The Odessa R-VII School District will be holding a Kindergarten Roundup at McQuerry Elementary the week of April 9th - April 13th, 2026.  The screenings/pre-enrollment will be held by appointment, between the hours of 8:30 am and 2:30 pm.

There will be a Kindergarten Information Night available for families to attend on March 24th, 2026, at McQuerry Elementary.  Incoming kindergartners will do an activity in a kindergarten classroom, while parents get useful information about the school.  

• Session #1-5:00 pm-5:45 pm
• Session #2-6:00 pm-6:45 pm

All children who will be 5 years old on or before August 1, 2026, are eligible for kindergarten.  Every child will need to go through the screening/enrollment process.  

Parents/Guardians can call the McQuerry office at 816-633-5334 to schedule an appointment for an Information Night Session and a screening/pre-enrollment time slot.  

At your child’s screening appointment, please provide the following requested items:  Current Proof of residency (less than 30 days old-water bill, gas bill, etc.), parent’s ID, child’s birth certificate, child’s social security card/number, and the child’s immunization record.   Those items can be scanned and emailed to our building registrar at agust@odessar7.net in advance.  Otherwise, please have those items available to be copied at your appointment time.  

The School District also recommends that all incoming students have a completed vision screening.  You can find the MISSOURI EYE EXAM FORM FOR SCHOOL on the Odessa R-VII website.  It can be found under McQuerry>>PAT>>Vision Screening Form.

If you have any questions, please call the McQuerry Office at 816-633-5334 or Parents As Teachers at 816-633-3298 or email Jill Neuweg-Parent Educator, jneuweg@odessar7.net.
 

The Odessa R-VII Public Foundation Board of Directors presented teacher grants on Friday, February, 2026. Twelve grant applications were approved. Grants were presented to the following staff members by Odessa R-VII Foundation Board of Directors.

Congratulations to Mr. Jake Doyle, Middle School Physical Education teacher. He has been chosen as the February “MAKING A DIFFERENCE” award winner for the Odessa R-VII School District.  The middle school staff had the following comments about how he makes a difference:

• Mr. Doyle is a dedicated teacher, staff member and coach. He goes above and beyond each day to ensure ALL kids are learning and involved.
• He goes above and beyond to provide our students opportunities. He does a morning weights club before school, he participates in the Special Olympics basketball events with our FLP kids, he takes our FLP kids fishing and has brought Archery to OMS.
• He is always looking for fun activities to get them outside of school. He is teaching them skills that will carry over into adulthood.

Thank you Mr. Doyle for Making A Difference for our students

As part of the requirements of “Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Act” (RSMo 160.077) the Odessa R-VII School District is taking the necessary steps to ensure safe drinking water for everyone within the buildings.  District personnel identified drinking water outlets throughout the district and utilized the services of Axiom Service Professionals to conduct testing of each outlet.  Those results, once received back from the lab, will be made available to the public on the school website. 

Additional information about the effects of lead can be found at: https://health.mo.gov/living/environment/lead/publications.php

Remediation Plan

Any samples that resulted in readings greater than the required 5 ppb level will be corrected and retested. Some sinks were not in areas in which there was an expectation of them being drinking water, they have been labeled as such, “not drinking water”. Others, which are areas that will be used for drinking water, are being addressed and will be retested. Further results will be posted here upon their return to the District.