RCSD Leadership Blog

Annual Household Eligibility Resources Thank you again for all your work in getting the message out about the Annual Household Eligibility Form. As a reminder, the District will send it out again today 12/10, and please send one last reminder to your families either 12/11 or 12/14. Thank you! Annual Household Eligibility Resources Singing in Class Singing, chanting, shouting, cheering, physical exertion, and similar activities significantly increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission because these activities increase the release of respiratory droplets and fine aerosols into the air. Therefore, these activities should not be occurring in our classrooms. Assessments 1.0 in Otus We went over Assessments 1.0 at our last LITE meeting.  At a meeting that is convenient for your staff, your LITE should be going over how to view data with Assessments 1.0.  If you have any questions on how to view assessment data in Otus please let Brandon know and he is happy to assist.  It is a great way for P

Update on Independent Study Requests Below is messaging you can use if you are getting questions about Independent Study.  This messaging is optional for you to send out, not required, or you can use it when parents ask. The State of California has added increased requirements to Independent Study contracts. Due to these added requirements, RCSD will not be offering Independent Study contracts moving forward for the 20-21 school year. If you have any questions, please contact the school office for support. Annual Household Eligibility Resources Annual Household Eligibility Resources - Please send information to your families on 12/4 or 12/7. Thank you again in your efforts in helping get more families to fill out the form. SARC Reminder

SARC SARCs are due in Document Tracking Services (DTS) by January 8, 2021. Here is the Principal Task List for the SARC Message to Families A reminder to please send the following message to your families: During the Thanksgiving break, if your child is experiencing any of the symptoms listed below, which may be consistent with the COVID-19 illness, and/or if your child is being tested for a COVID-19 or tests positive for COVID-19, please complete this absence form immediately.  Our district’s nursing staff will follow-up with your family before Monday, November 30th regarding illness. Symptoms: Fever / chills Dry cough Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing New loss of taste or smell Headache Fatigue (tiredness) Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea Sore throat Muscle aches Congestion or runny nose Hand Sanitizer Donation Information A reminder the District will be providing hand sanitizer for the wall dispensers.  If you plan to ask for hand sanitizer donations from your families please

Hand Sanitizer Update We are currently in low supply of individual bottles of hand sanitizer. Please instruct your teachers to do the following two things:  Have students use the hand sanitizer that is attached to the wall in every classroom. Ask parents for donations of hand sanitizers if they would rather use a hand held bottle We are looking into other options right now to see if we can supply bottles for each classroom but until then please do not ask Lori in purchasing for any for your site. Thank you for your help in getting this message out to teachers. Free and Reduced Lunch Applications A reminder to please include communication to your families regarding filling out free and reduced lunch applications. An email was sent from the District but it is important that sites also include this information. Here is a folder that includes English and Spanish graphics and PDFs with information. Elementary Technology Reminder Elementary principals, a reminder to please update the shee

Medicine Administration and Health Training Please watch this video from the nurses and share it with your clerical staff . Instead of a quiz or questions, the nurses will personally check-in at each site to ensure the staff is prepared. If you have any questions, please ask Meghan. Thanks! Middle School Principals Here is the latest from Officer Howland, these slides address how to say no to drugs . Please feel free to add them to your newsletters and or direct parents to the Parent Resource website on our district page to view them there.   Champions Teacher Tech Needs Please provide your Champions teachers with an iPad and stand from your site.

Information for Staff The document below will be included in the Educator blog to give staff information to questions they may have in one place. Information for Staff Document- October 22 Champions Academy Materials 1. For the distribution of Core materials, Champions teachers will pick up materials for their students, from the student’s home site between October 28th - 30th.  2. The first materials distribution will be between November 3-6, in order to get materials into the student's hands from the new teacher. This distribution will take care of November. 3. For the remainder of the year, distribution options will be on the second and fourth Thursday of each month (except holidays). Please complete this form with the times parents will be able to pick up materials on the assigned Thursdays beginning in December. And, also indicate when the parents will be able to pick up materials between November 3-6. We will message the dates and times to the familie s through the teacher

