📢 Board of Education Meeting Highlights! January 17, 2024🗓️
What do designs for updates to the sports complex look like? How is the district doing financially? When will we get the 2024-2025 school year calendar? All of these topics and more are going to be discussed by board members at this month's board meeting.
School board members will meet at the Bruce Hays Administration Building, 4 Rocket Drive, Rochester, IL. Here's a sneak peek at some of the agenda highlights:
🚀 Action-Packed Session:
Approval of new hires, volunteers, and more.
Engage with us during the Recognition of Visitors.
💰 Financial Focus:
Investment Report and key financial updates.
🏫 Administrator Reports:
Principals' and District director reports.
Superintendent's Report: Celebrating achievements and upcoming initiatives.
🔍 Old Business:
Committee Reports including a peek at designs for updates to the sports complex.
🔄 New Business:
Looking ahead to the 2024-2025 school year calendar
The full agenda and packet may be viewed on the District website. Stay tuned for a night of updates and community engagement.
You can find the full agenda here:https://shorturl.at/uvLOQ
🚨 School Closure Alert: Extreme Weather Conditions ❄️ - Tues, January 16, 2024: Rochester #3A Schools will be closed due to extreme cold & wind chill conditions.
Transportation update for 1/11/23.
https://5il.co/2ca0c
Transportation update 1/9/24
https://5il.co/2bzdz
RIS students and families,
In addition to continuing our al-a-carte breakfast options, students now have the choice to purchase a hot meal for breakfast starting today January 9th in the cafeteria.
Our morning drop-off, bus arrivals, and class times will all remain the same. Students arriving prior to 8:00 am will still gather in either the cafeteria (if they'd like to eat) or the gym to sit with their grade levels until the start of the school day.
All breakfast items are optional and the cost for hot breakfast is $1.45.
If you have any questions, contact Michelle Wilhour at Wilhour-Michelle@aramark.com or contact our front office.
We are excited to offer this new service to students and hope that it can relieve some stress for busy families.
It's a great day to be a Rocket!
Sincerely,
Your RIS administration
ALERT: Winter weather is coming. We want families to know what we do to keep students and staff safe when snow starts to fall!
You can review our whole detailed plan for winter weather at https://5il.co/2bxoh.
Transportation update for December 19th.
https://5il.co/2b801
📢 Board of Education Meeting Highlights! December 20, 2023🗓️
Get ready for an insightful and impactful Regular Board of Education Meeting on December 20, 2023, at the Bruce Hays Administration Building, 4 Rocket Drive, Rochester, IL. Here's a sneak peek at some of the agenda highlights:
🚀 Action-Packed Session:
Approval of new hires, volunteers, and more.
Engage with us during the Recognition of Visitors.
💰 Financial Focus:
Investment Report and key financial updates.
🏫 Administrator Reports:
Principals' school report card overview.
Superintendent's Report: Celebrating achievements and upcoming initiatives.
🔍 Old Business:
Committee Reports
💵 Financial Matters:
Approval of Tax Levy 2023 and Tax Abatement
🔄 New Business:
Curriculum and Instruction Council Recommendations.
First Reading of Board Policy Updates.
Introduction of Employee Assistance Program.
The full agenda and packet may be viewed on the District website. Stay tuned for a night of updates and community engagement. 🤝 https://tinyurl.com/bdhf6eds
*Late change-Bus 15 will be doubled tonight. The students will be picked up starting at 4:15 from the schools to head home.
Transportation update for December 18th.
https://5il.co/2b2qr
🚀 Rocket Pride Alert! 🚀 Today, the Rochester Village President officially declared Friday, December 15, 2023, as Rochester High School Football Day! 🏈🎉 We're beyond honored by this recognition – an incredible testament to the dedication and hard work of our outstanding football team. 🙌 Let's celebrate this special day together with a roar of Rocket spirit! 🚀🔥It's a great day to be a rocket!
Intermediate School Shout out! We want to congratulate our 6th grade Swing Choir and their amazing "Medieval Times" production! " It was truly great fun, with many magical moments! Your hard work certainly paid off!" ~Mr. McCafferty, Mrs Ramsey and the Medieval Production team. It's a great day to be a rocket!!
Transportation update for 12/15/23. Have a great weekend!
https://5il.co/2az7k
Transportation update for December 14th.
https://5il.co/2awi9
Transportation update December 13, 2023.
https://5il.co/2auo4
FALSE ALARM: Today, maintenance crews accidentally set off the fire alarm at the High School and Junior High. Students were safely evacuated as a precaution but were in no danger. However, you may wonder what staff do to ensure your student's safety.
The first thing we do is make sure every student is safely evacuated. Each teacher has one of these clear backpacks that contain emergency items, including a class roster, so teachers can ensure that every student is accounted for. If a student is missing, administration are notified who then sweep the area where the student may be in the building. Meanwhile, all staff check their classes to see if the student accidentally became part of their group during evacuation.
The backpack also holds emergency items like work gloves, emergency blankets, a whistle, toilet paper, and an umbrella. This prepares staff for any condition they may face when forced to leave the building.
For this accidental trigger, Rochester Fire and Police responded and cleared the building per protocol before turning off the alarm. Once that happens, they notify staff that all is clear and that students are allowed back in the building.
We take the safety of our students and staff extremely seriously. While today's incident was a false alarm, we treat every incident like the real thing. Students and staff were out of the buildings today in record time, and each student was accounted for thanks to these wonderful emergency kits.
A shout-out to our staff who are being innovative in ways to keep your students and our teachers safe! It's a great day to be a Rocket!
Transportation update for 12/12/23.
https://5il.co/2aqli
Transportation update for December 11th.
https://5il.co/2aohi
Once a Rocket, always a Rocket! Congrats to our former girls' basketball coach, J.R. Boudouris! Boudouris was inducted into the 2024 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Coach Boudouris went 463-168 over 20 seasons, which included stops at Carrollton and Pana before Rochester. He never had a losing record, won 13 regionals, four sectionals, a trip to the 2004 Class A state quarterfinals, and two Class 3A runner-up finishes in 2015 and 2017.
We couldn't be prouder! Go Rockets!"
A win for the football team is a win for the entire district. Today, Rochester JHS staff got the chance to check out the newest trophy being added to the case after our State Football 4A championship win!
Transportation update for December 8th. Have a great weekend!
https://5il.co/2amgv