February 20, 2025 RCSD Educator Digest
Business Services
New Payroll Alpha Split
Effective March 1, 2025 the new Payroll alpha split is as follows:
- A-F: Kristen Desimone
- G-O: Kari Felkins
- P-Z: Erin Eason
Educational Services
Report Card Prep is February 26, 2025.
Report cards must be sent home by Friday, March 7th. Please work with your principal on if report cards will be emailed or printed and by when. Teachers will have the ability to print their own report card in PTP.
Resources:
Elementary PTP- Entering Report Card Grades and Comments
Running PowerSchool Report Cards- Teachers: This page includes steps on how to run a report card, as well as an instructional video.
If you have any questions about who is running report cards, including Spanish report cards, your site admin will give you additional information. If you are having any issues with entering grades or questions regarding PowerTeacher Pro, please submit a Zendesk ticket.
Contact: Angela Garcia
Middle School Report Card Information
Report card prep is February 26, 2025. Final grades are due by Thursday, March 6th at 11:59pm. Report cards will be emailed home on March 7th. A reminder to please make sure you are running your own preview to check final grades. If you need any assistance please submit a Zendesk ticket.
Contact: Angela Garcia
3-8 Math: SBAC Performance Task Examples
Listed below are compiled lists of examples of SBAC Math Performance Tasks released by the state.
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
3-8 Math: Smarter Balanced Focused Interim Assessment Blocks and Curriculum Alignment
Focused Interim Assessment Blocks (FIABs) are short CAASPP-aligned assessments that can be used in many ways in the classroom. Each FIAB typically has 10-15 items, and can be generated as a printable PDF from the Interim Assessment Portal. Screenshots of how to create a PDF are linked here. The grade-level spreadsheets below have all the FIABs for that grade, as well as the links to the Interim Assessment Portal. They also show in which unit or topic the content is taught in the adopted curriculum. The information in these spreadsheets are secure materials and are intended for classroom use only.
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
K-5 Science: Discovery Education Experience - Channels
With our current adopted K-5 science curriculum, we have a subscription to Discovery Education Explore. This feature has many “Channels” that include content from all subject areas including math, ELA, social studies, and science. Here are some Channels you may want to consider using with your students.
Need to Know Jr.
Need to Know
The Week Junior
Arcademics
You can assign videos, activities, and games to students and students can access their assignments through their Discovery Education app in Clever.
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
Report card prep is February 26, 2025. Final grades are due by Thursday, March 6th at 11:59pm. Report cards will be emailed home on March 7th. A reminder to please make sure you are running your own preview to check final grades. If you need any assistance please submit a Zendesk ticket.
Contact: Angela Garcia
3-8 Math: SBAC Performance Task Examples
Listed below are compiled lists of examples of SBAC Math Performance Tasks released by the state.
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
3-8 Math: Smarter Balanced Focused Interim Assessment Blocks and Curriculum Alignment
Focused Interim Assessment Blocks (FIABs) are short CAASPP-aligned assessments that can be used in many ways in the classroom. Each FIAB typically has 10-15 items, and can be generated as a printable PDF from the Interim Assessment Portal. Screenshots of how to create a PDF are linked here. The grade-level spreadsheets below have all the FIABs for that grade, as well as the links to the Interim Assessment Portal. They also show in which unit or topic the content is taught in the adopted curriculum. The information in these spreadsheets are secure materials and are intended for classroom use only.
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
K-5 Science: Discovery Education Experience - Channels
With our current adopted K-5 science curriculum, we have a subscription to Discovery Education Explore. This feature has many “Channels” that include content from all subject areas including math, ELA, social studies, and science. Here are some Channels you may want to consider using with your students.
Need to Know Jr.
- Geared towards grades K-2
- Short informational videos focused on communities and government
Need to Know
- Geared towards grades 3-5
- Lessons, activities, and videos focused on history
The Week Junior
- Geared towards grades 3-5
- Nonfiction reading activities based on current events
- Great for an independent workstation activity
Arcademics
- Skill builder games for grades K-5
- Math games for shapes and counting, math facts, money and time, fractions and decimals, and more
- ELA games for spelling, parts of speech, keyboarding and more
- Geography games for states and capitals and more
- Great for an independent workstation activity
You can assign videos, activities, and games to students and students can access their assignments through their Discovery Education app in Clever.
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
Personnel Services
Volunteer Mentors Wanted
RCSD is looking to recruit volunteer mentors for the 2025-26 school year.
Volunteer Mentor Interest Letter
Due by March 30, 2025
Contact: Amy Blake at ablake@rcsdk8.org
Volunteer Mentor Interest Letter
Due by March 30, 2025
Contact: Amy Blake at ablake@rcsdk8.org
Comments
Post a Comment