May 19, 2022 RCSD Educator Blog

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 One more week! You have got this!!!



Reminder: Secure Access with 2-Step Verification
One of RCSD’s top priorities is to protect the data of our staff members, students, parents/guardians, and our vendors and community partners. To further secure our organization and our collective data, Technology Services has built a strategy to implement 2-Step Verification, also known as two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA).

In compliance with the District’s cyber and ransomware insurance coverage, all RCSD employees will be required to enable 2-Step verification on or before May 27, 2022.

Please click the following link: https://www.rcsdk8.org/secureaccess for additional information, as well as instructional videos to enable 2-Step Verification.
Contact: SchoolDude Ticket

CAASPP Testing
CAASPP testing for ELA and Math for the 2021-2022 school year is complete! Thank you for all of your hard work and flexibility!
Contact: Kelly Yusim

Access to Clever
Students will have access to apps through Clever, including iReady instruction, until July 22, 2022. ThinkCentral will not be available after June 1, 2022.

Enrichment Resources for Summer
The following information will be shared with families in the weekly communication this week:

We know that many families would like to continue with a learning plan for students this summer. Find a sample schedule with learning resources here, as well as enrichment ideas here that can be done online or without a computer.

Elementary Report Card Reminder
Please put a date of 5/26/22 when assigning rubrics or comments for 3rd Trimester.

If you have questions please reach out to the following people:
    • Brandon- TK, Sargeant, Diamond Creek, Crestmont, Orchard Ranch, Middle School
    • Jennie- Kaseberg, Woodbridge, Blue Oaks, Riego Creek
    • Megan- Spanger, Junction, Thomas Jefferson, Brown
    • Kelly- Cirby, Fiddy, Gates, Stoneridge
    • Joe Clark- RVA

Elementary Assessment, Feedback, and Grading Info
At the March District PD day, there was information that teachers would receive the parent communication regarding the updates to Elementary grading in May. Our committee has been working hard looking at feedback from that PD day to continue to make adjustments. For example, we updated the proficiency scale description, have updated the Learning Behavior descriptions for the report card, and have been working on progress reports.

We also are meeting with a separate K/1 committee after school is out. Because our team is still working on these items, we will get teachers all the information at one time, before the start of school. This information will include parent communication regarding changes (for example the change in language from Limited, Basic and Target to Beginning, Approaching, Proficient, new Learning Behaviors, etc.), updated progress reports, and grade-level guides in the first blog of the year (a week before school starts)
Contact: Brandon Blom

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