- As a reminder, the CDPH has updated its guidance on quarantine and isolation rules. If you haven’t had a chance to read RCSD’s notification regarding this change in guidance sent to families on January 18, click here.
- We recognize that COVID-19 rapid tests are hard to find right now. The national government has launched a program to offer up to 4 free at-home tests to every American household. Sign up to receive your free at-home tests through the USPS website. Orders will ship in 7-12 days.
- As a reminder, if your student is positive for COVID-19, when reporting your student’s absence to school, please make sure to include your student’s positive test date and symptom onset date along with their name and your contact. This information is critical in helping our school site teams monitor exposures. Thank you for assisting us with this!
DINE AND DONATE
Some helpful reminders -
Set a regular bedtime and morning routine.
Talk about the importance of arriving to school on time every day.
Arriving at class on time helps to avoid disruptions to the classroom.
When possible, schedule dental and medical appointments during non-school hours.
If your children must stay home due to illness or quarantine, promptly report all absences to our attendance line or front office.
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Parent/Guardian Notification Letter
Dear Parent/Guardian:
There are many ways to measure your child’s learning. Your child’s teacher uses report card grades, classroom work, teacher observations, and end-of-year statewide test results to get a complete picture of your child’s learning. Each year, students participate in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Your child will take the following tests, depending on their grade level or instructional program:
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English language arts and math, required tests in grades 3–8 and 11
California Science Test (CAST), a required test in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school
You are an important part of your child’s education. To make sure your child feels comfortable taking tests, you can:
Explain to your child that these tests are tools to help them learn, and they should not be anxious or scared.
Explore the practice tests with your child at caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html so they can become familiar with the platform and setup of the tests.
Remind your child that you and their teacher want them to try their best and are there to help, every step of the way.
You will receive your child’s results at or before the beginning of the next school year. The results will identify where your child is doing well or needs more help, so you can better support their learning at home and teachers can better support their learning in the classroom.
Parents/guardians who would like to exempt their child from taking any or all parts of the CAASPP summative state assessments (CAASPP/CAA) are able to do so. All such requests will be honored per CDE Education Code. If you are choosing to exempt your child from taking any of the assessments, you will need to submit a written request specifying your student’s name, grade, and the test/subject. This request needs to be submitted to me by March 18, 2022. Remember, if your student does not test, this means you will not receive CAASPP scores/results.
To learn more about these tests, please feel free to reference the following resources:
Starting Smarter website (English)
Staring Smarter website (Spanish)
Parent Guides to Understanding (English)
Parent Guide to Understanding, (Spanish)
Parent Guide to Understanding Website (Guides available in Arabic, Chinese, Tagalog, Russian, Vietnamese)
If you have questions, please contact Kirsten Acke at 916-771-1849 or kthomas-acke@rcsdk8.org
Sincerely,
Kirsten Acke
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