RCSD Leadership Blog

Thank you! Jamey Schrey collected photos for our school sites during Distance Learning and made this video to thank all of our RCSD Champions and also say congrats to our retirees. RCSD Distance Learning Photos and Thank You Video Report Cards A reminder to middle school admin and secretaries to please email out the middle school report card on Friday.  Elementary you can either email or print.  Below are the instructions on how to email. SwiftReach | Using PDF Builder to email Report Cards RCSD Administrator Survey: May 2020 Thank you to those that have already filled out the survey. If you have not done so yet, please complete by the end of the day today. RCSD Site Administrator Survey: May 2020 Collected Devices A reminder that all collected devices for staff and students should be secured in a room on campus. Please email your information systems technician and Laura to let them know the location. Archive a Google Classroom This was in the Educator blog but wan

RCSD Administrator Survey: May 2020 The sudden shift to distance learning in the spring brought both successes and challenges. The Educational Services Team is seeking your feedback and suggestions to assist us with planning for success as we adapt to the challenges posed by COVID-19. Please take some time to provide feedback and share your perspective. Please complete the survey by May 28th. RCSD Site Administrator Survey: May 2020 Report Cards Emailed in Spanish Elementary principals and secretaries, there are updated instructions on how you can email home report cards in Spanish if that is something you would like to do. SwiftReach | Using PDF Builder to email Report Cards Student Mobile Device Collection In preparation for end-of-year student mobile device collections, please reference the below video on how to view mobile devices issued to students in PowerSchool and message those families from Swift. Mobile Device Tracking in PowerSchool.mov Staff

Report Card Reminder A reminder that for elementary school it is up to your school site if you print, email, or both.  If you are going to email, the recommendation is to send it out on Friday, May 29th. For middle school, please email out on Friday, May 29th. The document below shows how to print report cards and then use SwiftReach to send them out SwiftReach | Using PDF Builder to email Report Cards Here is an example of communication school sites can use when emailing out report cards. Please make sure to put your school name at the bottom. Elementary Report Card Message Trimester 3, 2020 Middle School Report Card Message Trimester 3, 2020 Dates Below are some important dates for the end of the year: Leadership Meeting-May 26, 9:30-11am Virtual Happy Hour (Completely Optional) 3:30pm, June 5th.  A link will be included in the Leadership blog as we get closer. Last Leadership, June 9, 9:30am-12:30pm Staff Chromebook Reminder A reminder for staff who receive

May 18th PD Day Below is the schedule for the PD Day on May 18th.  If you have any questions about that day please let your principal know. May 18, 2020 PD Day Schedule This message will be sent to parents regarding the May 18th PD Day: On May 18, all RSCD teachers will not be online with students. Instead, teachers will be learning about new curriculums that will be implemented in the 2020-2021 school year and will be working with colleagues planning lessons for the remainder of the school year. Students WILL NOT be assigned new work on this day. Instead, we suggest independent reading, catching up on incomplete assignments, or engaging in an enrichment activity. Entering Comments in PowerTeacher Pro Brandon sent out an email on May 8th with more details regarding grading, but we wanted to link the videos on how to enter comments here in the blog. Entering PTP Comments- Elementary Video Entering PTP Comments- Middle School Video EduTyping Now Available for Grades 5-8  A reminder th

Letter of Engagement during Distance Learning If you have a student who has still not connected in any way, please feel free to edit this letter and mail it through USPS as an additional way to reach out to the family. Phone Form Please be sure to fill out this form by this afternoon to give Bryan time to set up the phones. The phones will be open on May 5th from 8:30-11:30 am. If your staff will be using the site phones, please put their names on the form and put down the "school phone" for the number. Form with phone numbers for Bryan UPDATED - Student Mobile Devices by Site The  Student Mobile Devices by Site  sheet has been updated to reflect all device agreements we have received.  As of today,  3,169  student Chromebooks have been deployed District-wide. That is an increase of 469 Chromebooks since April 7th! If you have any agreements, that you have not scanned or taken a picture of and emailed to me, please do so as soon as possible. If you are unsu