School District of Reedsburg

District Launches New Breakfast Program at RAHS

On Monday, April 15th the School Board approved the motion for Universal Free Breakfast for Reedsburg Area High School students. Breakfast has been offered in the past, however, now breakfast will be offered Free for all students through 12th-grade.

 

"This has been a work in progress," explains Aramark Food Service Director Jennifer Jennings. "I started working on this in August 2017 when I saw the need for breakfast and started seeing all of the benefits of offering breakfast to all students. Last spring we expanded the program to include Webb Middle School students and now we will be offering it at the high school. 

 

According to Jennings, "School Breakfast is really the most important meal of the day for kids as it provides the necessary fuel to start a day of learning and achievement."

 

Research has shown that children who eat breakfast have:

Higher Academic Scores

• Students who eat breakfast earn, on average, a letter grade higher in math than kids who don’t according to Pediatrics Magazine

• Studies have also shown eating breakfast results in higher test scores

Improved Behavior

• Hungry children are more likely to have discipline problems

• Satiated teens are less likely to be suspended from school

Reduced tardiness and absenteeism

• Kids who participate in the School Breakfast Program are tardy and/or absent from school less often

 

School breakfast provides at least one-fourth of the nutrients needed by a growing child. Nutrient standards, set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, require breakfasts to provide less than 30 percent of calories from fat, and 10 percent or less from saturated fat. These requirements also meet the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

 

For more information about the School District of Reedsburg’s nutrition program and menus, visit www.rsd.k12.wi.us or call Jennifer Jennings, CDM, CFPP at (608) 768-8938 ext 2322.

No School - April 19

There will be No School on Friday, April 19. We hope that our students will enjoy the extra-long weekend!

April 2019 Testing

Students in Grades 3-8 and Grade 10 throughout the School District of Reedsburg will be participating in the Wisconsin Forward Exam assessment during the month of April. Families received information detailing the individual grade level testing dates along with details about the testing for Grades 3-8 and Grade 10. Questions may be directed to the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment via phone 608-524-2016, ext 2026 or email.  Forward Exam Testing Dates April 3-12 - 3rd Grade Forward Exam April 15-18 - 4th Grade Forward Exam April 8-10 - 5th Grade Forward Exam April 8-10 - 6th Grade Forward Exam April 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, & 11 - 7th Grade Forward Exam April 15-18 - 8th Grade Forward Exam April 25-26 - 10th Grade Forward Exam Social Studies Only

New Process for 4K Registration

If you have a child who will be four years old on or before September 1, 2019, she/he is eligible for enrollment in the district four-year-old kindergarten program. New this year is an ONLINE registration process.

 

If you have a child/ren currently enrolled in the School District of Reedsburg, please log in to your Skyward Family Account, then go to the "New Student Online Enrollment" link in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. This will lead you through the online registration process for your child for the next school year. Current families in the district should register their four-year-old child by May 31, 2019.

 

If your family is NEW to the district, please visit the "New Student Enrollment" page and follow steps to register your child online. 

 

There is no registration fee for four-year-old kindergarten.

Calendar Adjustment - 2018-2019 School Year

Flooding and winter weather has forced the cancellation of 12 school days plus two hours, causing the district to be out of compliance with the required minimum hours of instruction by the State of Wisconsin.

 

Although the district's traditional school calendar includes a significant surplus of hours, we have recently fallen below the required time. To make up for the lost instructional time, the Board of Education approved on Monday, February 18, the following adjustment to the 2018-2019 Student Calendar:

 

• Beginning March 1st, Early Dismissal on Fridays will be discontinued for the remainder of this school year.
• Friday, March 22 originally scheduled for Parent-Teacher Conferences will become a full school day for students in K-12.
• All 4K students (morning, afternoon, and Head Start) will make up time by attending class on the following Fridays – March 8, 15, and 22. In addition, district 4K students (not in Head Start) would also attend on the following Fridays – April 5, 12, and 26.

 

With the adjustments to the calendar, the district is adding some surplus time. Please be prepared that if more time is lost and the district falls below the required hours, classes may be held on days beyond June 11th.

 

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school.