Thursday, September 8, 2016

September is Attendance Awareness Month!


RTE will be observing Attendance Awareness month in an effort to increase attendance...which will increase student performance!


This week's attendance report:
Absent - 13       Tardy - 15      Left Early - 14

Did you know?:
  • Students with good attendance do better in school than those with poor attendance, beginning in elementary school and all the way through high school.
  • Preschool and Kindergarten students with high absences are more likely to struggle reading on grade level by the 3rd grade.
  • Too many absences in one classroom can slow down instruction for other students, who must wait for the teacher to repeat lessons for students who have missed school.
  • Excessive excused and unexcused absences - including late arrivals and early dismissals - can add up to lost instructional time from the classroom.
RTE's School Improvement Council is spearheading a campaign to improve student attendance by decreasing the number of students who arrive late and/ or are picked up from school early.  If you are interested in supporting our SIC by becoming a member, please email Chairperson Kathy Johnson at kkj16@att.net to submit your nomination.

Remember: good habits begin in Preschool/ Kindergarten. Read more about what you can do to help your child increase their attendance...and their school performance!

SIC Wants you!!


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RTE is now accepting nominations for our ’16-’17 School Improvement Council.  Don’t be afraid to self-nominate!  All we need is a brief bio for our election ballot which will appear in this Blog on Monday, 9/12.  Our first meeting will be Monday, 9/19. All SIC’s meetings are open to the public.  

Please mark your calendars now for the 3rd Monday of every month.   Col. Jack Carter, Chief Operations Officer,  will be present to discuss the traffic concerns on Rimer Pond Road at our 9/19 meeting.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

AdvancED Accreditation Parent Survey


On Monday, September 5, Richland 2 contacted you by phone with some information about an important parent survey that is a part of our district-wide accreditation process.  Your input is essential and we would love for Round Top to have 100% parent/guardian participation.  If you did not already complete the parent survey, the link below will direct you to the district's parent survey site.  The site will explain the survey as well as some of the terms used in the survey.  Please take a few moments to use Habit 8:  Find Your Voice and complete the survey.  Thank you!