Teachers,
Here are a few reminders and updates about campus news for this week. My goal is to send out a weekly update about school and upcoming events via the campus blog. Please be sure to check the blog frequently because I do not always send out an email reminder with each update.
I have updated the blog with an email subscription feed. So as I update the blog, you can be notified of a new blog positing via email. The email subscription feature is located on the top-right of the main blog page.
Reminders for this week:
Thursday Folders – Instead of the bulldog folder going home on Wednesday this year, they will be going home on Thursdays. This will be help us align with the rest of the school district regarding communication coming home.
Handbooks - Be sure to read our district employee handbook and district acceptable use policy. Both the handbook and policy can be accessed here on this blog, through the Intranet of the RCISD website, and through the I:drive. Additionally, you have received a copy of the individual mandate notice to employee from Mr. Webb, but I have included another copy here:
Other documents - Statement Concerning Your Employment in a Job Not Covered by Social Security – This was also sent out by Mr. Webb last week. Please complete it and return to Martha by August 30th.
RCISD Anaphylaxis Powerpoint - Due to the increasing prevalence of food allergies, care of students with life-threatening allergies has become a major issue for school personnel. Please complete the attached training and include your certificate of completion with your compliance training certificates to the designated person on your campus. The password is bulldogs.
PDAS Annual Review for Teachers – Please begin working on the PDAS teacher refresher course. Each teacher must complete this module within the first 3 weeks of school. Use this registration code for the course: kindness913 - Please keep in mind that when inputting your registration code that it should be entered exactly as it appears - no capital letters or spaces before/after/in between.
RCISD Education Foundation – This foundation supports our Royse City students directly through grants written by its teachers. Royse City employees continue to be the largest supporters of the foundation. We are recognized as a campus by the foundation if we have 100% participation from our staff. All you have to contribute is minimum of $2.00 a month for us to count. Let’s show our continued support to the Education Foundation!
Sunshine Committee – our Sunshine Committee dues for this year is $20.00. You can pay Martha for this committee. This money will go to fund our staff birthdays and other special events we have each year.
Royse City Jean Scholarship – Each Friday you have the opportunity to wear jeans for $1.00. The money goes to support our Royse City HS graduates. You may pay $1.00 each or pay $36.00 for the whole year. Please pay Martha for this fund.
Staff Meetings/STAT – For this school year, we will have a monthly staff meeting on Mondays. Be sure to schedule personal appointments and make arrangements around these dates since they are only once a month (dates will be coming soon). We will also have STAT meetings on the Mondays we are not having a staff meeting.
PLCs – we also will have our official Professional Learning Committee meetings on Wednesday during your conference times. Basically it’s a grade level/department team meeting. Either Mr. Jacobs or Dr. Bright will attend some of these meetings with you in order to support your efforts. More details will be coming regarding theses.
ARDs – Thursday will be the day we are scheduling for ARD meetings. Please know Mrs. Worley may or may not be in attendance with your classes on those days.
Intervention Collaboration – We will have RtI time Monday through Thursday during the week. Fridays will be the time for planning and preparing with the RtI team for the following week. Students who did think tanks before will be allowed to participate in an enrichment activity outside the classroom. Student who were in small group intervention will be able to do a think tank. More details will be coming also on this.
Coffee Maker & Tea – to all my coffee lovers…currently we have no “staff” coffee maker in the teachers’ lounge. I apologize but I hope you all understand...it was not sanitary. So Martha and I are currently working on purchasing a new coffee maker for the staff lounge. Until then, you are welcome to have coffee in the front office workroom. Regarding the tea, we are currently being charged by food service to make tea for the staff. So, our campus will be purchasing tea for the staff. However, Mrs. Stephanie is willing to make tea for our staff FREE of charge. Tea drinkers…be sure to thank her for her willingness to do this for us.
Labor Day is this weekend…No school on Monday so enjoy your three day weekend. You have earned it!
