Greetings and Welcome to RSPA-Northwest Campus!
On behalf of the faculty and staff of the RSPA-Northwest Campus, I am excited to welcome you to the 2020-2021 school year! This school year promises to be a phenomenal year; a year of learning for students, families, teachers, and administrators. We are looking forward to a productive partnership with each of you to ensure our scholars can achieve their highest potential. We recognize that in order to be successful in school, our scholars need support from both home and school. As partners and members of the Crew, we share responsibility for our scholar's success and want you to know we will do our part to carry out our responsibilities. We ask that you guide and support your child(ren)’s learning by ensuring that they:
- Attend school daily (Virtual/Face-2-Face) and arrive on time, ready for the day’s learning experience.
- Completes all learning assignments provided by teachers
- Reads daily to develop a love for reading and to improve literacy skills
- Shares school experiences with you so that you are aware of their school life
- Informs you if they need additional support
- Knows that you and we expect them to succeed in school and as a global citizen.
Please make sure to join our RSPA Remind101 for the Northwest Campus, and your scholar’s teachers, as communication between home and school is critical, especially during a time when circumstances can change overnight. We will use this platform to communicate with families about emergency information and upcoming events.
NW Campus Remind 101 Enrollment- Text @TRSLW to 81010
As we move forward, we welcome you to consider joining our school Family Engagement and Volunteer Programs, as our scholars can greatly benefit from your involvement and contributions to the overall operations of the school. We will be seeking volunteers to help with the following activities:
- Reading to scholars that need extra assistance
- School-wide Events
- Student recognition events
- Outreach and recruitment of family and community volunteers
- Teacher classroom support
We want to also ensure to you that safety and security is our number one priority as we strategically plan for the fall semester. We are working remotely; however, our offices are open for Chromebook pick up and other administrative tasks (by appointment only). Please call before coming to the building, we may be able to assist you remotely. Also please feel free to contact our IT department for assistance at ITParentHelpDesk@rhodesschool.org
We have begun the year with virtual learning for our scholars, and over the next few weeks we will gradually phase into Face-2-Face instruction. When your scholar’s Phase-In time comes, it is solely up to you to decide whether your child will come to school or if you choose to keep your child at home and continue virtual instruction. Please know we are committed to providing a safe and clean environment for scholars and staff.
Our teachers are ready and prepared to service our community! We, at RSPA, have raised the bar as it pertains to the online learning platform for this fall. This year all RSPA campuses will be working with SeeSaw (K-2) and Schoology (3-5) to streamline our instructional delivery methods. Please be sure your scholar has their required learning system downloaded and has daily access to it starting Monday, August 31st. Each teacher will send all required information for you to be able to keep up with your child(ren)’s academic progress.
As we quickly move towards our Phase-In period, please take some time to review the RSPA Parent-Student Handbook and specific campus and teacher expectations and standards of excellence. If you have any questions about the policies and expectations, please feel free to contact me or to discuss them with your child(ren)’s teacher. It is very important that you and your child(ren) are fully informed regarding standards related to appropriate behavior for a safe and productive learning environment and overall campus this year. Rest assured, we are following all CDC guidelines, PPE has arrived and has been placed in classrooms and across campus, the school has been sanitized, and we are ready to receive our scholars! Additionally, our COVID-19 Smart Start Plan and COVID-19 Information page is available for your review on our district website. Please feel free to contact me at FBushnell@rhodesschool.org if you have questions or concerns.
COVID Smart Start Plan:
The amazing RSPA-Northwest faculty, staff, and I feel privileged to be a part of the Crew and RSPA family. We thank each of you for trusting us with your scholars academic success and growth and we look forward to meeting you and our child(ren) soon.
Frances Bushnell, M.S.
Associate Principal
RSPA-Northwest Campus
