Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | |
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Welcome back faculty and 10-month staff! We hope you had a truly restful and restorative summer. The start of the school year this year is a refreshing shift from the past three years in various ways as we are able to be in person together, faculty are preparing one classroom to teach in rather than two, and we have a simplified and focused schedule to offer our students.
After these three years of pandemic-era rapid fire learning and adaptations, we have proven that hybrid education not only works, but can be an equalizer of access to education for some in the communities we serve. This year will be another opportunity to examine how we best orient all of our talent and resources to supporting our mission and the students we exist to serve in today’s context and into the future.
This week and next are exciting and important times as all hands are on deck to enroll all DC residents who wish to study at our School, to increase our enrollment closer to pre-pandemic levels, and to prepare for a smooth welcome to our fall semester students.
See below for key information on how you can support our aims to enroll 2,000+ students this fall, foster a healthy and safe environment in our community, and stay well informed as we start the 2022/23 School year.
In Service
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All Staff Hybrid Remote Work Best Practices Training Session | |
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To support a successful Hybrid Remote Work environment, we are providing training for all employees on how to best incorporate this new benefit for you and your teams including tools, resources, and best practices.
Please note, this is mandatory training for everyone. If you are unable to make this date/time, we will circulate the recording afterwards.
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Fall 2022 Enrollment Update | |
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As of yesterday, August 23, Carlos Rosario School has enrolled 1,885 charter students. Thank you to everyone who has supported our registration efforts! We still need your support for the next two days and must come together to ensure that every DC resident that walks through our doors leaves an enrolled student for the upcoming school year.
Please look at the schedule and check your assignments in the following document here. If you can not attend, please contact Jennifer Zoeller at [email protected]. In the schedule you can also find the instructions for each station. Please take a moment to read them through so that you understand what each station does specially on MAESTRO.
HELP NEEDED: We need additional support on placement testing, data entry and OSSE stations. We could also use some help in making calls to those that did not come although they won a lottery space. Please sign up to volunteer with registration.
Registration Reminders:
- Be on time. Staff working the registration event are expected to arrive no later than 30 minutes before the start of the registration.
Please do not leave your station until the last student leaves the building.
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We also need your support with recruitment and outreach of our new students!
Here’s how you can support our outreach right now
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Let interested folks know they can apply by getting their name on the interest list here.
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Sample language: The Carlos Rosario School is still accepting applicants for the Fall 2022 semester! Please share with anyone interested in learning English, career training, citizenship classes, or earning their GED in English or Spanish. Click here for more info!
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If you need language for social media posts or to share with potential applicants, contact Donald Ndebeka, Communications Manager at [email protected].
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Open enrollment week: If you know someone who would like to enroll in any of our ESL classes or Career Training programs in Bilingual Teaching Assistant, Culinary Arts, Nurse Aide and IT Fundamentals, please come by the Harvard Street Campus, the week of August 22nd through August 26th on a first come first served basis. No appointments necessary! HERE are the flyers.
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Click here to learn more about our learning models for the Fall 2022 semester.
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Fall 2022 Spanish and Amharic Classes | |
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Our community language classes for the Fall 2022 semester will start on Saturday, September 17. Carlos Rosario School is offering three levels of Spanish Conversation classes and an Introductory Amharic class. The classes are offered on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm virtually via Zoom.
The cost for the Spanish or Amharic class is $275 for the public but employees of Carlos Rosario will receive a 50% discount, only paying $137.50. The community language classes are open to all residents of Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
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Small Business Workshops Series | |
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Our Small Business and Entrepreneurship program will begin a series of 12 virtual workshops via Zoom. The workshops are offered in Spanish on Tuesday evenings and English on Thursday evenings, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Please share this information with anyone who is interested in starting their own business living in Maryland, Virginia, or DC. More information below.
- Small Business (Spanish Class): Tuesday, September 13 - Tuesday December 13
- Small Business (English Class): Thursday, September 15 - Tuesday December 15
- Cost: $150 for the entire series.
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Link to register: www.bit.ly/cr_smallbusiness
- Questions? Contact Raul Medrano at (202) 383-0796
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School Year 2022-2023 First All-Staff Convening | |
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All employees should plan to join our first All-Staff Convening of the 2022-2023 school year this Friday, August 26, from 2-3:30pm. We will take time to reconnect as a Carlos Rosario community, review our priorities and give input into our strategic plan, and meet the team from our new DEIB consulting group, IDEAS Generation.
- Friday, August 26th, 2:00pm-3:30pm
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Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86412141096?pwd=OHVzc28yUUJRWGs1M0Jyd1lOaXBzZz09
If you have an immovable conflict with Friday's All-Staff Convening, please let your direct supervisor know as soon as possible.
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Back-to-School Covid Testing / Test to Return | |
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We are distributing rapid antigen COVID test kits to be used 24 hours in advance of the first day of school. Employees can use this link to find instructions on when to take the test and how to submit results. You can pick up the kits and instructions from the security at either campus. Please note that the FDA has granted a 3 month shelf-life extension to the test kits we are distributing.
Are You Up-To-Date with Your COVID Vaccination?
Getting vaccinated is your best defense against COVID-19. Please find here locations where you can get vaccinated for free and without appointment.
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New Student Perspectives: Meet Rose and Sandra | |
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Recently, Rose and Sandra completed their registration process at our Harvard Street Campus. They both are excited and ready to start the new School Year!
From DC, Rose is a former special education teacher, who completed her registration for our Culinary Arts Program. Her goal is to help teach those living with a disability how to cook and eat healthy.
Sandra is not new to our school, but she is coming back to earn her GED. To accomplish this, Sandra shared that she is counting on her GED instructors Elda Gonzalez and Sandra Gonzalez to give her the support she needs to reach her goal!
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