Superintendent Welcome

Members of the Red Devil Community,

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! Chaffee Schools adopted the Red Devil as its mascot 100 years ago this year. During the past century, our students and faculty have embodied the Red Devil Spirit of hard work, never-quit attitude, and determination to be the best. The faculty and staff of Chaffee R-2 Schools take our mission to heart: We serve the community by creating an educational environment of accountability and high expectations conducive to the production of life-long learners.

As we enter this school year in the post-pandemic era, we need to take the lessons we have learned over the past three years, and work to apply them. We will continue to make sure our students are capable of facing any challenge that they may face whether it be in the classroom, field or court of play, or any situation that they will face in life.

Thank you to the entire Chaffee community for supporting our school to make it a great place of learning for our students!

With Red Devil Pride,

Shawn Nix, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Chaffee R-2 School District
517 West Yoakum Ave.
Chaffee, MO 63740
573-887-3532
[email protected]


Dr. Shawn Nix, Superintendent ImageDr. Shawn Nix Chaffee School District Superintendent

 

Dr. Shawn Nix spent his early years in Carnegie, OK. During junior high he made the move to Mtn. Grove, MO. He is married to Chaffee native, Jamie Wessel-Nix. They have two sons, Andrew and Eli, who both attend Chaffee High School.

This school year is the start of Dr. Nix’s second tenure at Chaffee R-2. Previously, he served as a special education teacher and para, and Director of Special Education/Assistant Elementary Principal from 2002-2003/2014-2015. Dr. Nix has also worked as a 4th grade teacher at Mtn. Grove Elementary, and Elementary Principal at both Oak Ridge and Kelly. This year will mark his 25th year in education.

He received his Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Master of Education Administration from Southwest Baptist University, Specialist in Education Administration from Southeast Missouri State University, and a Doctor of Education in Education Leadership from Saint Louis University.

Dr. Nix is excited to be back home at Chaffee. He wants all students to work hard and get the most out of their education. He encourages all patrons of the school to be an active participant in educating our youth. Do not hesitate to contact him if you have any questions or concerns.

 

Updated July 2022


Vision Mission Core Values
CHAFFEE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mission, Vision, Core Values, and Objectives and Goals

 

Our Mission

We serve the community by creating an educational environment of accountability and high expectations conducive to the production of life-long learners.

Our Vision

Engaged citizens who contribute to positive growth.

Core Values

As we carry out our mission and achieve our vision, we will remain true to our core values of:

- Safety
- Commitment
- Compassion
- Service
- Responsibility
- Growth
- Cooperation
- Knowledge

Objectives & Goals

Objective: To improve student behavior and performance.

  • Goal: The District will provide annual professional development regarding classroom management techniques.
  • Goal: The District will provide annual professional development regarding the effective use of existing programs.
  • Goal: District administrators will discuss resources and programs to aid students at risk of poor behavior and low academic performance quarterly.

Objective: To actively recruit, develop, and retain quality educators.

  • Goal: First-year teachers will meet with their mentor teachers at least one time per quarter.
  • Goal: The District will create a plan to recruit quality educators.
  • Goal: The District will create a team of educators to identify needs, compile resources, collaborate, and monitor PD for accountability.
  • Goal: The District will hold 3 team-building opportunities for staff to engage with each other annually.

Objective: To communicate more clearly and consistently with our community.

  • Goal: The District will implement the new student records system by July 31, 2021.
  • Goal: Each building will adopt a platform by July 31, 2020, that allows teachers to communicate with stakeholders weekly and provide annual training on that platform.
  • Goal: The District will enlist students to share information monthly.

Objective: To engage the community.

  • Goal: The District will provide annual opportunities for the community to interact with our students within the school.
  • Goal: The District will provide annual opportunities for the students to interact with the community outside the school setting.
  • Goal: The District will use multiple ways to inform the community weekly of school activities.
  • Goal: The District will highlight/recognize business support weekly.

Objective: To cultivate an environment of servant leadership by instilling the value of serving others.

  • Goal: Staff will participate in at least one community service project annually.
  • Goal: Every student will have the opportunity to participate in at least one community service activity during the school year.
  • Goal: The District will increase efforts to communicate extracurricular activities to staff and encourage their attendance.