Launch Meeting Changes!

Please see the REVISED 2015-16 Launch Meeting Schedule below.

Items in RED italics have been changed.

  

If you cannot come to the meeting you've been assigned, you’re welcome to come to one of our others. You must let us know at least 48 hours in advance if you’ll be attending another meeting so we can have your supplies at the correct location. It is crucial that you attend this meeting, as we will be giving out all of the 2015-16 school year supplies. If you’d prefer another meeting date so you can have the supplies for back-to-school night, we encourage you to come to the year-round school launch.

Year-Round Schools

Wednesday, July 15^th at 3:00 pm

Ken Garff Building

405 S. Main St. 11^th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Central Schools #1

Wednesday, August 5th at 3:00 pm

Olympus High School
4055 S. 2300 E.
Holladay, UT 84124

Includes the following districts:

- Granite

- Salt Lake

South Schools

Tuesday, August 11th at 11:00 am

Freedom Elementary School
10326 N. 6800 W.
Highland, UT 84003

Includes the following districts:

- Alpine

- Juab

- Nebo

- Provo

North Schools

Thursday, August 13th at 10:00 am

Davis SD Auxiliary Building Auditorium

45 E. State St.

Farmington, UT 84025

Includes the following districts:

- Box Elder

- Cache

- Davis

- Ogden

- Weber

- Private/Charter Schools

Central Schools #2

Thursday, August 20th at 10:00 am

Jordan SD Auxiliary Building

7905 S. Redwood Rd.

West Jordan, UT 84088

(note the corrected address)

Includes the following districts:

- Canyons

- Jordan

- Murray

- Tooele

- Private/Charter Schools

If you have not turned in your agreement AND information sheet for the 2015-16 school year, please do so by ASAP. It is crucial that we have this information so we can contact you throughout the school year.

E-mail to hannat@sieutah.org or fax to 801-428-1977.

As always, let us know if you have any questions.

Have a wonderful summer, and remember to READ EVERY DAY!

2015-16 Launch Meetings

Thank you for your participation in our program this year. We are excited to begin the 2015-16 school year!

Please see the 2015-16 Launch Meeting Schedule below.

  

If you cannot come to the meeting you've been assigned, you’re welcome to come to one of our others. You must let us know at least 48 hours in advance if you’ll be attending another meeting so we can have your supplies at the correct location. It is crucial that you attend this meeting, as we will be giving out all of the 2015-16 school year supplies. If you’d prefer another meeting date so you can have the supplies for back-to-school night, we encourage you to come to the year-round school launch.

Year-Round Schools

Wednesday, July 15^th at 3:00 pm

Ken Garff Building

405 S. Main St. 11^th Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Central Schools #1

Wednesday, August 5th at 3:00 pm

Olympus High School
4055 S. 2300 E.
Holladay, UT 84124

Includes the following districts:

- Granite

- Salt Lake

South Schools

Tuesday, August 11th at 11:00 am

Freedom Elementary School
10326 N. 6800 W.
Highland, UT 84003

Includes the following districts:

- Alpine

- Juab

- Nebo

- Provo

North Schools

Thursday, August 13th at 10:00 am

Davis SD Auxiliary Building Auditorium

45 E. State St.

Farmington, UT 84025

Includes the following districts:

- Box Elder

- Cache

- Davis

- Ogden

- Weber

- Private/Charter Schools

Central Schools #2

Thursday, August 20th at 10:00 am

Jordan SD Auxiliary Building

7905 S. Redwood Rd.

West Jordan, UT 84088

Includes the following districts:

- Canyons

- Jordan

- Murray

- Tooele

- Private/Charter Schools

If you have not turned in your agreement AND information sheet for the 2015-16 school year, please do so by ASAP. It is crucial that we have this information so we can contact you throughout the school year.

E-mail to hannat@sieutah.org or fax to 801-428-1977.

As always, let us know if you have any questions.

Have a wonderful summer, and remember to READ EVERY DAY!

Final BlendTec Contest Winners!

We would like to congratulate the following schools:

North - Foxboro Elementary

Central - Northlake Elementary

South - Orchard Elementary

Rural Areas - Manti Elementary

They have won the final BlendTec Blender contest! 

Thanks to all of you who have helped the program run smoothly this year. We are excited for the coming year and all the progress there is to be made.

If you haven't sent in your agreement and information sheet for the 2015-16 school year, please do so ASAP!

E-mail to hannat@sieutah.org or fax to 801-428-1977.

Have a fabulous summer, and remember to 

READ EVERY DAY!!

UESP Contest Winners!

We are excited to announce the winning schools for UESP’s 5-29 Day read-a-thon! Thank you for your participation during this contest, as well as throughout the year. The contest was neck and neck up to the very end.

