What is DPAC? The District Parent Advisory Council helps parents to play a more active role in the direction of our school district.
01/19/2021
Center for Nonviolence Conflict Transformation CNCT is a resource and Training Center that engages in teaching skills through education and training, using the philosophies of Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Transformation process.
09/30/2020
RPS 205 Family Support Chat FAMILY WIN SUPPORT WEDNESDAYS CHAT Join the Family and Community Engagement Department with the District Parent Advisory Council for a virtual support chat WHEN Oct. 7 from 6-7 p.m. WHERE Zoom (Link will be emailed to registered attendees the morning of the chat). WHAT Learn about available resource
07/29/2020
Parents please follow the link to fill out the survey to choose in person or remone learning for the 20-21 school year
Back to School District administrators, teachers and staff are developing plans to keep students and staff safe as we resume school this fall. We haven’t finalized all the details, but we want to tell families and staff what we’re planning when school starts Sept. 1.
07/24/2020
Back-to-School Survey Launches July 29 You will be asked to complete an electronic survey next week to make your choice for either full-time remote instruction or in-person instruction for the upcoming school year. In that same survey, you will be asked if your students(s) needs transportation for the upcoming school year. The survey wil...
06/28/2019
Registration info
Registration: Aug. 13 & 14 Mark your calendar for the 2019-20 school year registration at your child’s zoned school.
01/17/2019
SAVE THE DATE!
DPAC 2019 Summer Programs Resource Fair
Thursay, March 14 (5:30 p.m. -7 p.m.)
This free event showcases the camps and the mulitude of other programs available to the youth of Rockford during the summer months. Come talk to community vendors and plan your family's summer activities!
The Fair will be held at Flinn Middle School this year. Pizza and Refreshments will be served. A vendor raffle is planned.
11/19/2018
Thursday, November 15th, was DPAC's High School Academies / Elementary School Report Cards Informational Event. Two sessions were held during the afternoon and evening. Several speakers from the district, including Bridget French, Executive Director of College and Career Readiness; Morgan Gallagher, Principal at Roosevelt, and several other Curriculum Deans, presented information to the group about the high school academies and helping students select the most appropriate pathways. Guidance was also given on how to read the new elementary school report cards.
10/26/2018
What a great event at the Y on Wednesday! Casey Bachochin from Remedies Renewing Lives, and Jen Macek, RPS205 Director of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, spoke to us about trauma and how it can affect the brain and behavior. Jen detailed RPS205's plans to become a Trauma Sensitive district by 2020 and explained how the district planned to achieve this through social-emotional curriculum/instruction and mindfulness practices. The district has many community partners helping them all the way and staff training has already begun! A list of resources is included with this post.
10/12/2018
Golden Apple nominations for 6th-12th grade classroom teachers in Boone/Winnebago counties are due this Monday, October 15th! Deadline is 11:59 p.m.
Nomination forms are attached to this post, or go online to nominate one of our excellent RPS205 teachers!
http://goldenappleofrockford.com/goldenapple_nominationform.asp
Check it out! 205 Vibe is ready for your input!