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January 6, 2020 PD Day We are looking forward to our upcoming PD day on January 6th! Click  here  to see the location of where you will go on that day. This document includes the locations for all RCSD Educators for the day.  Please remind your instructional aides that they need to complete professional development hours for the year that equal 3x their daily hours.  There will be an opportunity for them to complete up to 6 hours on January 6th.   The Giving Tree at Woodbridge RCSD K-5 Agenda RCSD K-5 general education, RSP, SDC, PE, and Music teachers, for the January 6th PD day we will be at Destiny Church, 6900 Destiny Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677. We will be starting right at 8:30 am.  You and your staff do not need to bring any supplies or a computer for the morning. Please let your staff know what they need to bring for the afternoon. Please click here to see the agenda for the day. We will be in the same building as the PD on October 31st but in a different room.  Pleas

January 6, 2020 PD Day We are looking forward to our upcoming PD day on January 6th! Click  here  to see the location of where you will go on that day. This document includes the locations for all RCSD Educators for the day. Congrats to the top 4 RCSD U.S. Constitution contest winners.  There were over 200 submissions but these students' submissions best answered the question, how does the U.S. Constitution shape everyday life. Congrats! RCSD K-5 Agenda RCSD K-5 general education, RSP, SDC, PE, and Music teachers, for the January 6th PD day we will be at Destiny Church, 6900 Destiny Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677. We will be starting right at 8:30 am.  You and your staff do not need to bring any supplies or a computer for the morning. Please let your staff know what they need to bring for the afternoon. Please click here to see the agenda for the day. We will be in the same building as the PD on October 31st but in a different room.  Please go into the same doors as you di

Tommy A Just a reminder that tomorrow is the Tommy Apostolos Fund Shopping Day is this Saturday, December 7th at Kohl's, 10375 Fairway Drive, Roseville.  RCSD Leaders can arrive around 5am, doors open for students at 5:30am. Thanksgiving food donation from Saint Anna Greek Orthodox Church Comfort Food Cookoff A reminder that the Comfort Food Cookoff will be Friday, January 24th from 6:30pm-9:00pm!  Principals, please sign up for your category if you have not already. Sign-Up Genius Link Woodbridge students and staff with their new shirts. Essential Standards PLC Feedback Form Reminder     As a reminder, please remember to have your PLCs fill out the Essential Standards Feedback form during a future Staff Meeting. Only one form submission per PLC. Thank you! Feedback Form Cooley student art-making at lunch. Interesting Articles We Read 2019 Education Research Highlights- Edutopia

Leadership Agendas 12/3/19 Leadership Agenda 12/3/19 PLC Leadership Agenda Staff Newsletter Below is the link to the November 2019 Newsletter.  Please read the updates from RCSD Cabinet Members and more. November 2019 RCSD Staff Newsletter Eich 6th-Grade Students at Science Camp AFG Slides for Elementary AFG Elementary Principals-  Here  are the slides to present with your AFG member to your teachers before the January 6th PD day.  If you have any questions please let Brandon know. MTSS Spotlight Second Step, our social-emotional learning curriculum is a crucial piece of our Tier 1 instruction in RCSD.  It is an evidence-based curriculum that helps transform schools into supportive, successful learning environments uniquely equipped to help children thrive.  It has several core planning pieces and all lessons are set up similarly with 5 key components. Check out this video to see a sample lesson* (this is K-5 specific, middle school will be coming at a later time).

Essential Standards PLC Feedback Form Reminder     As a reminder, please remember to have your PLCs fill out the Essential Standards Feedback form during a future Staff Meeting. Only one form submission per PLC. Thank you! Feedback Form Vickie teaching the Crestmont staff about language objectives. Safety Plan Clarification The plans are due to Meghan, approved and signed by your School Site or  Safety Team no later than January 23, 2020, so they can be added to the Board agenda in time. It is recommended that you have your plan in its final draft before we head out to Winter Break. Meghan will be at the work party on November 19th if you have any questions. Building a robot competition perimeter with the help of PIE Grant Funds at Chilton/ Interesting Articles We Read Separating ‘gifted’ children hasn’t led to better achievement- Hechinger Report

Leadership Agenda 11/12/19 Leadership Agenda 11/12/19 PLC Leadership Agenda Working on essential standards for middle school math. Safety Plan Clarification The plans are due to Meghan, approved and signed by your School Site or  Safety Team no later than January 23, 2020, so they can be added to the Board agenda in time. It is recommended that you have your plan in its final draft before we head out to Winter Break. Meghan will be at the work party on November 19th if you have any questions. CAASPP Achievement Level Descriptors Do you want to see what the CAASPP test is asking students to be able to do for Levels 2, 3 and 4?  Below are Math and ELA descriptors for grades 3-8. CAASPP Achievement Level Descriptors Learning from one another during choice sessions at the October 31st PD day. MTSS Spotlight When dealing with more serious behavior from students, it can be difficult to understand what is causing the behavior or how to deal with it. Here is a g

