Message from Superintendent Dr . Lynn Moody
Experience the POWER of a New Public Education
This is a powerful and exciting time for Rowan-Salisbury Schools and our community !
• RSS Parent Resource LiveBinder
• Discovery Education Tecbooks
• PBLs - Problem-Based Learning
• PLCs – Professional Learning Communities & Data Teams
• Collaboration
• Blended Learning
• Personalized Learning
• Teaching Channel – soon to be announced …
• Read-to-Achieve Summer Camps
As we come to the completion our 2014-2017 Strategic Plan and work on creating our 2017- 2020 Strategic Plan , this is the time we look back to where we were in 2014 and where we are now in 2017 . We know our teachers and students have been working hard and it takes my breath to see all that ‘ we ’ have accomplished in just three years . ‘ We ’ being all of us – students , teachers , administrators , parents , community , business and elected leaders – and ‘ we ’ should be so proud and excited !
What We Have Accomplished
Our focus is Literacy and Student Engagement .
• Digital 1:1 Apple devices for each student
• Schoology
• Achieve3000 , Smarty Ants , Ready Rosie
Our support and sponsors are overwhelming .
• Community School Visits
• Crosby Scholars
• Communities In Schools
• Rowan Partners for Education Educational Foundation
• Parent and Community Lunch and Learns
• Summer Reading Challenge
• Pep Rallies
• Free Masters STEM Program
Our events are leaving people in awe of our accomplishments .
• 3 Literacy Summits
• Local Job Fairs & Recruiting Weekends
• PBL Showcase
• High School Academy Showcase
• Back-to-School Teacher Conferences
• EdCamp Rowan
Our state and national awards are the result of hard work from our teachers and students .
• Achieve3000 Student National Recognitions
• Teachers Getting Results
• Grand Prize Winner for Digital & Instructional Transformation
• Digital Curriculum Strategy Award
• Digital Citizenship Curriculum Award
• NC Blue Ribbon Awards for Excellence in Communication
Educational Leaders have written articles , participated in interviews and panels , and led conference presentations across the state and nation because of our innovative approach to transformational education .
• The Learning Counsel
• Education Talk Radio
• ISTE-International Society for Technology Education
• NCTIES – NC Technology In Education Society
• NSPRA – National School Public Relations Association
• TED Talks
• THE Journal The exciting part is that these are just bulleted highlights !
Experience The Power Of A New Public Education
AND … our most exciting event is yet to come . ‘ Experience the POWER of a New Public Education ’ is sponsored by Discovery Education and will happen on April 6 & 7 . This event welcomes educational and elected leaders from across our state and nation to come and see what we are accomplishing for students . Part of the day will involve students leading poster sessions and performing a play at a local theater followed by dinner . It will be an awesome event .
I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the privilege to be part of such a dynamic community that is ready to see our schools and children excel to their highest potential .
Let ’ s keep moving forward together ! Lynn Moody , Superintendent
2 • March / April 2017 • Parent Teacher Magazine