August 1, 2024 RCSD Educator Digest
Communications
ParentSquare
- All employees sign-in to ParentSquare through the “Sign In with Google” button to access their accounts.
- A recording of the District ParentSquare training can be found here.
- Staff members are welcomed to utilize ParentSquare for all of their messaging needs. If teachers wish to use ParentSquare to communicate with their classroom families, these slides will be reviewed during your site PD. Teachers are not required to utilize ParentSquare, but if they choose to instead to email families, please ensure all emails are in the BCC section, not the To or CC section of the email. We are not authorized by parents/guardians to share their information with others. Classroom share lists can be created for this purpose, where parents/guardians share their own email addresses/phone numbers with other families.
Communications 101
This Communications 101 Guide has been created to provide you with information and reminders. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Contact: Jessica Hull
Temperature Guidelines
With high temperatures, it is important that we encourage students that are outside to drink water and get breaks in the shade. When temperatures are 95 degrees and above, activities should be adjusted to reduce strenuous exercises. When the temperature is 100 degrees at the time of the activity, bring the students inside. Any time it is 100 degrees or above, students must be brought inside. For example, if the forecast is a high of 102, but at lunchtime, it is 92, students can go outside and play.
With all warm days, staff should be encouraged to remind students to reduce running/exertion activities and allow any student who complains of overheating to go to the office for rest and observation. With direct sun, certain areas of a school site may increase heat exposure, such as blacktop or concrete areas. Caution should be taken to observe all students for signs of overexposure.
Students who are abnormally affected by high temperatures should be given special consideration, and require follow-up by staff.
Contact: Jessica Hull
Educational Services
Hello RCSD Educators,
We hope you all had a wonderful summer. Please click on the link below to review locations for each grade level and/or department for our upcoming August 5th Professional Development Day. All sessions will begin promptly at 8:00 am.
Elementary Teachers: Benchmark Units 1 and 2 will be distributed to you as you arrive and then training will begin at 8:00am.
August 5th Locations
Please reach out to your building principal if you have any questions. We look forward to a great day of learning on August 5th!
Raptor
Over the summer, Raptor released an upgrade to their alert system. In order to ensure timely and consistent delivery of notifications during Emergencies and Drills, upgrading to Raptor Alert 4.1.2 will be required for all users of the app - both iOS and Android.
For those with auto-updates enabled, the app will upgrade automatically. Otherwise, users will be required to update to the newest version the next time they login.
2024-2025 Assessment Calendar and Report Card Dates
A reminder, you can always find both of these using the tabs to the left in the digest.
Below is the assessment calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.
2024-2025 Assessment Calendar
Upcoming Assessment Dates:
- i-Ready Window 1: August 12th - September 13th
- IXL Math Snapshot Window 1 (6th-8th Math only): August 12th - September 13th
- TK/K/1 Reading and Math Foundational Skills Assessments: BOY in ESGI September 20th
Below are the progress report and report card dates for the 2024-2025 school year.
2024-2025 Progress Report/Report Card Dates
Contact: Angela Garcia
CAASPP Student Scores
Student score reports are located in PowerSchool. Please follow the steps in the document below to access student score reports
Teacher: CAASPP Score Reports in PowerSchool
Contact: Angela Garcia
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. Below is a link to the lessons for each grade level.
All lessons 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
EduTyping Reminder
A reminder that all students in 1st through 6th grade have access to Edutyping. Please see the links below for more details on how to log in as a student or teacher.
Contact: Angela Garcia
Classwize
We once again have Classwize for all RCSD staff. Classwize allows you to view student activity on their Chromebooks, push specific websites to all students, focus students, and block and allow websites.
To access Classwize, go to https://classwize.linewize.net/, select roseville.ca.us as your district, click next, then continue with Google.
Click here to visit the Zendesk page with help videos/articles for Classwize.
Contact: Angela Garcia
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.
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
Personnel Services
GrokkerSIG Insurance is NO longer partnering with Grokker. You will not be able to sign into Grokker with RCSD any longer. SIG and RCSD are working together to bring you a new fitness program. Stay tuned!!
Contact: Rene’ Perkett
Calm
On July 31, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) will be added to the login process to take safeguarding Partner Portal data to the next level. This means that you will need to use an authenticator app (Google Authenticator, Okta Verify, etc.) to verify your identity and input a code.
Here are the steps that you will need to follow when logging in to Partner Portal:
- Input your email and password
- Scan the unique QR code to generate a one-time code from an authenticator app
- Select whether to trust this device to log in faster upon subsequent logins
Contact: Rene’ Perkett
Technology Services
Introducing the Digital Staff Emergency Contact Form
As we kick off the 2024 school year, we're excited to introduce the digital Staff Emergency Contact Form, a new tool for all staff.
Why This Matters:
- Safety First: Emergencies are unpredictable. Updating your emergency contact information, you help us respond quickly and keep everyone safe.
- Swift Communication: In urgent situations, time is critical. The Digital Staff Emergency Contact Form lets us reach you or your contacts fast, ensuring clear and timely communication when it counts.
- Log in to PowerTeacher.
- From the Navigation menu on the left, select Staff Emergency Contact.
IMAP/POP3 Email Settings Disabled - Action Required for Continued Email Access
In our ongoing efforts to maintain a secure infrastructure, we disabled IMAP/POP3 settings on June 30th, 2024. This change was necessary to enhance the security of our email system and protect sensitive information.
We understand this adjustment may impact how you access your emails on personal devices. To ensure uninterrupted email access, please use the Gmail app for iOS or Android. The Gmail app offers robust security features and a seamless user experience, making it the ideal solution for accessing emails on various devices.
Important: Action Required to Maintain Secure Network Access
As part of our annual network updates, staff need to accept a new certificate before reconnecting to the wireless network. These certificates are essential for ensuring your connection to the District Network remains secure and trusted.
When prompted to verify the certificate, please click ‘Continue’ as shown below (please note the prompt you receive might differ depending on the device you use).
Next, you will be prompted to enter the username and password you used to log in to your computer, as shown below. (Please note that the prompt you receive might differ depending on your device.)
After completing these steps, you should be able to reconnect to the network as usual. If you encounter any issues during or after this process, please call the help desk at (916) 771-1645, and we'd be happy to assist.
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