Security Procedures

The Morgan County R-II School District strives to ensure student safety throughout the school day.  For this reason, all visitors will be required to provide a sign-in at the entrance of the front office of each building.  While in the building, visitors must wear their visitor badge and only be in areas necessary for their visit. Volunteers must go through volunteer paperwork procedures including a background check before interacting with students.

When signing out children during the school day, parents/guardians or approved emergency contacts must present a valid driver’s license before students will be released.

Courage2Report

Courage2Report is Missouri's statewide safety threat alerting system. Please visit their website to learn more: Courage2Report.

We urge anyone with student safety concerns to make a report immediately to help keep our students safe.

Winter Weather Communication

As winter approaches, we want to make sure everyone stay informed and safe when weather impacts our school day. When a decision is made to cancel school, hold an AMI day, run bus snow routes, or dismiss early, Morgan County R-II will communicate through several methods to keep everyone in the loop.

You’ll receive a text message, email, and automated phone call, and we’ll also post updates on our district Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as on the district website at www.versaillestigers.org. In addition, announcements will air on local media outlets:

• KS95 Radio in Versailles (FM 95.1)
• KRMS–KY94 in Osage Beach (FM 93.5 and AM 1150)
• KCVO in Camdenton (FM 91.7)
• And, when possible, KRCG-TV (Channel 13) in Jefferson City and KOMU-TV (Channel 8) in Columbia.

Parents, please take a moment to ensure your contact information is current in both Parent Portal (via Infinite Campus) and ParentSquare, and double-check your notification settings so you don’t miss important updates.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we make decisions with student and staff safety as our top priority.

What is an AMI Day?

If bad weather, temperatures, or road conditions make it unsafe for students to get to school, we may choose to call an AMI distance learning day to meet the required number of school instructional hours as determined by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The use of AMI days may also make it possible for the district to not have to update our current board-approved calendar. The district is allowed up to 36 AMI hours (approx. 5 days). A school day is approximately 7.1666 hours. The state of Missouri allows distance learning from home, which they call "alternative methods of instruction," or AMI.

Please contact your student’s teacher using our Staff Directory or the ParentSquare app if you have questions about AMI schoolwork. 

What is a Snow Day?

The school district may also choose to call a “snow day”. Please note that the district annual calendar also includes snow makeup days, with some hours built into our calendar. 

Notifications will be sent to families via auto-dial system, text message, e-mail, listed on our school website and social media outlets, as well as local news & radio stations. Based on the number of days and hours missed, students and staff may be required to make up school days using the designated snow makeup days. These days must be approved by the Board of Education and will be communicated to parents in advance.

While no AMI work will be required on these days, students may have homework to finish from their previous school day. 

Early Dismissal Days for Students:

We might announce an early dismissal if inclement weather happens during the school day. Notifications will be sent to families via auto-dial system, text message, e-mail, listed on our school website and social media outlets, as well as local news & radio stations. 

School Bus Snow Routes

If parents/guardians have questions or need further information on any bus route, please call your student’s bus driver. Bus driver contact information can be found on the School Bus Snow Routes List or see our 25-26 Bus Driver List. If you need to contact the Transportation Office, please email Tiffany Shuck (shuckt@versaillestigers.org).

What You Can Expect During a Crisis?

The crisis plan will be implemented immediately. The school-based crisis response team will respond as necessary.

• Both 911 and the school district School Resource Officers (SROs) will be informed and respond immediately and appropriately.
• Depending on the situation, the staff and students may be secured within the school building or evacuated from the school building.
• Appropriate Versailles and/or Morgan County public safety/emergency response personnel will be dispatched to the school site.
• If the situation merits a district crisis team response and communications team, they will be dispatched to the school site.
• The utmost care will be extended to the students and staff for their safety and welfare.
• A telephone call or letter explaining the crisis and the response will be sent. If possible, you may also receive short updates via text at the time of the crisis. Again, it is important to keep in mind that at the time of a crisis, our focus is the safety and welfare of our students and staff first and foremost. Therefore, please keep this in mind and please keep our phone lines open so we can use them to communicate with the proper officials. Communications to parents will come as soon as they can be sent. 

Parents/Guardian Response to a Crisis At School

1. Do not come to the school. You may not be able to get into the school or parking area. You may put yourself in harm’s way or you may interfere with the emergency response actions of the personnel at the school site or of those attempting to get into the school site.
2. Stay where you are. Listen for information and instructions. Information will be conveyed through ParentSquare first (Infinite Campus Parent Portal Messenger could be utilized as a backup if needed), through the district’s Morgan County R-II School District Website as needed, and through local media.
3. You will be informed of where to go to be reunited with your child. The “Reunification Site” for your school is the place where you will be allowed to pick up your child. Please bring your driver’s license or state-issued ID with you as identification.
4. Please be patient and follow the instructions. Several precautionary measures will be in place to ensure the safe return of your child and the children of many other parents like you. We must take these measures for the safety of all.
5. Do not call the school or your child if he or she has a cell phone. The circuits and cell towers you are using may be essential for the emergency response personnel.
6. School will resume as quickly as possible. It is true that “getting back to normal” is the most reassuring response for children and adults.
7. After the crisis, talk with your child about the situation and listen to your child’s fears and concerns. Share ongoing concerns with your child’s teacher, school principal, and/or school counselor. If we can provide further services to support your student, please let us know.