RiseUp Community School January Newsletter

RiseUp news & updates

January | 2023

Dear Families,

Not only is it already January, but it's January 10th! How did that happen?! We're back and have had a great first day. Students are excited to dig back into learning. Thank you for having conversations with your students about the importance of school and attendance. We have seen tremendous improvements in our students' test scores and course passing rates. We're proud to do this work with you and to be given the chance to serve you and your family.

-Principal Karen Ikegami

Upcoming Events

See full year of events here

January

13th- Period 1 Expedition (9:15 meet at school or 9:45 at rink)- Community Building Day, ice skating downtown

16th- MLK Jr. Day, NO SCHOOL

20th- Period 2 Expeditions

27th- Period 3 Expeditions

February

3rd- Mid-term grading period closes

3rd- Period 4 Expeditions

9th- FAFSA Night (4:00-6:00), dinner provided

10th- Period 5 Expeditions

17th- Staff Professional Development all day, NO STUDENTS

20th- President's Day, NO SCHOOL

21st- Staff Professional Development all day, NO STUDENTS

24th- Student Appreciation Day

DPS Community Hubs

Did you know that DPS runs Community Hubs that offer:

Free groceries
Workforce development
Tutoring
Adult classes
And more!

Place Bridge Academy hosts the first grocery store with a second to be opened at Colfax Elementary.

Other community hubs are available and offer different services.

Please check out their offerings. These hubs offer services to all community members!

Individualized Learning Plan Meetings

(Parent Teacher Conferences)

It was great seeing everyone at the ILP meetings. We love hearing from you and get great insights about your student.

Please take our 5 minute survey to tell us how we did.

If you missed your meeting, please get in touch so we can schedule yours ASAP.

MAP Testing

We are in our last week of testing and are seeing great growth in our student's test scores.

Since the fall, we have seen the following improvements:

77.14% of students improved in Reading
77.27% of students improved in Language
67.16% of students improved in Math

We went over MAP scores during ILP meetings. If you would like a printout of your student's scores, you can request one from Assistant Principal Matt Baca- mbaca@riseupcommunityschool.net

Walking The Mile

We often refer to credit earning as "walking the full mile". Each day, we walk a little bit. If you miss a day, you still have to cover that distance, you just have less time to do it. When your student misses a day or is tardy, there is extra pressure on them to find the time to make up the work. At some point, it is impossible to complete the work in the time left. We need students to attend at least 90% of the time in order to complete the work needed to earn credit.

In first period, we teach stress management and do community building activities. When students say "it's like a family", it's often because of the activities we do in first period. We see students overwhelmed when they miss school. Please make sure your student attends every day and is ready in class at 8:30.

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