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November 14, 2024 RCSD Leadership Digest

Communications ParentSquare Trainings - Please Sign Up ASAP All sites will be required to host a ParentSquare training during a staff meeting from now until the end of the school year. Training should take approximately 15 minutes of the staff meeting time. All staff members are encouraged to attend as this is the district-wide training for the program. Please sign your school for a date on this list as soon as possible. If you would like to combine with another school, please do so and write both names in the corresponding box. If you wish to add an additional staff meeting date to accommodate this training, please add the date to the sheet and your school name in the corresponding box. ParentSquare training will also be offered during the January 6th Choice PD Day. Contact: Jessica Hull Every Day Matters Handouts for Next Week You will be receiving enough Roadmap/Glossary documents for each teacher TK-5 to hand one out during conference week. You will also be receiving Attendance i

November 7, 2024 RCSD Leadership Digest

Communications Submit Donation Drive Photos by 11/26 November is the month of giving, and we want to showcase your school’s donation events, such as canned food drives, on the District’s social media. Please submit photos to sroll@rcsdk8.org by November 26 for a chance to have your school featured. Contact: Sydney Roll Educational Services GATE Testing The window for families to sign their students up for 2025 GATE testing closes tomorrow. As a reminder, the GATE test will be administered by contracted examiners and students will test at their home school sites in January. Each site will host testing one day after school and two rooms will be needed for testing. The GATE testing schedule will be shared with principals and site clerical by 11/22. If parents call your site about GATE testing, please remind them that they will receive an email from Educational Services by 12/23 confirming their student’s testing date, time, and location. Contact: Jennie Ruvalcaba Safety Info - Front Offi

October 31, 2024 RCSD Leadership Digest

Educational Services Elks Lodge Poster & Essay Contest Don't forget to bundle and send all submissions to the District Office no later than Friday, November 8th, to the attention of Rachel McCoy. See the email sent on October 14th for more information. 2025 GATE Testing Thank you for sharing the GATE Identification Newsletter Announcement 2025 / Anuncio del Boletín de Identificación GATE 2025 communication with your families. November 8th is the deadline for families to sign up for 2025 GATE testing and you may want to consider sharing it one more time before that deadline. In addition, please complete the 2025 GATE Testing - Site Input for Schedule by 11/8. Thank you! Contact: Jennie Ruvalcaba Personnel Services Take a Moment - Calm Resources Take a moment for yourself. Check out the Calm Flyer for QR codes to give yourself a quick, relaxing exercise.

October 24, 2024 RCSD Leadership Digest

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Educational Services District Professional Development Day Our October 31st Professional Development day is quickly approaching. Site leaders, please be sure all of your staff understands where to go on 10/31 and that your IAs do know it is a workday for them. If your staff prefer the Teacher Packets and slide deck to be printed for the Minimizing Challenging Behaviors training, please provide support with printing these materials. Thank you! Please review the following logistical information below. Schedule October 31st PD Sessions and Locations Doors will be open at 7:30am. Please arrive at your training site early to settle in, as we will begin promptly at 8:00am. Information for the Minimizing Challenging Behaviors PD at Stoneridge and Eich Please bring a fully charged laptop. HERE is the link to the digital workbook we will use throughout the training. You will need to make a copy of the document to access the editable version. If you prefer a printed version, you are welcome to

October 17, 2024 RCSD Leadership Digest

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Leadership Book Study: 100-Day Leaders Homework: Self-reflection using the leadership rubric on pages 105-119 Business Services/Transportation Grant-Funded Field Trips to Blue Line Arts and Roseville Utility Exploration Center Each field trip's mileage and transportation cost are detailed in the Field Trip Mileage and Cost Spreadsheet. When Roseville High School provides the transportation, these costs will be fully covered by the grant. However, in instances where Roseville High School cannot accommodate the trip schedule, schools may opt to outsource transportation. Please note that any additional costs incurred due to outsourcing will need to be covered by the school site. An estimated cost is always sent to the site’s clerical staff for review. Contact: Deb Ortiz Educational Services Elementary Report Cards Please see the Educator Digest for additional information that was shared with teachers about report cards. We spoke at Leadership about Spanish report cards. The expectatio

October 10, 2024 RCSD Leadership Blog

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Leadership Book Study: 100-Day Leaders Next Discussion: October 16 Read Chapter 4 Choose one potential 100-Day Challenge and complete the Challenge, Intervention, Results Chart. Pay particular attention to the causes and the effects. We can only create learning systems if we understand how results are achieved (p. 46). Communications Updates to District Website Navigation As a part of an overall effort to improve user experience on the RCSD website, some pages have been renamed and/or relocated to ensure information is accessible and navigation is seamless for students, staff, and families. If you are looking for a specific page, click the menu icon in the upper right corner of the website or use the search function (location shown in image below). If you are still unable to locate the information, please contact Sydney Roll ( sroll@rcsdk8.org ) for assistance. Educational Services District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) If you have not done so already, please complete the

October 3, 2024 RCSD Leadership Digest

Leadership Book Study: 100-Day Leaders Next Discussion: October 16 Read Chapter 4 Choose one potential 100-Day Challenge and complete the Challenge, Intervention, Results Chart. Pay particular attention to the causes and the effects. We can only create learning systems if we understand how results are achieved (p. 46). Educational Services 2024-2025 Spelling Bee What’s a bee’s favorite haircut? A buzzcut! It’s time to sign up for the 2024-2025 PCOE Spelling Bee! The Spelling Bee is for students in grades 4-8, for more information, please see the timeline below. Please complete the Google Form below to let us know you are interested in participating by Friday, October 18th. 24-25 Spelling Bee Interest Form 24-25 Spelling Bee Timeline Contact: Kelly Yusim PBIS Recognition at the October 10th Board Meeting Congratulations! All 21 schools will receive recognition at the board meeting on Thursday October 10th. We have 1 Silver school, 9 gold schools, and 11 platinum schools to celebrate! Fe