RCSD Educator Digest

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...

Educational Services K-5 Science: Mystery Science Starting June 13 there will be a few changes to the Mystery Science lessons and units. You can expect to see stronger standards alignment, easier prep and improved activities, and updated assessments and vocabulary. You can preview those changes below. June 2026 Mystery Science Updates Our science materials list by grade level will be updated to reflect these changes. Contact: Lisa Wegsteen K–1 Teachers — We Need Your Feedback! Each year, we gather input on our foundational skills assessments and the ESGI data platform to help guide next steps. If you teach K–1, please take a few minutes to complete the feedback form by May 14th. Thank you! Contact: Kelly Yusim and Lisa Wegsteen Summer Student Access - Lexia/Starfall/i-Ready/IXL Students will have summer access to their current subscriptions through Clever until the following dates: Lexia: 6/30/26 TK Starfall 6/30/26 i-Ready and IXL: 7/16/26 Teachers can assign a Summer Boost Skill Pla...

Business Services Open Enrollment Open Enrollment for medical benefits has begun and will run through May 31st. Communications Employee Recognition Ceremony Photos Congratulations to everyone who was honored at the Employee Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, which celebrates staff for their service milestones and other employee recognitions. View and download photos from the event. Contact: Sydney Roll Educational Services K–1 Teachers — We Need Your Feedback! Each year, we gather input on our foundational skills assessments and the ESGI data platform to help guide next steps. If you teach K–1, please take a few minutes to complete the feedback form by May 14th. Thank you! Contact: Kelly Yusim and Lisa Wegsteen K-5 Math: Curriculum Adoption Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, we will move forward with using SAVVAS enVision+ as our K-5 math curriculum. Classroom teachers will get access to all digital and print resources starting in August. Linked below are some resources that may be...