UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Reed School Great Kindness Challenge Week

Through Friday, January 27, 2023 

 

Walk & Roll to School Day

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

     

Interim Superintendent Chat

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

RUSD Board Meeting

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 

Del Mar PTA Meeting

Thursday, February 9, 2023

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM   

Foundation Meeting

Thursday, February 16, 2023

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM   

 

Reed School 1st Grade Music Performance

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Bel Aire PTA Meeting

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM 

Reed School Aegis Valentine's Project

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 -

Monday, February 13, 2023     

Reed School PTA Meeting

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM   

District PTA Meeting

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM 

Presidents' Holiday/Mid-Winter Break/

No School

Monday, February 20, 2023 - 

Friday, February 24, 2023 

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Dear RUSD Community,

 

I’ve only been in the district for one week, but I have fallen in love with all the wonderful things going on in Reed and seeing the magnificent culture that pervades the important, magical things that happen here. I’ve had the chance to spend time at all the schools and to meet parents, staff, teachers, and administrators as they engage in creating remarkable school settings that allow our students to grow and thrive. I look forward to the next couple of months to learn more about Reed schools and work to find ways to make it even better. 

 

SOME THOUGHTS ON TESTS SCORES AND STUDENT GROWTH

 

As you may have seen, the results of California’s standardized tests (the SBAC) have been released and Reed students excelled, with cumulative scores for district students in the top five percent statewide in Mathematics and Language Arts. This is wonderful news and something to be very proud of.  While celebrating this collective accomplishment, I offer the following thoughts on student growth for your reflection:

When my kids were growing up we had a wall’s edge dedicated to measuring family members' height and how we grew (or shrank, in my case!) over the years. My children’s friends also got into the act and regularly contributed to the wall, rendering it a mess of lines, initials and dates. Sometimes there was amazement that so much sprouting had occurred since the last measurement, and other times it seemed the only difference from one horizontal line to another was hope and a sloped ruler.

Those of us who love young people often have a chance to bring out rulers and measure growth of a different sort. Sometimes it’s a stronger vocabulary, or mastery of a scientific concept, or artistic development, or command of a second language. On other occasions the growth is less academic but no less important. It takes its form in having the confidence to join a team or try something new. Or a newfound sense of self and the willingness to state one’s beliefs and then defend them with passion and wisdom. It is during these moments, and more, that we can see so clearly the magical, wonderful people our students are becoming.

We in the school business, and others, really like test scores and grades. However, our greatest collective joy often comes from observing those changes that defy measurement -- greater confidence, wisdom, a sense of self, and a growing personal voice.

A growth mindset is valuable indeed – we cherish growth and see it as much more than a tick mark on a wall. As one calendar year ends and another starts, it is a good time to reflect on the growth and progress we have seen in the young people in our lives, however impervious to measurement, and celebrate!

I wish you opportunities for reflections on your student’s authentic growth and accomplishments.

On we go!

Kevin Skelly, Ph.D.
Interim Superintendent

 

MARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION PARENT EDUCATION EVENT:

 

Vigilant Parent Initiative – Protect your Student from Online Dangers (Webinar)

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 ~ 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Registration Link HERE  

 

Detective Heather White and Detective Andre Longtin-Horton from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office will review the basics of some common Social Media apps, and provide attendees information on how to use privacy settings, turn off location services, and engage in effective conversations with children about online dangers.

 
 

VOTE HERE  for your 2023 PTA Nominating Committee by Friday, January 27th.

The Nominating Committee will consist of five members plus one alternate and will be tasked with compiling a slate of qualified candidates to serve in various roles. Open board positions to be filled: District President, District Secretary, Bel Aire Site Chair, Bel Aire Treasurer & Del Mar Treasurer.

 

Thank you to the following candidates for volunteering to serve: 

Dana Berhoff

Jen Feldman

Kristina Van Prooyen

Rachel Berman

Rebecca Hermanski

Robin Wheeler

Wendy Martin

 

**Please note that you must be a PTA Member to cast your vote -PAY HERE!**

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Let's Talk Community Discussion: Parenting to Support our Teens 

Feb 1, 2023 07:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

SIGN UP FOR DISCUSSION HERE

In the third community discussion in the 2022-23 series, we will discuss Parenting to Support Your Teen. Topics that will be covered include: supporting vs over-parenting, parents’ changing roles over time, recognizing how our issues may impact our parenting, and tools to help as our teens develop and grow in maturity and independence.

Live Spanish interpretation is available.

En el tercer debate comunitario de la serie 2022-23, hablaremos sobre la crianza de los hijos para apoyar a su adolescente. Los temas que se cubrirán incluyen: apoyo versus crianza excesiva, los roles cambiantes de los padres con el tiempo, reconocer cómo nuestros problemas pueden afectar nuestra crianza y herramientas para ayudar a nuestros adolescentes a desarrollarse y crecer en madurez e independencia.

Hay interpretación en español en vivo disponible.

 

RUSD Mission & Vision: Each student will be challenged and inspired to reach their fullest intellectual, social-emotional and creative potential to positively impact the world.

 

Dr. Kevin Skelly, Interim Superintendent