RCSD Leadership Blog

Leadership on Monday - 8/30 A reminder we have PLC Leadership on Zoom on Monday, August 30 from 2pm-4pm. The Zoom link is in the calendar invite. SWIS Invoices SWIS Invoices have started coming in. When you receive your invoice, please email it to Katie Haupt and Erin Peterson as Educational Services will be covering the cost. Linewize and Classwize Admin Access If you would like an admin account for Linewize and Classwize, please watch the videos below showing how to use the admin side of Linewize. This account allows you to use Classwize to see what students are doing on a Chromebook. It also allows you to get more details about student search history. We are asking you watch the videos first because there are other controls that you would have access to that could change access for teachers and we want to make sure you are using the parts of the account that apply to you. After watching the videos please email Bryan Lemas and he will setup your account. You will then get an e

Critical Classified Roster Review Needed for August Payroll Your classified employee rosters are up to date with anticipated payroll changes for the new school year. Please check your roster on your Google drive titled “CL (School Name) 21-22” and review your current classified staffing list  by the end of the day today.  If you notice anything that needs to be updated or changed, please contact Lori Orr immediately at  lorr@rcsdk8.org . Quarantine Attendance Clarification There is a difference between a student quarantine from exposure at school and exposure at home. The attendance coding slides have also been updated: Exposure at School: Students are placed on Modified Quarantine (meaning they may still attend school but should not be attending extracurricular events). Students may CHOOSE to stay home, which then allows them to participate in Independent Study and a contract may be offered. If they do not want to come to school and do not want Independent Study, then they are coded “

We made it through the first week and hope your year continues to go well! As always, let us know if you need anything! Face Mask Exemption Form Just a reminder to please complete the Face Mask Exemption form that was sent out today from Meghan Baichtal. We are just trying to understand how many exemptions and/or requests sites are receiving. Please take a few moments to fill this form out today . 2021-2022 Stipends Your stipend sheet has been shared with you. Please have it filled out by August 16. If you have any questions, please contact your coach. LineWize Notifications Principals will be receiving notifications again of when their students are looking up adult or inappropriate content. Please follow your previous procedures for these notifications (i.e., following up with students, looping in counselors/APs, etc.). IA and LMS Professional Development Hours Principals, please review your site tab on  this spreadsheet.  Please remove any duplicate entries for your IAs and LMS th

We h ope you all had a great day yesterday with your staff! A couple of things came up that we wanted to make sure we shared with everyone. Face Covering Exemption Scenarios - If you have a face covering exemption meeting with a parent and after talking with them, they want to talk to someone at the district office, let them know they can contact a Director of Educational Services.  Then email/contact your coach to let them know about the phone call and meeting information.  Middle School - email Amy.   - If you have a parent that you have met with and they are actively working on getting a letter from their doctor stating their child doesn’t need to wear a face covering, the student can be in the room the first two days without a mask (48 hours). Be sure to begin the form for tracking purposes. - When filling out the Exemption Determination Form, if the student qualifies, you will be choosing temporary with an end date on July 1, 2022 in case it is a special ed student who will be in