The 2023-24 District In-service dates were jam-packed with important updates for staff, mini development sessions, time for classroom work, guest speakers. etc.!

Our theme this year: Passion through Purpose!

Routines

Relationships/Rapport

Relevance

Rigor

Reflection

Resilience

RULH is offering a district-wide book study around Kim Bearden's book Crash Course!!!

• Facilitator: Mrs. Amanda McFarland
• 10 Participants currently signed up
• Participants earn CEUs or Ashland Credit
• Sessions begin Tuesday, October 17 from 3-4 p.m. in RULH HS Lecture Hall

Click the blue button of each program title for access to the site or a folder of resources!!

The goal for RULH's continuous improvement efforts will be create a uniform vision, develop transparency and alignment in all district and building-level teams, and create a sense of direction that doesn't create more but creates better and more efficient processes.

Access our recent district-level team agenda and minutes below:

• RULH currently has 36 students on 504 plans attending either the high school or elementary, all of which will have been brought to compliance by September 22nd
• RULH currently has 8 students on 504's attending the career and technical center
• RULH currently has 1 student on a 504 attending a private institution
• TOTAL: 45

RULH's Gifted Information:

• Elementary: 10 Specific Academic (all Reading) and 2 Superior Cognitive
• High School: 6 Superior Cognitive and 12 Specific Academic (9 Reading, 3 Math)

Specific Academic is identified by NWEA MAP data, scoring in 95th or above percentile in a specific content (only math and reading are permitted to be used for identification).

Superior Cognitive is identified with the IOWA in 2nd grade or the CogAT in 4th grade.

Written Acceleration Plans (WAPs): The students enrolled in Algebra I as 8th grade students are considered "accelerated" and are part of our Gifted population. We have 17 students enrolled.

The following professional development opportunities have taken place or are being planned:

• CPI (all parapros and Intervention Specialists)--August 15th
• Gifted (15 hour requirement each year)--started at district in-service, August 15th, online modules for all teachers
• "Why Try?"--August 16th and follow-up/second session on November 7th
• Book Study of Crash Course--starting in October (10 credit hours)
• Responsive Learning modules---Various online PD opportunities available to all staff throughout the school year
• Science of Reading webinars
• Dyslexia--August 15th (K-1, TITLE and pre-trained IS's)
• Illustrative Math--June and August/ on-going
• GoMath--September 14th, principal Marshall and ES math teachers not using IM
• PBIS Coaching, Tiers II, and Tier III--Facilitators training with refresher for all staff TBD
• HQIM (High Quality Instructional Materials)--August 10th and on-going sessions, Curriculum Director
• RESA (Educators, Mentors, and Facilitator trainings) through BCESC--Ongoing
• Literacy--through Ohio Association for Elementary School Administrators, Curriculum Director and principal as applicable
• Legal Updates/Compliance--September 11th
• Ohio Assessment Conference--September 12-14th (virtual), Administrators, Curriculum Director, Counselors (updates for state assessments)
• Adolescent Literacy--September 20th (virtual), Curriculum Director and any teachers wanting to participate
• Professional Learning Communities--September (virtual), Curriculum Director
• Back to School with DriveOhio--September 29 (virtual), Curriculum Director and shared with teachers
• Adams/Brown Community Action Partnership--October, Regina Smith
• Legal Updates--October 10, Curriculum Director
• Zearn Math--October 17th (webinar), Curriculum Director and any administrator/teacher interested
• IXL Live for Administrators--October 18th, Curriculum Director
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Literacy--October 24th (virtual), Curriculum Director

• Administrators will begin assisting teachers with forming PGP goals in the OhioES platform.
• HQSD conversations began in DLT and will continue in BLTs. Each teacher is required to list two (2) forms of HQSD in OhioES.

Evaluation Numbers: 53 Total being Evaluated in OhioES

• Elementary School: 22 on a Full Cycle; 5 on a Skip-Year Cycle (rating carried forward)= 27 Total
• High School: 21 on a Full Cycle; 3 on a Skip-Year Cycle (rating carried forward)= 24 Total
  
• Wasserman: 2 on a Fuller Cycle

OTES Committee Meeting: October 2nd from 3-4 p.m. (tentatively)

CELEBRATE!!!! The elementary school is making steady gains and is currently EXCEEDING the state standards!!!

As a district, we have begun implementing a focus on using high yield instructional strategies (those that based on research prove to help students grow and master content).

For the last two years, the emphasis has been on improving the strategy of Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR). The TBTs, BLT and DLT will gather input from all levels and select a second instructional strategy to implement for this year and next.

Please see these links for more information on GRR and the data that will guide our further implementation of higher level instruction.

GRR Resources/Info:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/126REmyU27OQigoGJx8Md_rtwVonE_9N-?usp=drive_link

Hattie's 250+Influences on Student Achievement:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iYzivQ7KhSb_bjtGBkusdDGBRsLLnLb-/view?usp=drive_link

The state of Ohio is placing a tremendous emphasis on literacy improvement and the Science of Reading. The elementary school is working diligently to train and ensure compliance in these areas. Feel free to access the link below for a folder detailing information around Science of Reading and Literacy in Ohio.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Jke54QVyczWz1aiy0g-PU98CTOd_Jw0Q?usp=sharing

We currently have 12 teachers in the RESA program

• 5 in Year 1
• 7 in Year 2/3 (now combined because RESA was converted to a 2-year program)

Current Mentors:

• Kristi Rosenbaum
• Rochelle Massey
• Holly Moran
• Debby Mitchell
• Tammy Stricklett
• Mary Sonner
• Deedra Arthur
• Amy Cable

We will have one district teacher facilitator, Debby Mitchell, and Amanda McFarland will be the district coordinator.

First meeting was held on August 22nd at the BCESC. Amanda McFarland attended as the RULH district representative.

Please see this link with guidance on the purpose of the BAC and numbers of students for each district in Brown County.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vfx73iLA0NYjEZ4Mo0Vyfoe-GXjOfVfrLcqpJWTwIU/edit?usp=sharing

Email: amanda.mcfarland@rulh.us
Website: https://www.rulh.us/
Location: 502 South 2nd Street, Ripley, OH, USA
Phone: (937) 392-1141