April 9, 2026 RCSD Educator Digest
Communications
On behalf of the Tommy Apostolos Fund, please see information in the flyer below for the 36th Annual Dinner and Dance on Saturday, April 25th. Discounted tickets for RCSD staff are available. You can visit this link to purchase tickets.
Contact: Jessica Hull
Educational Services
A reminder, Elementary Progress Reports need to go home by Friday, April 24th. Progress Report PLC prep day is April 15th.
Please see the documents below for additional information:
Progress Report Communication - This document includes information regarding what is required regarding Progress Reports and an explanation on how to use the Progress Reports.
RCSD Elementary Progress Reports - This document has linked to all progress reports.
Contact: Angela Garcia
Middle School Mid-Trimester Progress Check
Middle School Teachers: An email from the school site will go home on Friday, April 24th 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: Angela Garcia
K-5th Teachers: Feedback on Writing Curriculum
We’re collecting your input on the Benchmark and Lucy Calkins writing curriculum. Your feedback will help determine which district writing curriculum will be used beginning in the 2026–27 school year. The form will remain open through May 1st. Thank you for taking a few minutes to share your feedback!
Writing Curriculum Feedback Form
Contact: Kelly Yusim
K-8 Math Teachers: Building Thinking Classrooms Training through PCOE
PCOE is offering free BTC training June 15-17. Participants will get a free copy of the book, a free book of math tasks for their grade level, and free additional resources to support classroom implementation. The registration link and more details can be found here.
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
K-5 Science/ELA: Discovery Education and Benchmark Alignment
Discovery Education Experience is now offering curriculum-aligned resources for each unit of our ELA curriculum, Benchmark Advance. To explore these resources, login to Discovery Education through Clever and select Curriculum Aligned Resources from your landing page.
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
School Garden Training
The Diggin’ In Summer Intensive is a training for teachers, volunteers, parents and other educators to dig into the topic of school gardening. This is a hands-on workshop facilitated at Soil Born Farms in a variety of outdoor learning environments.The workshop includes lessons, planting guides, games, songs, materials, plants and seeds. Topics covered will be based upon participant needs, but can include: curriculum plans, techniques of gardening with youth, soil care and composition, composting, drip irrigation basics, units of discovery for the garden, garden design and much more. Consider this a summer day camp for educators. You will leave inspired, equipped and ready to engage students in your campus’ outdoor learning spaces. Register online at soilborn.org.
Contact: Shannon Hardwicke at shardwicke@soilborn.org. For scholarship information contact Rebecca Stankovich at rstankovich@soilborn.org
Second Step Posters
We have a large supply of Second Step full size posters and 8.5x11 cardstock posters. If you would like any posters to be sent to you to use in your classroom/school, please complete this Second Step Poster google form. We will distribute these extra materials on a first come first served basis.
This form will be shut off on Friday April 10th and extra materials will be disposed of.
Contact: Lauren Ellison
Middle School Mid-Trimester Progress Check
Middle School Teachers: An email from the school site will go home on Friday, April 24th 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: Angela Garcia
K-5th Teachers: Feedback on Writing Curriculum
We’re collecting your input on the Benchmark and Lucy Calkins writing curriculum. Your feedback will help determine which district writing curriculum will be used beginning in the 2026–27 school year. The form will remain open through May 1st. Thank you for taking a few minutes to share your feedback!
Writing Curriculum Feedback Form
Contact: Kelly Yusim
K-8 Math Teachers: Building Thinking Classrooms Training through PCOE
PCOE is offering free BTC training June 15-17. Participants will get a free copy of the book, a free book of math tasks for their grade level, and free additional resources to support classroom implementation. The registration link and more details can be found here.
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
K-5 Science/ELA: Discovery Education and Benchmark Alignment
Discovery Education Experience is now offering curriculum-aligned resources for each unit of our ELA curriculum, Benchmark Advance. To explore these resources, login to Discovery Education through Clever and select Curriculum Aligned Resources from your landing page.
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen
School Garden Training
The Diggin’ In Summer Intensive is a training for teachers, volunteers, parents and other educators to dig into the topic of school gardening. This is a hands-on workshop facilitated at Soil Born Farms in a variety of outdoor learning environments.The workshop includes lessons, planting guides, games, songs, materials, plants and seeds. Topics covered will be based upon participant needs, but can include: curriculum plans, techniques of gardening with youth, soil care and composition, composting, drip irrigation basics, units of discovery for the garden, garden design and much more. Consider this a summer day camp for educators. You will leave inspired, equipped and ready to engage students in your campus’ outdoor learning spaces. Register online at soilborn.org.
Contact: Shannon Hardwicke at shardwicke@soilborn.org. For scholarship information contact Rebecca Stankovich at rstankovich@soilborn.org
Second Step Posters
We have a large supply of Second Step full size posters and 8.5x11 cardstock posters. If you would like any posters to be sent to you to use in your classroom/school, please complete this Second Step Poster google form. We will distribute these extra materials on a first come first served basis.
This form will be shut off on Friday April 10th and extra materials will be disposed of.
Contact: Lauren Ellison
School Spotlight
Check out this school spotlight in Kindergarten at Crestmont. Look at their great work with math small groups and workstations!
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