April 14, 2023 RCSD Educator Blog

Congratulations again to our RCSD Employees of the Year!

Please join us in congratulating these employees:

• Classified Employee of the Year (Clerical & Administrative Services) - Robyn Heryford - Administrative Secretary at Buljan Middle School
• Classified Employee of the Year (Custodial & Maintenance Services) - Roberto Martinez Carrasco - Gardener/Maintenance Worker
• Classified Employee of the Year (Paraprofessional Services) - Mirela Filimon - Instructional Assistant Level 2 at Stoneridge Preschool
• Counselor of the Year - Kathryn Buchan - Counselor at Buljan Middle School
• Teacher of the Year - Tracy Nelson - Teacher at Junction Elementary School
  
• Teacher of the Year - Brett Milton - Teacher at Buljan Middle School

Elementary Progress Reports
A reminder Progress Report PLC prep is on 4/19/23 and Progress Reports go home Friday, April 21, 2023.  One progress report has just the domains, and the other has more details. The progress report with more detail has been created based on the District pacing guides. The document below has all the progress reports. Because the Domain-only progress
report is the same for all 3 trimesters, teachers will need to update the trimester after they make a copy.
RCSD Elementary Progress Report Master Document

K/1 Specific Information

Teachers can use either the progress report similar to the one from 1st Trimester or one similar to what has been used in the past that has the domains.  It is the teacher’s decision which one they would like to use.  A reminder that ESGI report expectations are that they are sent home at at progress report time Tri 1, and end of Tri 1, 2, and 3.  There is no district expectation to send ESGI reports at progress report time for Tris 2 and 3.

Progress Report Expectations

There are two minimum expectations from the District when it comes to Progress Reports in the 3rd Trimester:

• Any student that might receive a Beginning on any domain on the Trimester 3 Report Card receives communication regarding progress from their teacher during progress report time.  This includes both academic domains and learning behaviors.  

• The communication does not have to be in the form of the RCSD progress report. Teachers can communicate using the District form, or you may use your own form of communication (Examples include assessment binders, portfolios, or other means of communication with parents). If you are going to communicate using something different than the District provided form, you must let your administrator know.

• PLCs are on the same page in regard to what information they send home and when they send that home.

Teachers are allowed to send additional information or information to all students if they choose, but that is a PLC decision.

Middle School Mid-Trimester Progress Check

Middle School Teachers: A reminder Progress Report PLC prep is on 4/19/23. An email from the school site will go home on Friday, April 21st to remind parents they can check grades in Otus. Here is a sample of the message that will be sent home by the school site. A reminder all students should have a grade for both Engagement and Work Completion.

Contact: Brandon Blom

i-Ready Window 3

i-Ready Window 3 begins April 17th and ends May 26th. Window 3 is required for 2nd-grade students and is option for 3rd-8th grade students. 

Contact: Kelly Yusim

CAASPP Testing- 3rd-8th

CAASPP testing begins the week of April 24th, starting with CAST (Science) test. Testing will continue May 1st through May 12th, with makeups the week of May 15th through May 19th. We are so proud of how hard our RCSD students have worked this year and know that everyone will do great on their assessments! 

K-5 Summer Access

Students will have access to i-Ready instruction until July 21, 2023. Students who have Lexia will have access until June 30th, 2023. 

Contact: Kelly Yusim

Personnel - Masters Degree opportunity with Jessup University

Jessup University and Roseville City School District have partnered together to offer a Masters Degree in Education program with 40% off tuition! The MAEd is a 24 month program that embeds the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC), and is designed for working professionals and is fully online and asynchochrous, with courses taken one at a time. 

A virtual information session for Roseville City employees will be held on Wednesday 4/26 at 7pm. 

Register HERE for the Master of Arts in Education Virtual Info Session with Jessup University on 4/26/23.