Red Wing Public Schools -- ISD 256
Nov. 27, 2022
Please share a few PBIS happenings.
PBIS has been a K-12 framework in Red Wing. With this school year we are moving into an E-12 framework. This August, Colvill Family Center started PBIS cohort training. This is very exciting as we bring Winger Pride: safe, kind and responsible to our Little Wingers.
Sunnyside, Burnside, Twin Bluff, and the high school have all completed the two-year cohort training over the years, with Sunnyside being the most recent to complete.
Burnside Elementary and Twin Bluff Middle School each received a grant from the Choose Kindness Foundation this year to create sensory tool kits, support staff and student recognition, and hold celebrations around Winger Pride. As part of the grant we are focusing on four tenets of kindness:
being friendly
showing appreciation
reaching out and
offering help.
We have some upcoming Kindness weeks, focusing on a tenet a week with a menu of activities teachers can choose from for their students. Tied with one of our weeks both Burnside and Twin Bluff will be collecting non-perishable food for the Red Wing Food shelf.
What inspired you to become a teacher and then a coach for teachers?
I grew up around educators as my mom was a business manager for a special education cooperative and I spent a lot of time there in the summer. My first job in high school was even for them. Throughout high school, I wavered between choosing a few different career paths. I was fortunate in my last two years to spend 90 minutes a day interning in elementary and middle school classrooms. I also took every single class my high school offered related to child development. With these experiences, I knew with absolute certainty that I wanted to be a teacher.
Initially, I majored solely in early childhood education at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The summer after my freshman year I worked at Camp Friendship, which is for children and adults with disabilities. I spent a fantastic summer as a camp counselor and when I returned to Stout in the fall I added special education to my program of study.
What is your favorite thing about your job?
It is hard to pick just one thing! I enjoy the many different aspects of my role. I have a passion for curriculum, especially literacy and PBIS systems focusing on the proactive and positive strategies we can use for the success of our students. If I had to pick just one thing, it would be coaching, collaborating, and supporting our teachers.
How do you spend your free time outside of school?
I am a perpetual learner so right now I am pretty busy with coursework for some classes I am taking, but the end of the semester is in sight! I love traveling and I am an avid reader. I also enjoy spending time with family and friends – especially as much time as possible with my nephew.
We ask that you continue to be vigilant in monitoring your children for symptoms of illness and keeping them home when they are ill. Please do not send your student to school if they:
Have a fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher,
Have a sore throat or headache
Are coughing or sneezing
Have vomited or had diarrhea in the past 24 hours.
Students will be sent home if they become ill during the school day. Please be prepared to pick up your child as soon as possible.
Please refer to the influenza fact sheet linked here for more information or contact your child’s health care provider with any questions or concerns.
As a reminder, students must be fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication before returning to school.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school community safe and healthy.
important information and links:
Office hours: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Office phone: 651-385-4530
Attendance line: 651-385-4550
Attendance email: tbmsattendance@rwps.org
Kids Junction -- 651-385-4633
Thursday, Dec. 1: Safe Routes to School meeting, 7:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Dec. 5-16: Food drive
Important information and links
Office hours: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Phone: 651-385-4700
Attendance line: 651-385-4715
Attendance email: BESattendance@rwps.org
Kids Junction: 651-385-4709
Dec. 17: Rescheduled: Hearing and vision screening for kindergartners
Important information and links
Phone: 651-385-4570
Attendance line: 651-385-4580
Attendance email: SESattendance@rwps.org
Kids Junction: 651-385-4587
Calendar
Dec. 1: early childhood screening by appointment
Dec. 15: early childhood screening by appointment
Important links and information:
The center offers a wide variety of preschool, early childhood family education, and early childhood special education services.
The center offers a wide variety of preschool, early childhood family education, and early childhood special education services.
Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Office phone: 651-385-8000
Click the brochure cover to see all classes.
Upcoming youth classes
Saturday, Dec. 3, So You Want to Own a Pet? grades 3-7 with adult, 10 a.m. to noon. Cost: $24
Wednesday, Dec. 7, Elf Workshop Extravaganza, grades K and up, 2-3:30 p.m. Cost: $36
Friday, Dec. 9, Parent’s Night Out!, grades K-6, 6-9:30 p.m. Cost: $25/child
Upcoming adult classes:
Saturday, Dec. 10, Wood Porch Sign, 9-11 a.m. Cost: $50
Saturday, Dec. 10, TBMS Recreation Saturday, 8-11 a.m. Cost: $10
Monday, Dec, 19, In Our Own Voice, 7-8 p.m. Cost: No Charge
The Native American Student Association garnered praise from the Red Wing School Board after presenting on Monday, Nov. 21.
Kennesey Taylor-Western Boy and Duane Taylor reviewed the association's constitution and bylaws while showcasing activities. Shananya "Anthony" Wells, Kris Neponse, Stella Taylor, Leona Wells and Zeonna Holmes also were there.
Adviser Phil White accompanied them to the workshop. During the regular meeting that followed, the board formally voted to approve NASA's status as a permanent student government organization.
The board also:
- Scheduled new board member orientation for Dec. 12
- Continued discussing the superintendent search processes and set Dec 17 for Interim Superintendent Frank Norton's evaluation.
- Approved minor revisions to policies including curriculum, graduation requirements and online learning options.
- Met in closed session for preliminary consideration of allegations or charges against someone subject to the board's authority. The board simply adjourned after coming back into open session.
The School Board accepted the following donations and grants this month:
- Bob Prahl Memorial Fund, $1,890, Red Wing High School band.
- Charities Aid Foundation America, $5,000, Twin Bluff playground.
- United Lutheran Church, $200, Red Wing High School Food Pantry.
- Anonymous, $23, to pay off a random student's lunch account.
THANK YOU!
About our district
Red Wing Public Schools strives to provide an innovating and meaningful educational experience that fosters curiosity; pursues and applies best practices; embraces diversity by respectfully engaging all students, families, and staff; and connects and partners with our community. We serve pre-K through grade 12.
Website: www.rwps.org
Location: 2451 Eagle Ridge Drive, Red Wing, MN, USA
Phone: (651) 385-4500