Dear 8th Grade Parents,
Sign Up for the SVCC Impact Program is now open for students who will be in-district high school freshman in the 2023-24 school year. Please click on the link for more information - https://5il.co/1pwmu
7th graders survived dissecting frogs this week!
RMS girls WON their 8th grade night game!! Great job girls!
RMS Family and Community Royal Report - February 2023 - https://5il.co/1p22n
Dixon Public Schools has been notified that duplicate notices are going out about school being cancelled today. We are removing those now. We are planning on being in session tomorrow.
Good evening. Dixon Public Schools calling to inform you that school will been canceled for tomorrow, Thursday, February 16, 2023. This decision is based on the information provided to districts from the National Weather Service. Tomorrow will be a snow day that will be made up at the end of the year. I thought it was important to make this decision tonight so parents can plan accordingly for their students tomorrow. Thank you and please be safe tomorrow.
Dixon Public Schools is closed tomorrow (2/16/23) due to the impending inclement weather. WACC is also closed tomorrow. This is a snow day that will be made up at the end of the year. Be safe.
RMS Families - we asked parents to complete a Social-Emotional Needs survey on February 1st to help us understand how we can support families and our students' school performance. On Wednesday, February 22nd, we will be having our students complete the Social-Emotional Needs survey during their WIN class. If parents wish to opt their student out of participating in this survey, please contact the Reagan Middle School Office at (815)253-4966 by 3pm on Tuesday, February 21st. All students in grades 5-12 are being asked to participate in this survey as this data will be gathered and disseminated by the DPS#170 Community Engagement Committee. Once again, we thank you for your time and value any input you are able to offer to better serve students in our school community
Parents/Guardians: Just a reminder that the 5Essentials Parent Survey is available until 3-31-23. Each building needs a minimum of 20% of its parents to participate. Click on the following link to access the survey. RMS parents are in the lead! Washington parents are a close second!
https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent
Here are the parent response rates for schools in Dixon USD 170:
Dixon High School: 3%
Jefferson Elem School: 3%
Madison School: 4%
Reagan Middle School: 18%
Washington Elem School: 11%
Parents/Guardians: Tomorrow, Friday, February 10, 2023 is the last day to take the Social-Emotional Survey from the Community Engagement Committee. If you haven't taken the survey yet, please click on the link below. We have had 734 parents and students participate so far. We will share information once the CEC has had a chance to analyze the data. Thanks again for participating!
https://forms.office.com/r/4UMcLi2vAy
7th Grade Grandparents Day today at RMS!!!
Staff vs 8th grade boys basketball team today. Final score staff-50, 8th graders-56
RMS Families - Please see information regarding the School Safety Drill being held on March 22nd at RMS - https://5il.co/1oqws
The 5Essentials Parent Survey is open through March 31, 2023. Please go to www.dps170.org and click on the parent survey link, or click on this link to be taken to the survey https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent. The 5Essentials Survey information is used for our overall ESSA designation and in each building's school improvement plan. Your voice is important to us! Below are the parent survey percentages so far. Keep up the great work.
Parent response rates for Dixon USD 170:
Dixon High School: 1%
Jefferson Elem School: 2%
Madison School: 3%
Reagan Middle School: 15%
Washington Elem School: 2%
The DPS #170 Community Engagement Committee is requesting that parents/guardians take our Social-Emotional Needs Survey to help us understand how we can support families. Click on the link below to access the survey. The survey will be open until 5 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023. Students in grades 5-12 will be taking the survey in the next few weeks. Buildings will be reaching out to inform you of the date, time, and ability to opt your child out. Please contact the District Office with any questions.
https://forms.office.com/r/4UMcLi2vAy
RMS 7th Grade Families - Just a reminder that registration slips for the 7th Grade Grandparent's Day on February 8th need to be filled out and returned to WIN teachers by tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1st.
RMS Parents - We would appreciate your time in filling out our 5Essentials survey that provides us wonderful feedback on our school and learning environment for your child. This survey is open until March 31st and we are hoping for 50% or more participation from our families. Thank you for your help! - http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Great day for Reagan Middle School Athletics! Our Wrestling team took 1st place at the Freeport Wrestling Tournament! We had 8 champs and 7 runner ups. Our 7th/8th Girls Basketball team took 2nd place in the Kaneland Tournament. Way to go to all of our athletes and coaches. (Photo credit: Coach Weidman and Kendra Ridenhour)
Please click on the link below for a statement from the Dixon Police Department and Dixon Public Schools. While this is being investigated, students and staff are proceeding safely with their day. We will keep you informed throughout the day as information is made available.
https://5il.co/1nozh
Matthew and Harry are DHS student representatives at Dixon Rotary today! #RotaryRocks #OutstandingStudents #BePurple
