RCSD Leadership Blog

October 8, 2019 Leadership  A reminder that lunch will be provided at the October 8th Leadership meeting due to the full agenda on that day. Constitution Day at Brown ELA Elementary Highlights Commonly asked questions regarding elementary grading of our Post On Demand assessments and published writing pieces: What rubric should we use? What are the cut points for T, B, L for our report cards with the new rubrics? The video below shows where to find these rubrics and best practices in using them for grading purposes.   Rubric Explanation Video   Cut Point Document           Learning about writing from TV Host Cody Stark MTSS Spotlight Collaborative conversations are purposeful, outcome-driven conversations aimed at building on each other’s ideas. They generate new thinking, allow students to participate in learning, lower one’s affective filter and build community. Check out these resources on ways to incorporate more of these in your classroom. 8 Fun Ways to Coll

Tommy   Apostolos Student Referral Reminder It is time to nominate any Kindergarten through 5th-grade  child you feel would benefit from the Annual Tommy Apostolos Kid's Shopping Day. Addresses are used to send applications, so PLEASE CHECK ADDRESSES CAREFULLY. The nomination deadline is Friday, October 4th. THESE REFERRALS ARE CONFIDENTIAL. PLEASE DO NOT DISCUSS WITH FAMILIES OR STUDENTS! The shopping day will be  at Kohl’s on Saturday, December 7th, starting at 5:30 2019 a.m.!  If you have any questions about the application, feel free to contact Pam Dear at (916) 786-3579, Carole Irvine at  cirvine@rcsdk8.org , or   Tommyafund@gmail.com 2019 Tommy Apostolos Fund Nomination Form Reviewing the SSP process at Crestmont at the September 13th site PD day. Progress Report Reminder A reminder that the Progress Report date is 9/27.  You can find all dates relating to progress reports and report cards using the tab at the top of this blog.  See the email

PBIS Recognition Congrats to six of our RCSD Schools for being recognized by the PBIS Coalition and celebrated by the RCSD School Board. Brown, Eich, and Woodbridge received the Silver Implementation Award, Buljan and Blue Oaks received the Gold Implementation Award, and Cooley received the highest honor of the Platinum Implementation Award! Congrats to all of these schools on their recognition. #rcsdchampions October 31st PD Presenter Application We are in the process of planning for our Professional Development Day on October 31, 2019.  Our goal for the day is to support our professionals as we gain strategies and knowledge around supporting all of our students, by name, face, and story!  As we build out the day we are looking for presenters who can share their knowledge and talents with all of us.   If you are interested in presenting, please complete the form below.  The form will be open from September 3-26.  Our team will be looking through the topics and will contact

9/13 Site PD Day Principals - For the 9/13 site PD day, please reach out to the Education Support Services staff assigned to your site to discuss the agenda for the day and how you would like them to participate. There is not a separate training that day so that they can participate in the learning at your school sites. Elementary Principals- One item to consider having your teachers work on is their essential standards plan for ELA for trimester 2 and 3. Remember we will be sharing site grade level plans at our leadership meeting on November 12th. Please reach out to Amy or Melissa for assistance. We are happy to help. Buljan cross country team ready for their first meet GLAD Administrators: Interested in seeing Guided Language Acquisition and Design (GLAD) in action? You are invited to stop by during the week of 9/9-9/12 at Woodbridge to see GLAD demonstration lessons. The lessons will be from 8:50-12:00. You are more than welcome to visit during any part of the week.