The two winning schools are:

Jackling Elementary from Granite School District

Northlake Elementary from Tooele School District

Congratulations to these schools!

We would also like to remind all of you that UESP has generously offered a $25 matching contribution for new accounts opened on 5-29-15.

“Also in honor of 5·29 Day, UESP announced it will provide a $25 matching contribution to any new Utah resident account owner who opens a first-time UESP account for a first-time Utah beneficiary on May 29, either online at uesp.org or by submitting an Individual Account Agreement (form 100). Contribute $25 or more to the new account to be eligible for the UESP match.

To meet the requirements for a $25 matching contribution from UESP, new accounts opened and contributions made online at uesp.org must be received on May 29, 2015, by 11:59 p.m., Mountain Time (MT). New Individual Account Agreements submitted by mail, fax, overnight carrier, or in person must be received at UESP, State Board of Regents Building, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101-1284, by 5 p.m. MT on May 29, 2015. Individual Account Agreements (form 100) are available for download at uesp.org or by calling 800.418.2551 toll-free. Applicants should be sure to enter the promotion code MAY29SAVE4COLLEGE on the account agreements.”

If parents have questions about UESP, here is some information about how it works.

“Earnings on contributions to a UESP account grow deferred from federal and Utah state income taxes. Withdrawals used for qualified higher education expenses are exempt from federal and Utah state income taxes. Qualified expenses include tuition and mandatory fees; required books, supplies, and equipment; and certain room-and-board costs at any university, college, or technical school in the United States or abroad that participates in federal student financial aid programs.

In 2015, a trust or single Utah taxpayer who files a Utah state income tax return can claim a 5 percent tax credit on contributions to a UESP account up to $1,900, for a maximum credit of $95 per qualified beneficiary. Spouses filing jointly can claim a 5 percent tax credit on contributions up to $3,800, for a maximum of $190 per qualified beneficiary. In order for an account owner to claim the credit, the beneficiary must have been age 19 or younger when designated as such on the account. If this requirement is met, the account owner can claim the credit each year a contribution is made for the life of the account.”

Thank you for your participation, and have a wonderful summer!

Using Road to Success on a "Smart Device"

We have had many people ask about an "app" to log reading time on Road to Success. We do not have this feature yet for our site, but we DO have some ideas that will help younger kids log easily!

The mobile view for www.RTSUTAH.com is fabulous and extremely user friendly. It can be accessed through any browser on any smart device. 

A feature we'd like to share with you today is adding the browser to your home screen. This creates an image that LOOKS like an "app". Students can easily click it & go straight to www.RTSUTAH.com to log time! 

Luckily we have both iPhones and Androids in our office. You can see the detailed instructions for both below. If you have another device that it doesn't seem to work on... please let us know! We'd love to help.

iPhone (or any Apple product):

1. Go to www.RTSUTAH.com in the browser of your choice. (Most iPhones already have Safari, but other free browsers are also available in the app store.)

2. Click the "send" button

3. Click "Add to Home Screen"

4. Save with the title of your choice & click "Add"

 ... You'll now be able to click on it just like an app!


Android:

1. Go to www.RTSUTAH.com in your desired internet browser

3. Click "Add to homescreen"

2. Click the 3 "setting" dots in the top right corner

Dropbox

Hello RTS Schools! 

We wanted to give you easy-access to the RTS Forum meeting presentations. 

Follow this link to connect to our dropbox folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3r4zsidlp18eprj/AAArMG4-OBdT5ntlkmHgsuiTa?dl=0

Or follow this link to connect to our dropbox folder that contains important documents.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2mn8dj43t1zq0pr/AACbaHP0thWS1l-b4Z19USFGa?dl=0

As always, let us know if you have any fun ideas that are working at your school!

Happy President's Day!

February Badges

The badges students can earn 

during February include:

Holiday Badges

Feb (5) – Black History Month

            Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by                     Ellen Levine

Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day

            Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine by Barbara Park

Feb 18 – Presidents’ Day

            Presidents’ Day by Anne Rockwell

Surprise Badges

Feb 2: Groundhog Day

            Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day! By Abby Levine

Feb 9: Toothache Day

            Hippo Goes Bananas! By Marjorie Dennis Murray

Feb 11: Make a Friend Day

            The Berenstain Bears Faithful Friends by Jan & Mike Berenstain

Feb 12: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday

            Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman

Feb 20: Cherry Pie Day

            How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. by Marjorie Priceman

Feb 26: Tell a Fairy Tale Day

            Read your favorite fairy tale!

Feb 28: Tooth Fairy Day

            Dear Tooth Fairy by Alan Durant

We hope you have a blast reading some of these suggested books with your students. Let us know if you have any special moments to share! 

