A Busy First Week of Summer Break

Just because the students are gone doesn't mean that the Rivera Staff have left! Some of the work that occurred in the first week of summer vacation includes the following:

• Our second and third grade teams spent a half day of collaborative planning for the upcoming year. Other grade level teams have scheduled their collaborative planning sessions throughout the summer.
• Mrs. Coe and I participated in a Summer Planning Committee that was comprised of teachers, principals, and district staff. The committee was led by Judi Paredes, Assistant Superintendent, Renee Hill, Director of Elementary Education and Educational Accountability, Janie Rhoades, Director of Program Improvement, and RUSD support staff Christy Ekman, Ellen Parker, Dawn Smith and Patti DeRobles. Outcomes from this planning committee will be shared with principals and teachers prior to the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year.
• Many teachers are attending RUSD Standards-Based Planning training that is being offered in July and August.
• We are holding an academy at Rivera for our English Learners during the weeks of July 6-17.

Please be assured that the Rivera Staff is continually working to improve the service we provide to our students, parents, and community at large.