The Flyer: Week 13

Great Things We Noticed:

11/11/19: Festival of Lights Coloring Contest Submissions Due. More info.
Arlington Cluster Equity Symposium - SAVE THE DATE - January 25 at Arlington High School! We have Victor Rios as our opening Key Note Speaker and are working on afternoon breakout sessions -

This email serves as a follow up and reminder that RUSD is transitioning away from Microsoft Exchange/Outlook as our main email/ calendar platform. Starting during Winter Break, all email and calendar will be accessed through Google’s platform.

Here are 5 things to remember in this transition:

All users will transition from @rusd.k12.ca.us and @rusdlearns.net email addresses to @riversideunified.org
All mail that is delivered to your @rusd.k12.ca.us and @rusdlearns.net account after the transition will be automatically forwarded to your new @riversideunified.org account.
The transition will not affect your access to any Google Drive content.
After the transition, Clever will use your @riversideunified.org email address when signing onto instructional applications.
Professional Development and additional resources to assist with this transition can be found on our Gmail Transition page. Please also see information at the bottom of this email for Face-to-Face and Webinar training dates.

The November Arts Partners newsletter is back with a wealth of resources for teachers and students in the arts. Check it out here. Also, sign up to receive the newsletter direct to your inbox here.

Check out the latest version of the Science Newsletter by clicking this LINK. Our next round of Amplify Science Adoption Training will occur 12/3, 12/5, and 12/6. Please see the list of schools by date below.

Looking to bring MORE science into your school site? RUSD Science offers a 1 hour training that allows teachers to experience Mystery Science as their students would, discusses the key instructional shifts of NGSS, and explains the benefits of Mystery Science, one of which includes the fact that the time commitment can be as little as one mystery (1 hour) per week, or can extend much longer, if needed. In our presentation, we make sure to connect to the RUSD's Guide for Instructional Direction and discuss how you can use science to incorporate reading informational text and writing. Finally, we would provide materials for a year for your TK-5th grade classrooms! You read correctly; we will bring materials for your teachers so they can bring science into their classrooms the very next day! If you would like to learn more about Mystery Science, click this VIDEO LINK. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Ashley Fulmer (afulmer@rusd.k12.ca.us).

Round 2 Data meetings are Friday, November 15 (3-6) and Monday, November 17 (K-2). We will send out the schedule for the roving sub ASAP.

Bring progress monitoring information on the students we discussed previously.
Bring your data, grade book, digital print outs, etc. Have information readily available and easy to access if needed.
Be prepared to answer the following questions:

Who are the students you are most concerned about?
What is the data telling you about their assets and deficits?
What is the current intervention you are providing?
Is the current intervention working? How do you know? What data have you used to monitor their progress?
What are the next steps for this student?