RRSD New School Year 2018-2019

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Published on Wednesday, September 26, 2018

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Rolling River School Division

A new school year is exciting, while the thought of summer coming to an end can be bittersweet. During the summer months maintenance and custodial staff have been painting and preparing our schools for a new school year, teaching staff have come in during the summer months to ready programs for the school year, and the buses are shiny and ready to transport students to school for a new school year. The Rolling River School Division began the school year with a 2-day professional development opportunity for all staff that focused on the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action by Niigaan Sinclair. The learning opportunity supports the RRSD 4 strategic plan priorities.

This year RRSD will continue to focus efforts and work toward the goals in our 4 strategic plan priorities:

•Mental health and Well Being

•Cultural Proficiency

•Literacy

•Numeracy

The 4 goals are inter-related, and improvement in one area positively impacts the goals in another area. Additional information on the RRSD 5-year Strategic Plan is available on the RRSD website at www.rrsd.mb.ca

We are welcoming several new staff members to RRSD this year: Tyler Martin, Shoal Lake, MB, Forrest Elementary; Micayla Krahn, Brandon, MB, Rivers Elementary; Danica Wyss, Roblin, MB, Rapid City Elementary; Emily Kingdon, Minnedosa, MB, Tanner’s Crossing School; Brianna Workman, Onanole, MB, Rivers Elementary, Hillside Colony, Deerboine Colony; Chasity Findlay, Shoal Lake, MB, Rivers Elementary; Carissa Parachoniak, Gillam, MB, Rivers Elementary, Rivers Collegiate; Erin Paupanekis, Souris, MB, RRSD Division Office; Aynsley Melvin, Minnedosa, MB, Tanner’s Crossing School; Tyson Buskell, Brandon, MB, Hillside Colony; and John McLeod, Brandon, MB, Elton Collegiate.

These staff members will quickly become an integral part of the RRSD faculty.

Highlights of major projects that have been completed for implementation in the 2018-2019 school year:

1.Division-wide Emergency Response Manual

2.Division-wide Code of Conduct

3.Cameras have been installed in all RRSD school buses

The RRSD Vision is “Citizens Who Enrich Our World.  We share a collective responsibility for nurturing our students to become good global citizens. We look forward to continued support from family and community.