RHS Weekly Newsletter

1. Ensure full accreditation
2. Increase academic achievement of ALL students
3. Improve student attendance
4. Improve faculty and staff attendance
5. Improve safety and discipline
6. Attract, retain and ensure the professional development of highly qualified teachers and staff, committed to increased student achievement and more effective teaching
7. Develop and coordinate capital improvement plans in the areas fo facilities and technology that supports continuous improvement
8. Ensure the funding of priorities through an ongoing, coordinated approach to district budgeting

Information:

Nothing in life is absolute...well at least according to some of us. I am hearing the question that if I don't sub will I be insubordinate? I don't know but a proper conversation will be held. I am "banking" on our professionalism and sound judgment to rule the day. If any questions please, please come and have a talk with me as I'm unsure how my message is currently being communicated! Fight for your rights but I'm only asking that you fully understand your rights and possible limitations. At this point, my focus is instruction and I'll let the personnel piece play to it's logical conclusion.

I think (suggestion provided by a staff member) that we create a professional development committee to plan and calendar p.d. I will take the hit in that I signed off on professional development earlier in the year without realizing the amount of staff members that would be gone over a short period of time. This puts a strain on coverage. Therefore, any of the issues surrounding the building can really be moot with adequate planning, a positive culture and climate, etc. I will do better as we all will.

Instruction:

-Next, week we will be using P.D. 360 for walk-through data. If you have not done so please log in and take a look around for familiarity.

-Mr. Miller is creating folders on the shared drive to be used for submission of lesson plans. Stay Tuned.

-We will move away from lesson plans and posted objectives as this should be expected and focus on student engagement. What is student engagement? How does it look? My mentor and friend Dr. Netzer would constantly remind us that "we cannot let students opt out of learning". I concur, kids sleeping, listening to music inappropriately, and off task are tell-tale signs of opting out. If students are struggling behaviorally or academically this may be a good time to start the RTI process and/or tutoring.

Lastly, I personally thank the many staff members stepping in to cover classes. It hasn't been easy. Mr.Wampler in particular made a little easier for all of us. In the Marines we were taught never leave another Marine behind. Mr. Wampler exemplified this type of doctrine, Thank You.

Have a safe and relaxing weekend.

Ruskin News (Click to view calendar)

Home Athletic Events for the Week

• Monday - Volley Ball v. Center 5:30 & 7:00 Admin ( Martin)
  
• Wednesday - Boys Soccer v. Truman 5:00 & 6:30 Admin (Miller)
• Friday - Varsity Football v. Oak Park Homecoming 7:00 Admin (All)

*If your interested in working these events please sign up using the link below.*

Athletic Sign up form - click here to sign up for future games!!!!!!

Assemblies or Field Trips

• AOE Field trip on Wednesday 9 - 12
• Pep Assembly on Friday - We will be on assembly schedule. Will have a stagered release after lunch.

Spirit Week

Monday - Malt Shop Day

Tuesday- Ratchet/Wackey tacky day

Wednesday- Western Wear

Thursday- Trhrowback Thursday

Friday - Sop - wear gold, Juniors- Royal Blue, Seniors - Blackout

Homecoming Dance

Homecoming Dance Sock Hop with Soul Tickets began today in the cafeteria during lunch. Get them THIS WEEK ONLY for $5.00. Price for next Monday and Tuesday is $7.00. On Wednesday and Thursday they will be $8 and Friday at the door, ticket price is $10. So buy early and SAVE!

• Wed. October 9 PD - Literacy and Mulligan Strategies similarity and differences.
• Check the Google folder RHS PD Resources for additional resources. (Lesson Plan Template,

How does Google drive work

How to view a shared Google folder

How to share a folder on Google drive

Teacher Report times 7:05 - 2:35

Schedule for the Month - Click on the link to view the document.

The staff book club book for October is:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - by Rebecca Skloot
http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/

The student book club book for October is:

Every Day by David Levithan
http://www.davidlevithan.com/every-day/

Please use the link below to nominate students!!!

Bright Spot Nomination Form

The Instructional Coaches preformed a walk-through yesterday and highlighted the following teachers; The criteria was lesson plan, posted objective, and student engagement:

-Julie Hamby

-Lewis Mckenzie

-Kelly Kriesel

-Marisa Usera

-Rod Young

-Carolyn Holmes

Thanks and keep up the great work.

Please use the link below to tell us about staff bright spots!!!

