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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CAASPP (SBAC) and ELPAC Scores Updated in Otus CAASPP and ELPAC scores have been updated in Otus. If you would like to see student scores in Otus (CAASPP, ELPAC,i-Ready, previous grades), a reminder to go to student, then reports, then scroll down. You can switch the CAASPP subject between ELA and Math. Contact: Brandon Blom Quicktime Teachers can record their screen using free Screencastify (up to 10 videos, 30 minutes maximum per video) or QuickTime. Below is a short guide that include a video on how to use Quicktime QuickTime Tutorial Contact: Zendesk Support Ticket Elementary Report Card Drafts Elementary teachers, please review the drafts your grade level report card. If you see something that needs to be updated (grammar, format, etc,), please fill out the form below. Once we receive the feedback we will get it translated into Spanish and have the report cards uploaded into PowerSchool before Tri 1 Report Cards are due. All comments will be on the back page (

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Helpful Documents We wanted to remind staff of the two helpful documents below. The documents are linked above under the “More” section at the top of the blog, as well as on Zendesk. Ed Services 101 - This document has a quick overview and resources on a variety of topics such as SSP, ELD, subject specific info, and much more. Key Resources by Grade Level - This document contains grade-level specific documents that will help support the planning and implementation of English Language Arts, Writing, Math, Science, and Grading.   2nd-5th Grade i-Ready Family Night We are hosting an i-Ready Family Night for families with students in 2nd-5th grade. This informational session will provide an overview of diagnostics, personalized instruction, and how both are utilized in the classroom. It will be Tuesday, August 29th, 6:30-7:30 pm on Zoom. More information and the Zoom link are on the flyer below. If possible, please include the flyer below in your weekly communication.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Kindergarten Sight Word Assessment in ESGI The Kindergarten ESGI sight word list was created by reviewing the sight words from Scholastic’s Next Step Guided Reading in addition to Benchmark. The Kindergarten committee chose to combine the words to make one list. On the sight words list ( linked HERE ), the words in gray were found both in Scholastic and Benchmark, words in red are from Benchmark, and words in blue are Scholastic only. These lists were presented to the Kindergarten committee in the Spring of 2023 and the committee agreed to move forward with these lists to help support students' reading levels and sentence writing abilities. These lists are now also updated in ESGI.   Contact: Angela Garcia Elementary Grading Questions and Answers Please see the document below for questions and answers regarding elementary grading and the report card. We will provide additional optional training in the month of October as we get closer to report card time. If yo

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SCOE TK/K Network TK and Kindergarten teachers looking for an opportunity to collaborate, share resources, and strategies have the opportunity to join this network of educators across Sacramento. The first meeting is on September 19th, 2023 from 3:30-4:30 pm. This is free of charge and held virtually. More information and details on how to register are found here . Contact: Angela Garcia Otus Middle School Grading Slides and Videos Below are slides that teachers can use for their own information, or with students to review middle school gradebook information. Slide 2 has a video reviewing the student view, slide 3 has a video reviewing the parent view. Middle School Grading 2023 Contact: Brandon Blom Contact File in PowerSchool If you would like to get family contact info (such as parent name or email address in one document in PowerSchool, go to sqlReports, Contacts, then run reports. You can download the report as a CSV, PDF or print directly from there. Elemen

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES August 7th PD Day Please see the document below for additional details for the August 7th PD day. We are excited to learn with you on this day! August 7, 2023 RCSD Professional Development Day Contact: Your Site Principal Academic Pacing and Planning Guides These pacing and planning guides are structured to allow time for setting up classroom routines and time for students to get to know one another before diving into the curriculum. The first two weeks of the new school year focus on building relationships with and among our students. K-5 ELA K-5 Writing K-5 Math K-5 Science 6-8 ELA 6-8 Math 6-8 Science Contact: Kelly Yusim and Lisa Wegsteen 2023-2024 Assessment Calendar and Report Card Dates A reminder, you can always find both of these using the tabs above in the blog. Below is the assessment calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. 2023-2024 Assessment Calendar Contact: Kelly Yusim Below are the progress report and report card dates for the 2023-2024 school year