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Dear RISE High Community,

Da Vinci RISE administration will be holding a required Budget Overview Session for our parents and stakeholders on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 5:00-5:45pm. The written budget overview is LINKED HERE (CLICK) for your review if you are unable to attend. This is a requirement of the Senate Bill 98 which changed the manner in which we are informing stakeholders about the expenditures and proposed funding in alignment with our Learning Continuity & Attendance Plan presented earlier this Fall due to COVID -19 closures. A budget plan will be going to the DV LA RISE Board of Director’s for approval on December 8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. We will be working on the Local Control Funding Control goal updates in the upcoming months and will be reviewing the budget again later this school year.

If interested, join us: ZOOM Link Here

Erin Whalen, Principal

Estimadas Familias y Socios ​​de RISE,

La administración de Da Vinci RISE llevará a cabo una junta de familias para revisar el presupuesto de la escuela, este miércoles, 2 de diciembre de 5:00pm-5:45pm. La descripción general del presupuesto se a publicado en el sitio web ENLACE AQUI (CLICK) para los que no puedan asistir. Este es un requisito del Pleno del Senado 98 al cual cambió la forma en que informamos a socios de nuestras escuelas sobre los gastos y la financiación propuesta en alineamiento con nuestro Plan de Continuidad y Asistencia del Aprendizaje presentado anteriormente este otoño debido a los cierres de escuelas a causa de COVID -19. Se enviará un plan presupuestario a la Junta Directiva de DV LA RISE para su aprobación el 8 de diciembre de 2020 a las 6:00 p.m Trabajaremos en las actualizaciones de la meta de Control de Financiamiento de Control Local en los próximos meses y revisaremos el presupuesto nuevamente con ustedes antes de cerrar este año escolar. Si está interesado en saber más información, por favor asiste nuestra sesión este miércoles a las 5pm.

Aqui esta el enlace para esa junta: Enlace ZOOM

Erin Whalen, Director de Escuela

Da Vinci RISE Community, 

During this time of thanks, the RISE family wants to appreciate you all; students, staff, partners, parents, stakeholders and community members for the love and support you pour into RISE High School. As we close out quarter 2 of our 4th year in operation, we want to appreciate all those who have contributed to making this high school possible! 

Da Vinci RISE will be on Fall Break, next week, from Monday, November 23rd – Friday, November 27th. We will return to school on Monday, November 30th. We want to wish you all a safe and joyous vacation. As a reminder, students are still able to complete work and earn credits when school is on recess. All work will be graded and reviewed for feedback upon our return. 

Even during these trying times, we are ecstatic to share that RISE will be having our first set of December graduates! These are students who have completed their credits and will be awarded their diploma at our socially-distanced drive-thru graduation ceremony on December 18th. The entire RISE family is incredibly proud of our students who are defying the odds in truly impressive ways. In closing, we’d like to share our vision: 

“RISE High will graduate individuals who have a strong sense of self & value of community; who are able to think critically about the world around them; who possess the skills and passion to create change; and who feel empowered and prepared to do so.” 

Thank you to our outstanding students who exemplify this mission and vision, and thank you to our community for supporting us, in supporting our students towards their individualized goals. Have a safe and healthy holiday break. 

Erin Whalen, M. ED

Principal

Comunidad RISE de Da Vinci,

Durante este tiempo de agradecimiento, la familia RISE quiere agradecerles a todos; estudiantes, personal, socios, padres, ​​y miembros de la comunidad por el cariño y el apoyo que dan en RISE High School. A medida que nos acercamos al final de trimestre 2 de nuestro 4o año de funcionamiento, queremos agradecer a todos los que han contribuido por hacer posible esta secundaria! 

RISE Da Vinci estará en Vacaciones de Otoño, la próxima semana, de lunes, de noviembre 23 – Viernes, 27 de noviembre. Regresamos a la escuela el lunes 30 de noviembre. Queremos desearles a todos unas felices y seguras vacaciones. Como recordatorio, los estudiantes aún pueden completar asignaturas y obtener créditos cuando la escuela está de vacaciones. Todo el trabajo será calificado y revisado para recibir comentarios a nuestro regreso. 

¡Incluso durante estos tiempos difíciles, estamos encantados de compartir que RISE tendrá nuestro primer grupo de graduados de diciembre! Estos son los estudiantes que han finalizado sus créditos y recibirán su diploma en nuestra ceremonia de graduación de “Drive Thru”, el 18 de diciembre. Toda la familia de RISE está increíblemente orgullosos de nuestros estudiantes que están desafiando las probabilidades de formas realmente impresionantes. Para terminar, nos gustaría compartir nuestra visión de RISE: 

“RISE High graduará a personas que tienen un fuerte sentido de sí mismos y valor de la comunidad; que son capaces de pensar críticamente sobre el mundo que los rodea; que posean las habilidades y la pasión para generar cambios; y que se sientan empoderados y preparados para hacerlo “. 

Gracias a nuestros estudiantes sobresalientes que ejemplifican esta misión y visión, y gracias a nuestra comunidad por apoyarnos, en apoyar a nuestros estudiantes hacia sus metas individualizadas.