Staff Bright Spot Nomination Form

RHS Weekly Average = 94.19%

Percentage of Students 90% or better = 84% Attendance Goal = 90%

Need to increase by = 6% which means we need move 63 students to 90% or better.

If you have any students who have fallen below that 90% attendance mark, please make sure you call parents and note the interaction in the PLP on Infinite Campus. Starting October 1st, students below a certain percentage will undergo a strict monitoring process. Having our parents aware of this will assist in this process. If a student has missed school and has documentation to prove that the student was required to not come to school that day, please make sure they turn that documentation into Tammy Hagermann.

Top 5 Advisement

1. Stephanie Melius - 98.74% Winner!!!!!
   
2. Carolyn White - 97.84%
3. Upward Bound - 97.82%
4. Bob Nellis - 96.13%
5. Greg Stevens- 96.99%

Note: Soaring Eagle trophy is awarded to the advisement class with the highest average attendance for the week. The advisement class that wins the trophy the most for the month will win an incentive from the administration. Examples may be a pizza party, ice cream sundae party, etc.

PBIS Expectations Communications Schedule

1st Semester 2013

August – Safety Month

Week Date Expectation Focus Hotspot Focus

Week 2-3 Aug. 14-23 Safe Arrival & Dismissal/Hallways

Week 4 Aug. 26-30 Safe Cafeteria/Classrooms

September – Responsibility Month

Week 1 Sept. 2-6 Responsible Arrival/Dismissal

Week 2 Sept. 9-13 Responsible Hallways

Week 3 Sept. 16-20 Responsible Cafeteria

Week 4 Sept. 23-27 Responsible Classrooms

October – Respectful Month

Week 1 Sept. 30-Oct. 4 Respectful Arrival/Dismissal

Week 2 Oct. 7-11 Respectful Hallways

Week 3 Oct. 14-18 Respectful Cafeteria

Week 4 Oct. 21-25 Respectful Classrooms

Week 5 Oct. 28-Nov. 1 Respectful (Choice)

November – Peaceful Month

Week 1 Nov. 4-8 Peaceful Arrival/Dismissal

Week 2 Nov. 11-15 Peaceful Hallways

Week 3 Nov. 18-22 Peaceful Cafeteria

Week 4 Nov. 25-29 Peaceful Classrooms

December – Ready to Learn Month

Week 1 Dec.2-6 Ready-to-Learn Arrival/Dismissal

Week 2 Dec. 9-13 Ready-to-Learn Hallways

Week 3-4 Dec. 16-20 Ready-to-Learn Cafeteria/Classrooms

This is a great site for developing ideas and applications toward embedding and integrating technology in instruction. http://www.edudemic.com/

The At-risk committee met this week to discuss behavioral referrals and the new attendance policy. We have numerous students on at-risk management plans. Thank you to those Advisement teachers who have started plans and have been communicating that to staff via email. Students will be monitored for 10 days and those not making progress will be referred to the at-risk committee for Tier Two interventions. Please continue to monitor the progress of your advisement students in the areas of behavior, attendance, and academics using the weekly advisement sheet.

ACT Dates: Oct 26th Registration Deadline:Sept. 27th

Dec. 14th Nov. 8th

Feb. 8th Jan. 10th

April 12th Mar. 7th

June 14th May 9th

Oct 16th PSAT $14.00 Soph & Juniors See Ms.Jackson for more info

Oct. 29th SENIOR CLASS Meeting

Oct. 29th PLAN Test - Sophomore's More Info to come

Quotes from Copas

• "I didn't realize it was Friday" said NO teacher ever!
• Don't get SIDETRACKED by people who are not on track.
  

Message from Ms. Green:

Thanks to our teaching staff for their quick response regarding the forwarding of withdrawal grades for transferring students. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Check back next week for updates and info.

This section will contain updates from the various departments. This section is still under construction.

This weeks Copies for Tuesday Advisement are in your mailboxes!

• Socratic Seminar is not a option
• Begin talking to your students about Parent Teacher conference next month.
• Continue to have your discussions about grades and attendance .

Advisement Weekly Schedule

Monday: Instruction time on Implied Main Idea

Tuesday: Student Work Time on Main Idea (Copies will be in mailboxes by Friday)

Thursday: Catch up day

Friday: Grade Check

Why Jobs Go Unfilled Even in Times of High Unemployment

• My Big Campus
  
• PD 360