Winter 2015
Early Childhood Family Education and Early Childhood Special Education are
collaborating. A joint professional development training was offered in September and
October on the topics of children’s mental health, literacy in the early childhood classroom,
and structured problem solving. In March, we plan to offer a joint training on read-a-louds
and writing in the early childhood classroom.
Our new video highlighting the many
engaging activities and learning
opportunities through Community
Education has had over 500 views!
Have you seen it? Check it out at
goo.gl/WAq1Mu.
Early in November, Diploma,
GED and advanced ELL
ABE students toured and
attended an orientation of
Normandale Community
College to begin looking
of the possibilities
to continue their
education.
ABE students enrolled in
ELL and GED classes at
RCLC gave back and
shared by preparing
meals at Feed My Starving
Children, mid-November.
A unique adult enrichment class offering entitled
Proficiency and Preparation for Steam and Hot Water
Heating Boiling License Testing, had 24 attendees
this fall. Participants gain additional skills to pass
proficiency tests to achieve promotions or become a
more desirable candidate for a position. One attendee
just located here from Pennsylvania.
Our District’s mountain bike racing team
coordinated by youth programs in
collaboration with the high school activity
directors completed it’s third season. The
program has grown to enable each
high school to have their own team.
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through Great Decisions, a stimulating,
nationwide program informing participants
of the most critical global issues facing America today.
Youth programs hosted 11 Club Invention sites across the District through a grant funded
through Nordson Foundation. Almost 200 youth participated in this fabulous STEM
program at no cost to them!
Facilities use staff have scheduled 33,119 hours (equivalent to 1,380 full days within a
90-day period) of building usage and rentals from January through March, 2015, by athletic
associations, community organizations, businesses and private citizens ... there is rarely a
shortage of requests for gym space during winter!
enriching all ages