Student Placement after November 4th Previously the district communicated that schedules for students would come out next week, 10/19 & 10/23. Following decisions made at tonight’s Board meeting, in his message to families tomorrow, Derk will let families know that schedules will not come out until the week of October 26. During that week, the Technology department will be emailing families their schedules. Once we have more details on the exact date, we will let everyone know with a timeline of expectations for all schools and departments. Report Card As we discussed at Leadership on Tuesday, the District will be running all reports and sending home report cards for this 1st Trimester.  Sites will send it for 2nd and 3rd Trimester.  We are still planning on training admin and clerical how to run report cards in case there are any corrections that need to be made after 10/30 for an individual student.  If you have any questions about the timeline or anything regarding report ca

Student Placement after November 4th Student assignments for their new class, for Champions and on-site, will come out on October 19th for elementary and October 23rd for middle school.  Please do not announce placements or changes before that date, as we are still settling assignments and do not want to create issues around incorrect information being shared. Elementary Leaders:  Here is the doc from our elementary break out groups: Elementary Break Out Group Discussion Ideas Bathroom Policy Procedures : See this doc for details about the bathroom procedures for students. Hooks will be provided by the district office and sent to your school sites soon. -We have updated the In-Person/Champions Leadership Document with all of the questions and answers from this week. In addition you will find resources from the leadership meeting attached to the doc. -Here is the link to the latest version of the Reopening Purchased Items for your site. Share with staff as appropriate. Report Card In

1st Trimester Grades Please read the Educator Blog for more information regarding Tri 1 Grades.  We will be doing training for admin during leadership on 10/6 and we are also training all site LITEs. Clerical will receive training on how to run report cards and how they can use Swift to send them home since the email will pull the student ID in the PDF.  Middle School has done this before, this will be new information or Elementary.  They will receive this training during site clerical training on 10/22. Isolation Room Survey Princ ipals: Please complete the Isolation Room Survey by 10/2. Hybrid FAQ and Form Hybrid Re-Opening FAQ - We have compiled a list of questions about how sites should re-open to students. The doc will continue to be updated as we move closer to 11/4. If you have additional questions, please use this form . We will add the questions to the doc on a regular basis. Champions FAQ Champions FAQ and Support Structures We have put together a FAQ for Champions and some

Leadership Recordings A reminder that you can find recordings of Leadership in the Google calendar invite. PBIS Community Cares Recognition Congratulations again to our 6 schools that received the PBIS Community Cares Recognition this year: Cirby, Kaseberg, Junction, Chilton, Buljan, and Eich! Please take a look at  this excellent video  from PBIS that highlights our schools and staff! The video was shared at the state conference this week! Isolation Room Survey Principals: Please complete the Isolation Room Survey by 10/2. Learning Program Enrollment- Sibling Report The below guide will show how to generate a report that lists siblings and requested learning program enrollments in PowerSchool. Learning Program Enrollment - Sibling Report Middle School Principals Please feel free to add the slide decks in  this  file from our SRO to your newsletters. I will add new decks as I get them and let you know when there is a new one. Please let Meghan Baichtal know if you have any questions.

Changing schedules from DL to Hybrid NOTHING should be changed in Powerschool until the date for changes to begin has been set and sent out to all necessary parties. There is a Leadership Team meeting Tuesday. There is a critical clerical meeting on September 24th. The priority right now is getting families to submit their enrollment priority sheets. The next priority is for site admin to work with HR on staffing. Powerschool changes are not to be made yet until the procedure is complete. We do not want to disrupt current schedules or have families see our schedules as we are making them. Please let your coach know if you have any questions! K-5 Rubrics and Advanced Assessments in Otus An email went out this week, with an informational document ,  on the Rubrics and Advanced Assessments (Benchmark Unit Assessments and EMESIT Math Unit Assessments) teachers now have these Rubrics and Assessments in their “Shared With Me” section of Otus.  District Provided Mobile Devices As we discussed

Leadership A reminder we have Leadership tomorrow.  Here is the agenda for the meeting. SSP Meeting Information There is a meeting scheduled for Tuesday 9/22 (changed from 9/17) to train the NEW SSP facilitators (1st half of the meeting) and give updated information to the entire group (2nd half of the meeting). Here is the document with information and links if you would like to attend a portion or all of the meeting. New and current psychologists and RSP teachers are invited to the training on 9/22 but it is OPTIONAL. If you have a completely new psychologist or RSP teacher, it is recommended they attend the first portion at least (3:30-4:15). As you begin to think about students who may require intervention, it is important to follow the process of SAMs/SSMs. Updated data is required and it is crucial to start new documentation for this school year. Please let your teachers know to follow the process just like they did last year. Dedicate these next few weeks to looking at