RCSD Leadership Digest

Business Services Ladder Forms Due 10/1 Lead Custodians must complete one form for each ladder on site. Once complete, scan and upload forms to the Maintenance & Facilities drive- Ladder Inspection 26/27 . Label each scanned document with the school name. If there is more than one ladder, number each file accordingly (1, 2, 3, etc.). Example: Maintenance1, Maintenance2, Maintenance3 Contact: Lucy Alexander Facilitron- Facility Use Request Please review and approve or decline facility use requests in a timely manner. Your role is simply to confirm whether the facility is available by giving a request a thumbs up or down. You do not need to review or worry about requirements such as COI, workers’ comp, or payment. Our team at Facilitron handles those requirements. Important: Please do not approve or decline reservation change requests. Instead, respond to the change request by adding a comment on the reservation. This will alert me, and M/F will make the necessary change based on ...

Business Services Facility Signage Installation Maintenance staff will be visiting sites throughout the coming weeks to install gender neutral signage. Contact: Justin Barrett Communications Submit a PIE Grant Application by Oct. 23 The RCSD Foundation Partners in Education (PIE) Grant Program awards grants to support projects that improve student achievement, inspire creativity and student engagement, and encourage and recognize innovative and creative teaching approaches, with a focus on STEAM—Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. The following RCSD staff are eligible to apply: Individual staff members Grade-level teams Individual departments The RCSD Foundation will award: Up to $750 per individual staff member Up to $2,000 per grade-level or departmental team View the PIE Grant Application for more information and to apply. Contact: Renee Borowiak Educational Services Progress Report Reminder A reminder that progress reports go home Friday, September 25th. There are m...

Business Services Weekly Inspection Reports Lead Custodians should submit weekly inspection reports for restrooms, playgrounds, and wheelchair lifts via the Google Form. The forms link were emailed to Lead Custodians as responders. If they cannot locate the email, please have them contact Lucy. Contact: Lucy Alexander Inspection Tracker Inspection Tracker 26/27 Contact: Lucy Alexander Educational Services Interpreters for Conference Week Don’t forget to fill out the interpreter request for Spanish, Russian and Farsi by Thursday, September 17. Please see the email from Andi Fultz on August 31st for details. Contact: Andi Fultz SSP Wednesday Meetings One hour time slot blocked on calendar every week for SSP Time should be used for student meetings (SAMs and SSMs) and the whole team is expected to attend The whole SSP team can periodically hold SSP meeting time for: SSP system work or problem solving (ex: increasing meeting efficiency, SSP PD planning, etc.) Facilitators can meet weekly e...

Business Services Custodian Hours Night custodians adjust their schedules based on the district's breaks. Below are the dates when night custodians will adjust hours to work as a team with leads. This gives them the chance to work on larger projects that require extra hands. Please keep these handy so your sites can plan accordingly. November 23-25 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM December 21- January 1 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM February 16-18 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM March 22-25 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM June 1 through summer 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM Contact: Vickie Mailey Communications Send Every Day Matters Message by 9/11/26 Principals must send this Every Day Matters message to their school communities by September 11. Contact: Jessica Hull Educational Services Shoes for Students in Need We have shoes that were donated to support students in need. Priority given to students who are homeless or foster youth. If you have a student in need and would like one...

Communications Accessibility Tip: Always Use Headings Headings may look decorative, but they are actually the "roadmap" screen readers use to navigate a page. In text editors, you’ll see these labeled as Heading 1 (H1), Heading 2 (H2), and so on. A screen reader uses these levels to create an outline that a user can navigate seamlessly. Here are some tips to make sure that you are using headings correctly: Headings are used in descending order (H1, H2, H3, etc.) Headings are not used as decoration or for visual emphasis Heading levels are not skipped (e.g., H2 to H4) Use only one H1 per web page or document Contact: Sydney Roll Opportunities for Local Author Visit Sacramento-area author Nicole Warn is partnering with local schools to inspire young readers in grades 3-8 through her middle grade fantasy series, Sophie Glendale. She is available for interactive readings, Q&As, literacy nights, and book fairs. Book copies are $12.99 each (signed copies available upon request)...

Business Services Alert Buttons Maintenance is working on a solution to securely mount alert buttons. If your site needs assistance, please email Lucy. Contact: Lucy Alexander Alarm Passcodes When placing the alarm system on test, any required password should be the same as your alarm passcode. If you’ve forgotten your passcode, please reach out to Lucy. If a different verbal is required, please let Lucy know so the necessary corrections can be made. School site drills- Please only place the system on test for the duration of the drill. Once the drill is complete, call Sonitrol to end the test and return the system to normal monitoring for safety. Contact: Lucy Alexander Educational Services Additional Lexia Licenses All K-1 students have a Lexia license purchased by the District. If you would like to purchase additional Lexia licenses for students in Grades 2-5, please refer to the steps listed here . Contact: Kelly Yusim Elementary Conference Week and Interpreters Requests for Spanis...