October News

MAPS elementary schools have changed the timing of Progress Reports to increase the frequency of scheduled communication with families about student achievement. Look for information on how to sign-up for conferences coming to your email soon.

Parent teacher conferences and progress reports will now be at different times:

• 2024-2025 Dates for Conferences and Progress Reports

• November 2024 Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Fall Parent - Teacher Conferences will be held on these dates:
  

  Thursday, Nov. 14, 3:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Tuesday, Nov. 19, 3:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Thursday, Nov. 21, 3:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

• January 29, 2025 Progress Reports
• March 2025 Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Spring Parent - Teacher Conferences will be held on these dates:

  Tuesday, Mar. 18, 3:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Thursday, Mar. 20, 3:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Monday, Mar. 24, 3:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

• June 10, 2025 Progress Reports

• Progress reports will be visible in Infinite Campus

• Special Education teachers will report progress toward IEP goals and objectives in January and June, following the same timeline and frequency as general education reporting.

Families will have the opportunity to sign up for a time to connect with your student’s specialists!

In the past, specialists have always been available for informal check-ins, but this year we have made it easier for families by adding specialists to the PTCfast sign-up process. When you log into PTCfast, you will now see not only your student’s classroom teacher but also time slots to meet with our specialists. These specialists play a vital role in your child's educational experience, and we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to check in with them.

Our specialists include:

• Ms. Baty – Music

• Ms. Enderle – Phy. Ed.

• Ms. Vilt - Phy.Ed.

• Ms. Bailey – Art

• Ms Lewis - STEM

• Ms. Makela – STEM

This addition is designed to foster meaningful connections and discussions about your student’s progress in these areas.

I’m excited to share an update on our focus school decisions following the recent school board work session. We provided an overview of our progress and received strong support to move forward with Bridges Community School (Global Studies), Jefferson Elementary (Outdoor/Nature-Based), and Rosa Parks (STEAM).

Over the past few weeks, we’ve gathered valuable input from families, staff, and district leaders, which has been the cornerstone of the changes we’ll implement next year.

Moving forward, our site teams will engage in the next steps of the process of identifying curricular resources, determining our delivery model, and defining daily/unit schedules. Additionally, our school teams and district administration are conducting site visits to existing focus schools across the state to gain insight and perspectives. We also have teams working through the logistics of enrollment, transportation, and more. Families will have opportunities for informational sessions about their school focus at dates yet to be determined.

Further updates will continue to be shared through our SMORE newsletter as well as the district SMORE newsletter.

Is your student missing something? Please check the Lost and Found tables located downstairs. Any clothing/items remaining after conferences will be donated.

With the colder weather approaching it usually comes with the coughs, sore throats, runny nose etc. With that I would just like to remind everyone that if you would like your student to have any type of cold medicine at school (to include cough drops, etc.) we have to have a doctor's order on file. So please do not send cough drops, Tylenol or any other over the counter medication to school with your student. If you do want over the counter medications available for your student here at school you will need to provide a medication consent form signed by the doctor and the parent/guardian will need to bring the medication to the Health Office. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.

Thank you.

Ms. Michal LPN

Health Assistant

Rosa Parks Elementary

Phone: 507-207-5804

Fax: 507-207-5898

We are pleased to inform you of a significant update regarding your child's academic progress as we continue to enhance our communication and streamline access to important information.

We will continue our work to inform you when recent data has been updated in the Infinite Campus parent portal throughout the year. Your child's DIBELS fall assessment results are now available for you to view under the student test detail tab.

Simply log in to your parent portal account using your credentials to access your child's DIBELS data in Infinite Campus. Click here for a complete set of directions to help walk you through the process. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you encounter any difficulties or have questions about accessing or interpreting the data.

We believe we can strengthen the partnership between home and school to ensure academic success of our shared students by communicating and making DIBELS data readily available on Infinite Campus.

Thank you for your continued support and involvement in your child's education.

Nov. 11 NO SCHOOL

Nov. 13 Early Release

Nov. 14 Conferences/Book Fair

Nov. 18 PTO Meeting, 7:00 pm Media Center

Nov. 19 Conferences/Book Fair/PTO Fundraiser Chipotle

Nov. 21 Conferences/Book Fair

Nov. 26-29 NO SCHOOL

MAPS families, we will have early releases on the following Wednesdays:

2-Hour Early Release Days

November 13, 2024

December 11, 2024

January 8, 2025

February 12, 2025

March 12, 2025

April 9, 2025

May 14, 2025

• This means your student will start their day at the normal time of 8am and be released at 12:30pm. Your student will still receive lunch prior to the 12:30pm dismissal when buses will leave the building.
• Optional supervision by school staff is coordinated by the building and provided between 12:30 and 2:30pm. A Google form will be used to sign up again this year.
• Students who stay for the optional supervision and are not enrolled in ACES must have transportation home by 2:30pm, the end of a normal school day.
• Lastly, ExCEL and After School Club programs will not run on early release Wednesdays.

We have our arrival and dismissal procedures in place to keep students safe, and operate in an efficient and effective manner.

Arrival:

• Doors will not open until 7:35 unless you are enrolled in our ACES program. Also, adult supervision does not start until 7:35.
  

• Students that arrive between 7:35 and 7:50 should either report to the playground or breakfast.

• Curbside drop off is in the lower lot, door (#3). Please follow the flow of traffic.

• DO NOT PASS cars and skip ahead in line.

• Pull ahead as far as possible at all times. It may be super convenient for your kid to exit the vehicle right in front of the door or playground but please be considerate of others. The better everyone follows the procedures the smoother the experience is for everyone.

• The upper lot, (door #1) is reserved for buses only. and special circumstances. Should you need to visit the office, use the upper lot to park and enter the building.

• Students who walk or ride their bike will approach on the path, on the playground side of the building. They will walk/bike around the building to the bike racks and use the lower door (#3).

THE END OF DAY PICK-UP PROCEDURES -

DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

• Students who walk home will exit door #7 (near orange playground equipment)

• utilize the walking path

• must promptly begin leaving campus once they exit the building.

• Students who bike home will exit door #7 (near orange playground equipment)

• utilize the walking/bike path

• must promptly begin leaving campus once they exit the building.

• Students who are car riders will exit door #3.

• We are committed to keeping Rosa Parks students, families, and staff safe. Thank you for your cooperation!

• Each family is given a number that will need to be displayed in the car window

• Families will get two numbers to have in multiple vehicles

• Display number on the passenger side

• When pulling up, always pull up as far as you can and we will load multiple cars at a time.

• Staff will communicate the numbers in the order they have arrived into the building.

• Avoiding the process and driving to the front will result in your number not being called. Follow the process!

• As cars load, they will be dismissed and the next batch of cars will pull in.

• Make sure your children know their number for dismissal.

Please make sure your child knows how they will be getting home each day. Inform your child’s teacher or the school office if there is a change in your family’s plan.

The Greater Mankato Mental Health Hub has launched! This hub was developed by Greater Mankato Area United Way's Youth Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Committee and is hosted by the Center for Rural Behavioral Health at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Rosa Parks is a School-wide Title 1 School, meaning we receive additional funding to provide supplemental interventions or services to students. The purpose of Title I, Part A under the Federal ESEA Act is to supplement services to students to help them learn what they need to know to be successful on high academic standards.

Rosa Parks' Parent Engagement Plan emphasizes the importance of collaboration between parents and educators. We encourage you to participate in our school activities, attend meetings, and provide feedback to help us create a supportive learning environment for your child. A copy of Rosa Parks' Parent Engagement Plan is available upon request.