Bolivar Early Childhood

As school districts across the nation continue to struggle with teacher recruitment, many local school districts are finding creative ways to encourage new hires. Earlier this yea...

Bolivar, MO — The Bolivar R-1 School District is excited to announce several key leadership appointments for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. These changes reflect the distric...

Bolivar, MO — Bolivar Schools is excited to announce the appointment of Colt Blair as the district’s new Director of Athletics and Activities. A 2005 graduate of Bolivar High S...

Bolivar, MO - The Bolivar R-1 School District celebrated the beginning of construction on the highly anticipated Proposition Liberatators R-1 projects at a groundbreaking on Janu...

Bolivar, MO – The Bolivar R-1 School District is proud to announce two key leadership appointments aimed at strengthening the district’s operations and student success. Dr. Tim G...

Bolivar, MO – The Bolivar R-1 School District recently completed safety and security upgrades associated with a $500,000 grant received from the Department of Justice's Office of ...

Bolivar, MO – This Giving Tuesday, Care to Learn - Bolivar is calling on the community to join its mission to meet the immediate needs of Bolivar students in the areas of healt...

BOLIVAR, MO – The Bolivar R-1 School District is excited to announce a crucial expansion to the Bolivar Schools Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC). The 2025 Missouri state ...

The Bolivar R-1 School District has announced an increase in the daily pay rate for substitute teachers to $120, effective November 1st, from the previous rate of $100. This adju...

BOLIVAR, MO - Bolivar High School and Southwest Baptist University are gearing up for an exciting time as both institutions celebrate their respective homecoming events on the sa...

Liberators, We are now accepting Teacher Proud Tuesday nominations! We will highlight five teachers every second Tuesday of the month. Teacher Proud Tuesday is sponsored by Mid-M...

Liberators, This year, athletic passes will be digital and can be found on our new Bolivar Bound website. This site will allow you to check schedules for sports, band, choir, and...

Please join us in welcoming our new staff to Bolivar Schools for the 2024-2025 school year! This includes staff who moved buildings. #OneLiberator BHS: Tabitha Weber (Engli...

Paula Hubbert, a school board member from the Bolivar R-I School District, has been elected vice president of the Missouri School Boards’ Association for the 2024-25 year. She was...

The Bolivar School District is adding a third school resource officer, Mike Smith. Smith, who brings a wealth of experience in law enforcement and school safety, will join the di...

Dr. Richard Asbill, the superintendent of the Bolivar R-I School District, was among eight Missouri superintendents nominated this year for the prestigious Robert L. Pearce Award...

BOLIVAR, Mo - The Bolivar R-1 School District is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Methvin as its new superintendent. Dr. Methvin brings a wealth of experience a...

BOLIVAR, Mo - The Bolivar Educational Advancement Foundation (BEAF) proudly announces its commitment to fostering educational excellence by providing nearly $25,000 in grants to ...

Bolivar Schools was one of 125 Missouri school districts to receive the first-ever state-funded "Grow Your Own" grants. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)...

At the November 16th meeting of the Bolivar School Board, Dr. Richard Asbill, Superintendent of Bolivar Schools, announced that he will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 school y...