November 12, 2021 RCSD Educator Blog
EL & ELD Information: RFEP Monitoring Forms
Regular monitoring of students who have been reclassified from English Learner (EL) status to Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) is one way to support the continued language growth in our students. Official documentation of this monitoring is a state requirement and must be completed, twice per year, for any students who have been reclassified within the last 4 years.
This year, all RFEP monitoring documentation will be completed in our Ellevation platform. Teachers with students who have been reclassified within the last 4 years will receive an email from Ellevation on 11/12/21 prompting the completion of the first documentation for the year. If you receive an email from Ellevation, please log-in to Ellevation through Clever to complete the forms. If you have any questions, please watch this 3-minute video on completing monitoring forms or contact your EL Site Leader. Thank you for your time and careful attention to this process.
Contact: Jennie Ruvalcaba
Elementary Information
Elementary Assessment, Feedback, and Grading (AFG) Sub-Committee Application
The RCSD Elementary Assessment, Feedback, and Grading Committee has been meeting for the past two years to look at best practices when it comes to assessment, feedback, and grading. All RCSD elementary staff will learn more about the recommended updates or changes from the committee at the March 21, 2022, District PD Day.
In order to get specific advice for each grade level we are creating a sub-committee that will have two to three representatives for every grade level K-5. The sub-committee will be working on the following: creating Learning Behavior Rubrics, providing clarity around additional standards on the report card, updating progress reports, and grade-level specific parent guides. We will look to do similar work with TK in the future.
If you are interested in joining this sub-committee please fill out the form below. The form includes details on the who, what, when, where, and why. Teachers that are selected for the committee will be compensated for 10 hours at the Professional Development rate of $32 per hour. The cut-off date for applying is Wednesday, November 17th.
Elementary AFG Sub-Committee Application
Contact: Brandon BlomA reminder that you will need to remove authentication to join if you are using Zoom for parents during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Below is a 1-minute video showing you how to do this.
Benchmark Assessments in Otus
All Benchmark assessments for Units 1-5, grades 1-5 are now built and available in Otus! Based on teacher feedback, all final writing essay prompts have been removed from the unit assessments. The only open-ended writing question remaining assesses reading comprehension.
Contact: Kelly Paese Yusim
Calling ALL Elementary Teachers-Assessments in Otus
If you have used or haven’t used the district-created Otus assessments, please give us feedback! Please help guide our next steps with assessments in Otus by filling out the feedback form linked below. We appreciate your feedback!
Elementary-District Created Assessments in Otus Feedback Form
Contact: Megan Spears or Kelly Paese Yusim
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