RCSD Educator Digest

Educational Services K-1 Teachers: Reading Fluency Assessment Committee We are looking for K–1 teachers to join a committee focused on the reading fluency assessments currently used in RCSD. The committee will provide feedback and discuss current assessment practices. For committee dates and more information, please check out this Google Form . If you are interested in being on the committee, please complete the Google Form by Friday, August 21st. Contact: Kelly Yusim K-1 Lexia Licenses All Kindergarten and First-Grade students have a Lexia Core5 account. Students and teachers can access Lexia via Classlink. Please have all Kindergarten and new student Auto Placement assessments no later than October 2nd. Please have Kindergarten students working on Lexia for 15-20 minutes a week and First-grade students for 20-25 minutes a week. For more information, please see the Lexia Resources document below. Lexia Resources Contact: Kelly Yusim K-8 Science Materials: Ordering Materials from the...

Educational Services RCSD Digital Citizenship Reminder A reminder that in RCSD, we teach Digital Citizenship to all students K-8. The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires all students K-12 receive Internet Safety lessons to learn about appropriate online behavior each year. We use Common Sense Media for our safety lessons. The lesson topics are the same as last year, although you will notice that Common Sense Media updated the lessons so some titles have changed from previous years. Below is a link to the lessons for each grade level. All lessons linked on the document for your grade level are expected to be taught by the end of the school year. Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Lessons Contact: Angela Garcia K-1 Foundational Skills Assessments Beginning-of-Year Foundational Reading Skills data for Kindergarten and 1st Grade is due in ESGI by September 18th. This includes only reading assessments. All resources can be found in Foundational Skills Hubs listed below....

Educational Services K-5 Benchmark Writing Beginning this year, Benchmark Writing will be our district-focused writing curriculum for grades K–5. Benchmark writing resources have been added to grade-level folders linked on the Key Resources Hub . Within these folders, you will also find the rubrics for each writing unit (grades 1–5), as well as a Benchmark Writing Scoring Guide. I look forward to exploring Benchmark Writing further during our PD cycles this year. Please let me know if you have any questions! Contact: Kelly Yusim K-5 Professional Development Cycle All K-5, SDC, ASD, FSP and RSP teachers will have District Cycle Professional Development this year. Please review this PD Cycle Schedule to see which date(s) your PLC will be attending Professional Development. Please let us know if you notice any discrepancies in grade level placements or PLC members listed. More information will be shared as your PD date approaches. Contact: Kelly Yusim, Lisa Wegsteen, or Monique Homesley...

Communications Beginning of School Year Communications Reminders Please review our Communications 101 document at your earliest convenience. Please review our CPRA Overview document at your earliest convenience. For all ParentSquare questions or needs, please do not submit a Tech Ticket - please contact Jessica Hull at jhull@rcsdk8.org . RCSD Weather Protocol In response to updates to Education Code, RCSD has developed a comprehensive Weather Protocol for responding to weather conditions such as high heat, poor air quality, lightning, flooding, etc. Administrators will be discussing this briefly during their first staff meetings of the year, but please review for staff responsibilities in all weather conditions. Contact: Jessica Hull Accessibility Tip: Test Your PDFs Is your PDF accessible to people with visual impairments? Find out by using Adobe Acrobat Pro’s Accessibility Checker, which will identify mistakes and help you create a fully compliant document that can be easily read ...

Communications Canva Integration in Newsletter Creation ParentSquare is introducing a direct Canva integration into Studio Editor’s image management workflow. This new integration provides a direct path from Canva into Studio Editor. Here's what you can expect: Users can easily connect their Canva accounts to Studio Editor. A new "Select from Canva" option will be available to browse projects without leaving the platform. Users can preview designs to see how they will read in the newsletter before importing. Imported designs will support post-import editing controls, including cropping, auto-resizing, adding alt text, and adjusting layouts. Contact: Jessica Hull Update to ParentSquare Texting Starting on July 24, ParentSquare text messages will be sent from dedicated 10-digit phone numbers instead of a shared short code. For example, a direct message from a teacher will arrive from a different number than a post sent by the school office. This change helps recipients bett...

Educational Services Elementary Report Card Information Report cards must be sent home by Thursday, May 28th. 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. Middle School Report Card Information Final grades are due by Tuesday, May 26th at 11:59pm. Report cards will be emailed home on May 28th. A reminder to please make sure you are running your own preview to check final grades. If you need any assistance ple...