Russellville School District

TOY Spotlights | Crawford Elementary Teacher of the Year 📚 The 2023-2024 Crawford Elementary Teacher of the Year is Ms. Megan Heikkila! Grade/Position: Music specialist Years in education: 18 Years at RSD: 18 ❤️ Favorite thing about RSD: "I love my school! Crawford Eagles are the best! I love the kids and all my coworkers, and my specialist team is like family." Congratulations Ms. Heikkila! Here's to celebrating the bright future you continue to shape for the students you serve! 🏆 🌟 #OneRSD ❤️

 📚 RSD district and building leaders presented today at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development conference on the impact of collaboration efforts and the implementation of Smart Start Mondays! It's inspiring to see how others are learning from the amazing educators and leaders in RSD! #OneRSD ❤️ 🌪 🖤

📓 RSD hosted education professionals from around the state earlier this month for professional learning once again! 💡The attendees were from all over the state and varied from principals, teachers, Co-Op directors, and superintendents. Attendees observed classroom teacher collaboration during Smart Start Mondays and learned more about RSD’s collaboration efforts. #OneRSD ❤️🌪️🖤

RSD 2023-2024 End of the Year Celebration 🎉 ❤ RSD celebrated the remarkable contributions of RSD educators and staff at the annual End of the Year Celebration ceremony. The event highlighted the dedication and achievements of RSD Teachers of the Year, RSD Staff Ambassadors, STORM Award recipients, and retirees. Thank you to all of the incredible RSD staff members for your dedication and hard work. Together, we create a brighter future for the students of RSD! 🌟 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gGfKDYWz #OneRSD ♥️🌪️🖤

RSD Staff Ambassador Meeting ❤📚 At the last RSD Staff Ambassador meeting of the school year, ambassadors played "Budget Hold'em" to learn more about fiscal stability. Ambassadors also heard from Human Resources on retention and recruitment.  ❤ Thank you to the incredible ambassadors who have devoted their time and energy to becoming champions for RSD. Your dedication and hard work are truly inspiring!🌟 #OneRSD ❤🌪🖤

🏆Congratulations to the 2023-2024 RSD Teachers of the Year! 🎉 A Special Congratulations to  Mrs. Melissa Storm from Sequoyah Elementary for being named the RSD Teacher of the Year! All Teachers of the Year will receive a $100 check courtesy of Roy's Heating & Air. The RSD Teacher of the Year will receive a $1,000 check sponsored by Centennial Bank! ✨Thank you for helping RSD celebrate the Teachers of the Year! ❤ Thank you all for your commitment to student success! Share your congratulations down below! ⬇️ #OneRSD ❤🖤

RSD Named National Showcase District by Capturing Kids' Hearts ❤️ RSD has achieved recognition as a National Showcase District by Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH), acknowledging the district's dedication to fostering strong relationships among students and staff. 7 schools in the Russellville School District have been named National Showcase Schools Capturing Kids’ Hearts as well, which recognizes each school’s successful implementation and the beneficial influence evidenced at the building level. The 7 schools were Center Valley Elementary, Crawford Elementary, Dwight Elementary, London Elementary, Oakland Heights Elementary, Sequoyah Elementary, and the Russellville Intermediate School. 🎉 Congratulations RSD! ⏩ Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gzuQevxZ #OneRSD ❤️ 🌪

📚 April Board of Education Meeting Recognition The following individuals were recognized at the April Board of Education Meeting: 👏 Crawford Elementary School Student, Oland Noakes, for being an Innovative Achiever! 👏 Russellville Intermediate School student, Cooper Jones, for being an Empathetic Leader! 👏 9 RSD Teachers who were named High Impact Teachers by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education! Hope Cannon-London Boundy Balenko-RHS Kaitlyn Beggs-RIS Melinda Swift-RMS Madeline Fike-CVE Brandi Gray-CVE Jessica Baggett-CR Kaitlyn Boswell-CVE Tearsa Callahan-CVE-RMS 👏 London Elementary School for being named a PLC Model School! 🎉 Congratulations to everyone! #OneRSD ❤️🌪️

🎉 RSD is excited to celebrate London Elementary School for being recognized as a Model PLC at Work School! London Elementary is one of about 600 schools and districts in the United States and Canada to achieve this honor! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ggXJMgMj ❤️ Congratulations London Elementary!  #OneRSD ❤️

📓Superintendents Visit RSD 🎉 RSD hosted Superintendents from around the state yesterday as an opportunity for attendees to learn more about RSD’s collaboration efforts and Smart Start Mondays! 💡Attendees observed classroom teacher collaboration at a variety of RSD schools and heard from administrators, campus leaders, building learning coordinators, teachers on special assignment, and classroom teachers on the positive impacts of collaboration on student achievement and staff engagement. It’s always great to share the amazing things that are happening here in RSD. ❤️ #OneRSD ❤️🌪️🖤