June 2, 2023 RCSD Leadership Blog
Kindergarten Communication Timeline
Please refer to this Kindergarten Communication Timeline which has the dates that Swift messages will be sent from the District and from the Site regarding full day Kindergarten and early dismissal for the first 7 days of school. The first site message that you or your clerical will need to send is on June 5th to all incoming Kindergarten students at your site.
Contact: Angela Garcia
Associated Student Body Accounts (ASB) Reminder
Just a friendly reminder to fill out the ASB Form by Friday, June 9th. (ALL SITES MUST RESPOND).
Contact: Amy Banks
Cycle PD Dates for 23/24
We wanted to get you the dates that you will have PD at the DO. Please see the calendar below. You will need to click on the correct tab to see your schedule (for example Elementary Schedule, Middle School, or RSP). For elementary, teachers will come for the full day and in cycle 1 focus on continuing the work started this year around Math Tier I Small Groups (K-5), and the other half of the day focusing on Integrated ELD. The second cycle for elementary will focus on continuing the math work done last year and continuing from cycle 1, and the other half of the day focusing on ELA Tier I/II.
We will go over additional PD information for next year on the June 9th Leadership Meeting but wanted to get you the calendar below. This information is also in the Educator Blog.
Trimester PD Cycles (2023-2024)-Ed. Services
STOPit -Anonymous Reporting
All of the user information is being uploaded into the system. You will receive an email from the company once yours is uploaded. The email will ask you to create login credentials and then you will be prompted to begin training. You do not need to do anything now. You can file this email away until July. We will have training once everyone is back. Please share this information with others that you included for your site admin, including your counselors and TOSAs.
Contact: Rachael Peck
Backpacks for Homeless and Foster Youth Students
We are working on securing backpacks for next school year. Please take a minute to fill out this form.
Contact: Rachael Peck
Teacher End-of-Year Checkout - Technology
As we near the end of the school year, we would like to share some guidance regarding the end-of-year checkout process for teachers' technology items. Please take a look at the below steps to ensure a smooth distribution and collection of items.
The Information Systems Technician team will be distributing Ziploc bags to each site no later than June 6th based on certificated rosters. Principals and site clerical should then work internally to distribute the bags to each teacher.
Ziploc Bag Distribution
Each teacher will be provided one Ziploc bag for their current room.
Teachers are required to place their iPad, Apple TV, charging bricks, charging cables, and remotes (both Apple TV and TV) inside the Ziploc bag.
Each Ziploc bag should be clearly labeled with their respective current Room #.
Teachers will need to label the bags with their current Room #s. Television, iPads, and Apple TVs’ must be secured in an alarmed classroom or library for the summer.
Elementary Chromebooks - Secured; if locked in charging station or cart, teachers must inform Admin where keys are located - per principal’s directions. Admin will inform their site Information Systems Technician where the keys can be located.
Middle School Chromebooks - Secured in the library.
Secure your Mac with Operating System (OS) updates:
We are pleased to announce that you can now update your Macs to the latest secure version of your current operating system. This update will enhance the security of your Mac and protect your information. For example, if your device is currently running macOS version 11.5, you can update it to version 11.7.7. You cannot upgrade from version 11 to 12 or 12 to 13 without IT assistance. Versions 12 and 13 need updates as well so please update your device as soon as you can.
To perform the update, please follow the instructions provided here. It is recommended to schedule the update outside of working hours, as it may take approximately one hour to complete. By allowing staff members to update their own devices, we can minimize the amount of time staff are without their Macs, as opposed to previous years when we had to collect devices for updates.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our systems secure.
ACTION NEEDED - APPLE/MAC USERS SOPHOS UPDATE
On Sunday, June 4th, we are implementing an updated configuration profile for your antivirus software, Sophos. You might encounter a popup message on your screen, as shown below. If you come across this popup, kindly choose "Allow" to ensure that Sophos can continue safeguarding your device against viruses and malware. Additionally, please remember to restart your device at least once a month to receive the latest Sophos updates.
Attention Mac and Windows Users:
Coming Soon! The Filewave Kiosk application icon will appear in your Mac menu bar (located at the top right of your screen), or your Windows system tray (located at the bottom right of your screen). This icon, depicted below, is intended for troubleshooting purposes and does not require any action from you at this time. In the future, we will utilize the service to securely distribute apps, enabling you to install applications without the need for IT assistance or an admin password.
macOS:
Windows:
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