RCSD150- Famous Alumni Do you know an RCSD Alumnus that has gone on to do great things in Math, Science, ELA, Technology, Arts, or Music?  We are looking to highlight RCSD graduates that have taken their RCSD education and done great things.  If so please submit their name on  the form  or email Brandon so we can highlight them in the RCSD150 campaign. Derk opening up the PD day before Doc Martha speaks at the PD day yesterday.  Great to have all of RCSD under one roof! SPSA A sample goal has been created for your reference.  SPSA due date is 12/13/19.  Let Amy know if you have any questions. 1st Grade teachers learning and sharing during PD cycles Comprehensive Safety Plan The Comprehensive Safety Plan is also due in DTS on 12/13/19. Meghan will be available during the SPSA/Safety Plan work parties to assist with the Safety Plans. Here are the dates: 10/24-1:00-3:30, 11/6-2:00-4:00, 11/19-1:00-3:30. The same goals that are created for the SPSA will be used in t

October 31 PD Day We are excited to provide you with a powerful day of learning on October 31st! The day will focus on successful practices that support all of our kids by Name.Face.Story. Our day will start out with an amazing keynote speaker, Martha Merchant. She will present her keynote at Destiny Church, from 8:30 - 10:45. You will have from 10:45-12:15 for lunch and travel time, as our choice sessions will be hosted at Eich Middle School. We will be offering two sessions of choice for both classified and certificated staff. You can view the schedule for the day and choice options at,  https://rcsdnamefacestory2019.sched.com We look forward to learning with you and we hope that you find the day to be helpful and support your daily work with our students and staff. Please note the Apple technology class was removed due to the rep no longer being able to make it. Writer's Workshop at Fiddyment. Report Card Reminder A reminder that 10/28 is report card prep.  Re

SPSA A SAMPLE goal has been created for your reference. SPSA due date is 12/13/19. Let Amy know if you have any questions regarding your SPSA. Celebrating students at Gates Comprehensive Safety Plan The Comprehensive Safety Plan is also due in DTS on 12/13/19. Meghan will be available during the SPSA/Safety Plan work parties to assist with the Safety Plans. Here are the dates: 10/24-1:00-3:30, 11/6-2:00-4:00, 11/19-1:00-3:30. The same goals that are created for the SPSA will be used in the Comprehensive Safety Plan. More info to follow. Buljan Volleyball League Champs Elementary Principals: Don’t forget- At our November Leadership Meeting (11/12), we will be sharing our Trimester 2 Essential Standards document from our grade levels. Please ensure you are giving your teams directions and time to complete these.  Chilton Flag Football League Champs November 1st Site PD Day Ken Ruggs, school psychologist, will be providing training for all school psycholog

October 31 PD Day We are excited to provide you with a powerful day of learning on October 31st!   The day will focus on successful practices that support all of our kids by Name.Face.Story.  Our day will start out with an amazing keynote speaker, Martha Merchant.  She will present her keynote at Destiny Church, from 8:30 - 10:45. You will have from 10:45-12:15 for lunch and travel time, as our choice sessions will be hosted at Eich Middle School. We will be offering two sessions of choice for both classified and certificated staff. You can view the schedule for the day and choice options at, https://rcsdnamefacestory2019.sched.com We look forward to learning with you and we hope that you find the day to be helpful and support your daily work with our students and staff. Congrats to the 2019 PIE Grant Recipients! iReady Reminder!   Elementary iReady Window 2:  October 14 - November 8 *Your State and District Assessment Leader will assign the test to yo

Leadership Agenda 10/8/19 Leadership Agenda 10/8/19 PLC Leadership Agenda Art Docent lessons at Junction Referrals for Behavior Analysts The protocol for referring a student to our behavior analysts is through the SSP Process for general education students and through the IEP team for students receiving special education.  After those teams have tried to problem-solve at the site level and find they need more ideas/support, the principal should reach out to their coach, and then the Program Specialist (for students with IEPs) or Meghan (for general education students).  Once Lori or Nicole receives a referral, they will contact school psych to ask about the following:  (1) Psych Observation (should happen before referral is made) (2) Target behaviors  (3) Initial data collection for the target behaviors (4) Antecedent strategies that have been tried (5) Reinforcement strategies that have been tried This protocol will be shared with the school psych