opportunity to live and work in a community filled with spirit, rural values, and a reasonable cost of living.
THE DISTRICT
Tarkio R-I School is located in Tarkio and is comprised of students from the Tarkio and Westboro communities. There are two campuses across the street from one another, the elementary school and the junior/senior high school. The football stadium and track are just across the street to the west, with an area for community baseball and/or soccer. Many students walk to school, and bus routes serve the outlying rural area which encompasses most of the central and northeast part of Atchison County.
The district places emphasis on technology but also has a strong belief in old-fashioned, basic teacher and student interaction. A Missouri Preschool Project preschool, Kids' Korner, serves up to twenty 3- and 4-year olds. The special education program is strong and includes a nicely equipped life skills classroom and one of the only sensory rooms in the area. ITV and MoVIP classes are available to high school students, as well as approximately 40 units of dual credit courses taught by Tarkio teachers. Tarkio R-I earned the "Distinction in Performance" designation for the 2007-2008 school year.
Tarkio R-I is financially strong with a total annual budget of approximately $4.4 million and an ending fund balance in 2007-08 of 39.61%. This is after a planned budgetary spend-down to pay for a half-million dollar roof replacement on the elementary building. Payments in lieu of taxes from the newest wind farm will further boost local revenues beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.
The staff, Board of Education, and community place a strong emphasis on academic excellence across the district. Many opportunities are available to parents and other members of the community to participate in and support school classes and activities. Tarkio has many strong and active fans.
DISTRICT STATISTICAL DATA
| Enrollment PreK-12 | 373 |
| Assessed Valuation. | $31,685,282 |
| Total Levy | |
| Administrators | 3 |
| Certified Staff | 48 |
| Support Staff | 29 |
TIMELINE
Applications must be received by November 30, 2008. Screening will begin on December 1, 2008. Interviews will tentatively be held the week of December 8, 2008. The contract of the new superintendent will begin on July 1, 2009.
SALARY
The board has established a competitive salary range which will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should consider the salary range from $75,000 to $85,000. A two-year initial employment contract is available. Residency in the district is preferred, but not required, by the Tarkio Board of Education. The successful candidate will receive health insurance benefits for himself/herself per limits of health insurance policy in effect at time of employment. The Tarkio R-I School District reserves the right to conduct a criminal records check of the applicants by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Applicants for admission and employment, students and employees of the Tarkio R-I School District are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age or handicap in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person implementing Title IX or Section 504 is directed to contact: Mrs. Linda Blum, Superintendent of Schools, Tarkio R-I School District, 312 South Eleventh Street, Tarkio, MO 64491-1664; office phone: 1-660-736-4161.
APPLICATION DIRECTIONS
Applicants are advised to forward all application materials to Tarkio R-I Superintendency Search, MO Association of Rural Education (MARE), 201 South Holden Street, Suite 202, Warrensburg, Missouri 64093-3400, Attention: Dr. Frank Dean Cone, Search Consultant; phone 660-747-8050; FAX 660-747-8160.
Applicants are asked not to make direct contact with the board of education members. Initial applications will be kept confidential; however, all applications, letters of reference, resumes, transcripts, credentials, etc., for purposes of this application process will, upon receipt, become the sole property of the Tarkio R-I Board of Education, and shall remain their property indefinitely. Faxes are directed to Dr. Frank Dean Cone. E-mails can be received at dean.cone@mcckc.edu
