Key To PBIS: It’s Reinforced Everywhere
At Belmont Elementary in Rockford, Principal Shannon Ouellette said creating a positive learning environment is all about “catching kids doing the right thing.”
Making Teachers Feel Like They Belong
District employs a new strategy to retain teachers amid teacher shortage…Read More
New Superintendent Makes A Sweet Impression In Rockford
Dr. Matthews brings long experience, delicious cookies to the job! Read article here
Rockford Continues To Offer Virtual Class Options For 7th-12th Graders!
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First Day!
On a dewey morning outside Parkside Elementary in Rockford, families are taking pictures of their back-to-schoolers in front of the school’s street sign.
“Lemonade Wars” Turn Students Into Business Owners
Students compete with Pop Rocks, soap bubbles and more…..
Creating Purposeful Learning, Sticky Note By Sticky Note
Gabby Kulak sat on the floor in her second-grade classroom at Parkside Elementary, yellow sticky notes strewn about in front of her.
Mr. Blue Sky Is Living Here Today, One Might Infer
Inspiration can come from anywhere. But what does a second-grade lesson on inferring have to do with the band Electric Light Orchestra*? “When we looked at the data from this…
Car Enthusiast, Shutterbug, Entrepreneur
Meet the future: Junior Evan Clark… Like many, this Rockford High School junior sought new ways to keep busy during the early days of COVID-19 shutdowns and quarantines. He’s now…
Big Shoes To Fill, But ‘Things Can Be Different, And It Can Be OK’
Big shoes to fill, but ‘things can be different, and it can be OK’ Meet Your Administrator: Korie Wilson-Crawford By Beth Heinen Bell January 19, 2022 Rockford’s new interim superintendent,…
Local Students Respond To Oxford Shootings: ‘This Should Not Be Normal’
Cite need for mental health services, tighter security, stricter gun laws…
After More Than 50 Years, Shibler Closes Door On ‘Incredible Career’
Longest-serving superintendent in Kent County steps down…