Chillicothe R-II is excited to welcome Mrs. Melissa Young back to our district! Melissa lives in Chillicothe with her husband Jeff. They share five children and three grandchildren together! Mrs. Young is a 1990 graduate of Chillicothe High School and began her teaching career here as a 4th grade eMints Teacher. Melissa also served as a TItle I Teacher, a Literacy Coach and Technology Director for our district. Most recently, she has been the Superintendent/Principal with the Livingston County R-III School District in Chula, Missouri.
Mrs. Young will be the administrator at Field Elementary for the 2023-2024 school year.
We look forward to having Mrs. Young as the principal at Field School!
“I am excited to return home as a Hornet!” ~Mrs. Young
Chillicothe R-II is excited to welcome Mrs. Hollie Burnside as our new assistant elementary principal! Hollie has been married to Cory Burnside for 26 years. Cory works for T and R Soil Service in Chillicothe. Together, they have 2 children, Karter, 19, who will be a sophomore at UCM in Warrensburg, and Harris, 16, who will be a junior at Hale R-1. Mrs. Burnside graduated from Hale R-1 in 1995. Later she attended Graceland University and received a bachelors in Elementary Education with a Reading Certification. Mrs. Burnside then completed her reading practicum and student teaching in our district, and taught 5th grade for 7 years at our former Central Elementary. While teaching, Hollie obtained a Masters in Administration through William Woods. In 2012-2013 she returned to her alma mater, Hale R-1, as the K-12 Principal and also obtained a Specialist in Administration through William Woods. Mrs. Burnside has been at Hale for the past 11 years as their K-12 Principal. "I’m absolutely excited to return to Chillicothe R-II as the Assistant Elementary Principal. I can not wait for all the amazing opportunities to come!"
Mrs. Burnside will lead at Dewey Elementary School during the 2023-24 school year! Welcome back to Hornet Country, Mrs. Hollie Burnside!!
Just a quick reminder: There will be no Summer School classes on Monday, June 19th, and all Chillicothe R-II buildings will be closed in observance of the national Juneteenth holiday.
The R-II Board of Education will meet for a regular monthly meeting at 6 PM on Tuesday, June 20, at the Administrative Offices, 2807 Hornet Road. To view the agenda, please click on the following link: http://go.boarddocs.com/mo/chillicothe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CRXKGW515935
Here's the latest pictures we have of the ongoing CES Expansion Project! We're so excited to watch this addition take shape!
Good afternoon, Hornet family! All R-II parents who want their children to have busing at the start of the school year must register them by July 21st. Click on this link to access our transportation registration forms: https://www.chillicotheschools.org/page/transportation
The Chillicothe Elementary School expansion project is progressing and today (Wednesday), concrete is being poured in Section A, which is the location of the future expansion of the school's library. We're enjoying watching this project take shape!
Good afternoon, everyone! The north entrance to the CHS parking lot will be under repair starting tomorrow (June 5th). Below is the procedure for Parent Pick-Up and Drop-Off as the north entrance to the parking lot will be closed until the repairs are complete.
It's National Custodian Appreciation Day, and we'd like to give a huge shout-out to our custodians, who work hard everyday to keep our buildings clean for our students and staff. Thanks for all you do for Chillicothe R-II!!!
We'd love for you to join our team! Visit https://chillicotheschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx and check out all of our open positions needing filled for the 2023-24 school year!
Just a friendly reminder that the Chillicothe R-II Administrative Offices and buildings will be closed and there will be no Summer School classes on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Have a great weekend, everyone!
It's official! Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2023! You make us proud!
Here's a bird's-eye view of the Chillicothe Elementary School expansion project currently underway. We're so excited to see this addition take shape!
The Chillicothe R-II Board of Education will meet for a regular open meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 6 PM at the Administrative Offices. To view the agenda, please click on the following link: http://go.boarddocs.com/mo/chillicothe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CR2N3F5C9FE1
The members of the CHS graduating Class of 2023 took their traditional walk down CES hallways this (Thursday) morning. Graduation ceremonies will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, May 14 at the Chillicothe High School. Congratulations and best wishes, graduates! We are proud of you!
Just a refresher to our Hornet family out there regarding the times for tomorrow's Early Dismissal tomorrow (Friday), March 17th...
Just a friendly reminder to our Hornet family!
Just a friendly reminder to our Hornet family...
Check out this awesome edition of CHS Chilli-Chatter! https://www.smore.com/3ckj9-chs-chilli-chatter?ref=email-content#w-0261725223
The Chillicothe R-II Board of Education will meet Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 PM at the Administrative Offices, 2807 Hornet Road. To view the agenda, please click on the following link: http://go.boarddocs.com/mo/chillicothe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CN7U4R723738