Here are a few reminders and updates about campus news for this week. My goal is to send out a weekly update about school and upcoming events via the campus blog. Please be sure to check the blog frequently because I do not always send out an email reminder with each update.
I have updated the blog with an email subscription feed. So as I update the blog, you can be notified of a new blog positing via email. The email subscription feature is located on the top-right of the main blog page.
Reminders for this week:
Thursday Folders – Instead of the bulldog folder going home on Wednesday this year, they will be going home on Thursdays. This will be help us align with the rest of the school district regarding communication coming home.
Handbooks - Be sure to read our district employee handbook and district acceptable use policy. Both the handbook and policy can be accessed here on this blog, through the Intranet of the RCISD website, and through the I:drive. Additionally, you have received a copy of the individual mandate notice to employee from Mr. Webb, but I have included another copy here:
Other documents - Statement Concerning Your Employment in a Job Not Covered by Social Security – This was also sent out by Mr. Webb last week. Please complete it and return to Martha by August 30th.
RCISD Anaphylaxis Powerpoint - Due to the increasing prevalence of food allergies, care of students with life-threatening allergies has become a major issue for school personnel. Please complete the attached training and include your certificate of completion with your compliance training certificates to the designated person on your campus. The password is bulldogs.
PDAS Annual Review for Teachers – Please begin working on the PDAS teacher refresher course. Each teacher must complete this module within the first 3 weeks of school. Use this registration code for the course: kindness913 - Please keep in mind that when inputting your registration code that it should be entered exactly as it appears - no capital letters or spaces before/after/in between.
If you have trouble with the link about, paste this URL into your browser:
RCISD Education Foundation – This foundation supports our Royse City students directly through grants written by its teachers. Royse City employees continue to be the largest supporters of the foundation. We are recognized as a campus by the foundation if we have 100% participation from our staff. All you have to contribute is minimum of $2.00 a month for us to count. Let’s show our continued support to the Education Foundation!
Sunshine Committee – our Sunshine Committee dues for this year is $20.00. You can pay Martha for this committee. This money will go to fund our staff birthdays and other special events we have each year.
Royse City Jean Scholarship – Each Friday you have the opportunity to wear jeans for $1.00. The money goes to support our Royse City HS graduates. You may pay $1.00 each or pay $36.00 for the whole year. Please pay Martha for this fund.
Staff Meetings/STAT – For this school year, we will have a monthly staff meeting on Mondays. Be sure to schedule personal appointments and make arrangements around these dates since they are only once a month (dates will be coming soon). We will also have STAT meetings on the Mondays we are not having a staff meeting.
PLCs – we also will have our official Professional Learning Committee meetings on Wednesday during your conference times. Basically it’s a grade level/department team meeting. Either Mr. Jacobs or Dr. Bright will attend some of these meetings with you in order to support your efforts. More details will be coming regarding theses.
ARDs – Thursday will be the day we are scheduling for ARD meetings. Please know Mrs. Worley may or may not be in attendance with your classes on those days.
Intervention Collaboration – We will have RtI time Monday through Thursday during the week. Fridays will be the time for planning and preparing with the RtI team for the following week. Students who did think tanks before will be allowed to participate in an enrichment activity outside the classroom. Student who were in small group intervention will be able to do a think tank. More details will be coming also on this.
Coffee Maker & Tea – to all my coffee lovers…currently we have no “staff” coffee maker in the teachers’ lounge. I apologize but I hope you all understand...it was not sanitary. So Martha and I are currently working on purchasing a new coffee maker for the staff lounge. Until then, you are welcome to have coffee in the front office workroom. Regarding the tea, we are currently being charged by food service to make tea for the staff. So, our campus will be purchasing tea for the staff. However, Mrs. Stephanie is willing to make tea for our staff FREE of charge. Tea drinkers…be sure to thank her for her willingness to do this for us.
Labor Day is this weekend…No school on Monday so enjoy your three day weekend. You have earned it!
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