RRPS Announcement about 2009-10 Budget Situation

Click here for latest information (Oct. 14, 2009)

Please note that all RRPS email addresses have changed in Aug. 2009.

Click "Our Staff" along the left side of your screen to see the current email addresses.

Change your contacts or address book accordingly.

Welcome to the 2009-10 School Year

We are excited to begin a new school year.

Remember: School hours are 9:00 - 4:00 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Weds. 9:00 - 12:45

 

New Dress Code Policy --

Goes into effect March 31, 2009. Click here for details.

New Student Information System!!!

Rio Rancho Public Schools will be using a new student information system, PowerSchool, starting this fall.

Click here for details.

PowerSchool is a web-based system that will contain all of our student information including attendance, scheduling, grading, emergency information, parent/guardian information and health records.

We are excited to launch this new system and ask for your patience while we make all the necessary adjustments!

 

Parent notifications --

Please make sure that your contact information (especially addresses and home/cell phone numbers) have been updated in your child’s school record so that our emergency contact system will be able to reach the correct person in the case of emergencies or attendance calls. 

Contact the Registrar at each of your children's schools to make sure information is correct:

• if you have changed your phone number(s)
• if you have not received a notification call from the RRPS SchoolMessenger system this year  

If you have received a call and you're not the parent of (or the emergency contact for) an RRPS student, call 896-0667 Ext. 180 to have your number removed.

 

 

2009-2010 School Year Calendar

Click here for the calendar.

 

SAFE Before and After School Program:

Click here for more details about before and after school child care.

Registration for SAFE for the 2009-10 school year will be Aug. 10-11-12, from 9:00 - 3:00 in the main hallway at Vista Grande.

There will be no early registration for the 2009-10 SAFE program; the only registration is at the above listed times.

Things you need to know:

• Immunization information: Click here
• Schoolwear: Click here
• School Boundaries: Click here

Office Hours:

8:00-4:30, Mon-Fri. (during the school year)

Classes begin at 9:00.

Dismissal 4:00 Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri.

Dismissal 12:45 Weds.

Internet Safety Tips for Elementary

Click here for important Internet Safety tips for parents and students

RRPS Elementary Discipline Policy

Click here for the discipline matrix for elementary schools within the Rio Rancho Public Schools. This document explains the policy VGE administration will follow when discipline issues arise.

Give Me 5! Positive Behavior Support

 

This year Vista Grande is using a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) system called

Give Me 5!

Give Me 5! refers to the five behaviors VGE expects all students to exhibit at all times.  The five behaviors are:

Be Responsible

Be Respectful

Be Safe

Be Positive

Be Kind

Since the first day of school the students have been learning how to exhibit these behaviors in various places around the school, including the classroom, playground, cafeteria and hallways. By the end of October, all students will learn the Give Me 5! expectations for every aspect of the school day.

To support students with these expectations, teachers and staff will be sending home positive postcards to notify parents that their child can “Give Me 5!” Look for them soon in your mailbox or your child’s backpack. For more information about the expected behavior for students, please refer to your Student Handbook, pages 8-11.

 

 

We believe the most promising strategy for achieving the goals of Vista Grande Elementary is to develop our capacity to function as a professional learning community. We envision a school in which we:

• Unite to achieve a common purpose and clear goals
• Work together in collaborative teams
• Seek and implement promising strategies for improving student achievement on a continuing basis
• Monitor each student’s progress
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to the academic success and general well being of all students

In order to advance our shared vision of an exemplary school, we:

1. Help all students achieve the intended outcomes of the curriculum by identifying and addressing their individual needs and learning styles.

2. Provide an inviting school-wide environment for children - an environment with clear expectations, consistent consequences, and specific, articulated, academic goals.

3. Believe that every attempt should be made to maintain the dignity of both the adult and student.

4. Maintain high expectations for all children and recognize that all students, with help and support, can learn.

5. Collaborate with one another and our students so that we can achieve our collective goals more effectively.

6. Believe that students should be given the opportunity to make decisions and live with the results, whether the natural consequences are good or bad.

7. Promote a positive school climate by modeling the qualities and characteristics that we hope to instill in our children.

8. Embrace collective inquiry to clarify the purpose of a professional endeavor, research effective methods and strategies collectively, and find, implement, and test best practices for achieving a stated purpose.

9. Believe students should be guided and expected to solve the problems they create without making problems for anyone else.

10. Involve parents in the education of their children by keeping them informed of student progress, offering suggestions for assisting their students, and encouraging their contribution.

11. Honor a professional and collaborative environment by committing to professional obligations.

12. Believe that there should be a logical connection between misbehavior and resulting consequences and misbehavior should be viewed as an opportunity for individual problem solving and preparation for the real world.

13. Identify children who are low performing and work together to see that they make progress towards meeting our high expectations.

14. Identify children who are high achievers and provide opportunities for enrichment or advancement so the can continue to grow academically to fulfill their own potential.

15. Believe students should have the opportunity to respectfully tell their side of the story when consequences appear to be unfair.