RMA

Dear RMA Colleagues,

IIt is hard to believe the month of November is upon us. With three weeks of instruction left before our Thanksgiving Break and three weeks before our Christmas Break - now is the time to finish the first half of the year strong. In doing so, we must recognize that relationships are critical, one size does not fit all, and accountability that inspires only comes from commitment and meaning.

Our goal as educators should be to remain student-centered in all decisions while providing a safe, educational environment. The core business of any school district is to provide engaging and appropriate experiences for students so that they learn and can apply their knowledge in ways that will enrich their lives and ensure their well-being.

Not only is RMA a credit recovery school district, but we also focus on drop-out prevention and accelerated learning with a growing selection of CTE options. We offer a second chance at education for many of our students, and you, as staff members of RMA, are contributing to their success and making their dream a reality. The students are the reason we are here, and you can touch more lives in a school year than most people affect in a lifetime.

As we approach this time of thankfulness and express our gratitude, I would like to take this time to say "Thank You" for all that you do for our students, our district, and one another. You are deeply appreciated,

Sincerely,

Dr. Armard Anderson

Superintendent of Schools

Mr. W.E. Rainwater of Lubbock, Texas is the Grandfather of Teffanie White (our Lubbock principal). Please take a moment to read this exceptional article featured in Senior Link Magazine Fall 2022.

https://lubbockseniorlink.com/magazine/2022-03/index.html#p=61

Please take a moment to review the information on your check stub that you are emailed every pay period. We need to ensure that your address is correct in preparedness for W-2s.

If you need to change your address, you can do this through Talent Ed at the following link:

https://rmaschools.tedk12.com/sso/Account/Login?pid=9

Odessa Partners with West Texas Food Bank to provide a food pantry to RMA students and their families. Based on research from Feeding America, the West Texas Food Bank believes the best way to serve children in secondary schools (grades 6-12) are through school pantries on campus. Students and families who meet the income guidelines can visit the pantry and receive food on a regular basis.

1. Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school. Read more...

2. Over 8 million U.S. students miss nearly a month of school each year. Read more...

3. Absenteeism and its ill effects start early. One in 10 kindergarten and first grade students are chronically absent. Read more...

4. Poor attendance can influence whether children read proficiently by the end of third grade or be held back. Read more...

5. By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school. Read more...

6. Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence. Read more...

7. Students who live in communities with high levels of poverty are four times more likely to be chronically absent than others often for reasons beyond their control, such as unstable housing, unreliable transportation and a lack of access to health care. Read more...

8. When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating. Read more...

9. Attendance improves when schools engage students and parents in positive ways and when schools provide mentors for chronically absent students. Read more...

10. Most school districts and states don’t look at all the right data to improve school attendance. They track how many students show up every day and how many are skipping school without an excuse, but not how many are missing so many days in excused and unexcused absence that they are headed off track academically. Read more...

Over the last twenty years, RMA has always prided itself on the relationships our students and staff have built with their local communities. We recognize our community partners in the in the form of our Friends of RMA program.

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