Deseándole a usted y sus seres amados un Acción de Gracias muy sana y segura, 

Erin Whalen, M. ED

Director

Hello families,

We would like to introduce an amazing opportunity for ALL RISE students. Our partner organization Families for Children (FFC) will be beginning a weekly workshop (starting tomorrow, Tuesday October 27th) to discuss topics such as resilience, substance-use, social skills, and life skills. Students earn $10 for signing up and $5 for every workshop that they attend. Additionally, students earn .25 credits (max of 1 credit) for attending these awesome sessions. Use THIS FORM (CLICK) to sign up for workshops! You can also reach out to your advisor for more details.

Best,

RISE Team

Greetings RISE families and stakeholders,

As we close-out the first quarter of the year, and prepare to begin intersession courses (October 12-16), we are seeking your feedback! Please complete the feedback form LINKED HERE. Given the unprecedented times of COVID-19, Da Vinci RISE High School is being incredibly intentional to ensure we are seeking insight and feedback from both students and parents/stakeholders. We would like to know how we can best support you and your scholars during these times.

We would also like to personally thank all of the parents and stakeholders who were able to attend this years first Family and Stakeholder Collaborative (FSC) meeting last night! Your participation and feedback was greatly appreciate. For those who were unable to attend, the meeting powerpoint is LINKED HERE for your review. Please direct any questions to Erin Whalen, Assistant Principal at ewhalen@davincischools.org.

Parent and Stakeholder Feedback Form: https://tinyurl.com/risefeedback2020

Sincerely,

DV RISE Staff

Dear RISE Families and Stakeholders,

We know this year has been a year like no other. With that being said, we are committed to continuing to do our very best to support you and your scholars during these challenging times. This is why we are excited to invite you to our first Family and Stakeholder meeting on Wednesday October 7th from 5:30-6:30pm! Please RSVP by CLICKING HERE.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/6848243867?pwd=b010dHA3ajZZWXpHUStCb2RpVjNtUT09

FSC is the RISE’s version of a PTA/PTO. Throughout the year, we use FSC meetings as opportunities to build stronger relationships, to have a forum for amplifying parent & family voice, and to collaborate in efforts to constantly strengthen student support at RISE. During this meeting we will be seeking your feedback on online learning with special attention to how we can improve during this era of campus closures. We would also like your insight on what workshops and resources you, your student and your family might need. Lastly, we will be nominating the parent representatives for the School Site Council!

The School Site Council is an advisory body that assists the school leadership in making decisions in regards to programming, curriculum, school budget, parent resources and more! If you would like to nominate yourself for the School Site Council please CLICK HERE. Thank you so much for your continued partnership in ensuring RISE students are continuing to make academic and socio emotional progress at RISE!

The end of Quarter 1 is fast approaching and we have some awesome opportunities available during the 2020 Fall Intersession. Intersession is a time when students can take advantage of academic workshops to strengthen their skills and earn course credits! This year, Fall Intersession will be from Monday, October 12th – Friday, October 16th from 9am-12noon. Given the campus closures due to COVID-19, this is an opportune time for students to regain credits that they might have missed out on during the transition to online learning. Students with “senior status” (meaning they are on-track to graduate in December or June) are required to attend intersession to ensure they reach their goals by their projected graduation date!

Please note, Intersession courses are intensive workshops that allow students to hone in on a single subject area in order to gain skills and credits. Given the large number of credits offered during intersession, students are only allowed to enroll in one course. The only exception is for students who wish to enroll in science and WOW (world of work). These are the only two class that are on opposite days of the week

CLICK HERE to sign up for intersession!

The deadline to enroll is Friday, October 9th.

Da Vinci RISE is currently working on the formation of its 2020-21 School Site Council (SSC)! As a part of the formation of our SSC, we are seeking student, stakeholder (parent), teacher, staff and partner nominations!

Members of the School Site Council will be asked to attend 6 meetings throughout the course of the 2020-21 school year. These meetings will be scheduled taking into account the schedule and life commitments of all SSC members. Once elected, SSC’s have decision-making authority over the use of funding that is allocated to the school. The SSC annually reviews and updates the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA), identifying proposed expenditures for the funds. Lastly, the SSC supports student achievement through continuous development, monitoring and evaluation of the SPSA.

Da Vinci RISE sees parent and stakeholder involvement as imperative to strengthening our partnership and ensuring we are working together to support our scholars. As we work to support our students through the turmoil caused by this global pandemic, there has never been a more crucial time for parent and stakeholder involvement and partnership. We are hoping to nominate at least one parent from each of our Da Vinci RISE Locations (RISE at APCH, RISE at New Earth and RISE – Hawthorne). To nominate, please fill out the google survey LINKED HERE with your name, and/or anyone you think would be great to participate. Thank you in advance for your nominations.

Not interested in SSC but still want to get involved? Please attend our first Family and Stakeholder Collaborative (PTA) meeting on October 7^th at 5:30pm. We will share exciting programmatic updates, schoolwide data and seek your feedback on how we can continue to improve our school community.