Spring Forum Meeting & RTS Update

We want to remind you one more time that 

our Spring Forum Meetings are coming up!

North:

Weber Innovations Center

1007 W. 12^th Street, Ogden

Thursday, February 19^th, 3:00 pm

Central:

Granite SD Room D102-106

Wednesday, February 25^th, 3:30 pm

South:

Mountain View HS Media Center

Tuesday, February 10^th, 3:00 pm

As a reminder, if you need to come to a meeting other than the one you are assigned to (whether because of scheduling conflicts or meeting location) please let us know via e-mail at least 48 hours before the meeting so we can have your supplies at the correct location.

Click this link to see the PowerPoint Presentation.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3r4zsidlp18eprj/AAArMG4-OBdT5ntlkmHgsuiTa?dl=0

Items we'll be discussing include:

- Fox 13 New Stories

- Gathering Information for 2015-2016 School Year

- UESP 
- Faculty & Staff Certificates

- Prize Wheel

Fox 13 News Stories
- Go to http://fox13now.com/2015/02/08/road-to-success-aims-to-inspire-desire-to-read-in-utah-students/ to see our most recent news story & get ideas for what your school could share!

2015-2016 School Year

- We will begin gathering school information & agreements soon. When you receive the documents please fill out updated information for next year and send it to us at meganw@rtsutah.com or fax it to 801-428-1977.
- This year the indoor tracking banner will NOT be included in print materials unless you specifically want it. Please be sure to mark this option on both the agreement & information sheet so we can give you the correct materials!

UESP 
- We will have special guests from Utah Education Savings Plan with us at the Spring Forum Meetings. They will be giving out 2 UESP certificates to each school. These are fabulous prizes that have a high redemption rate. 

Faculty & Staff Certificates

- These will be given out at the Spring Forum Meetings. If you have no way of attending any of the meetings or sending a representative you will need to pick the certificates up at the RTS Office in Downtown Salt Lake. Contact meganw@rtsutah.com to set up a time Monday-Friday, 9 am - 4:30 pm.

- If anyone from your originally submitted list does not receive a certificate please notify us by e-mail.

- These are in a different format this year. We are providing Faculty ID Cards that must be presented to redeem each offer.

Prize Wheel

- Only teacher compatibility is available. However, there are still MANY Ways to implement this new feature throughout the school.

- The "Print Slips" feature is still available, which is extremely convenient.

How-To:

•Log in as a teacher

•Select the correct classroom

•Click “Reading Slips”

•Select the Week

•Click “Select Eligible”

•You can also hand-select students who aren’t automatically selected

•Click “Launch Prize Wheel”

•Check that entries are correct

•Scroll down for settings

•Click “Go to Wheel of Prizes”

•Click “Spin!”

•Click “Spin!” again to choose multiple winners

•Click the arrow under the selected name to see a list of winners & entries

Prize Wheel Settings:

•Spin Duration:

•How long the wheel spins – can be adjusted for smaller/faster drawings

•Load Duration:

•Time it takes to load names – if there aren’t many students set to a faster load time

•Remove Winning Entries

•Similar to if drawing by hand – removes the winning ticket

•Remove Unique Winners

•Removes ALL tickets with the student’s name so each student can only win once

Ways to Implement:

- Prize Wheel Within Each Class - 

•Teacher spins the wheel once a week then submits one name to go into the Grand Prize Drawing

•Benefits:

•Teacher’s discretion to make sure it’s students who consistently log that are included in the grand prize drawing.

•Fun weekly awards for students – keep them involved & excited!

•Admin gathers names & puts them into a spreadsheet

•Use Random Name Selector website to draw a winner

•http://primaryschoolict.com/random-name-selector/

- Narrow it Down by Classroom -

•Make a Classroom in the school that includes all class names

•Use the wheel to decide which class

•Use the wheel again to choose a student within that class

•Can do the original class decision before the announcement

•Select all eligible students within that class

Spring Forum Meeting Dates

SAVE THE DATE!

Our Spring Forum meetings are coming up.

We have finalized the dates and locations - please see below.

North:

Weber Innovations Center

1007 W. 12^th Street, Ogden

Thursday, February 19^th, 3:00 pm

Central:

Granite SD Room D102-106
2500 S. State Street, Salt Lake City

Wednesday, February 25^th, 3:30 pm

South:

Mountain View HS Media Center

Tuesday, February 10^th, 3:00 pm

As a reminder, if you need to come to a meeting other than the one you are assigned to (whether because of scheduling conflicts or meeting location) please let us know via e-mail at least 48 hours before the meeting so we can have your supplies at the correct location.

The regions are split by the following school districts.

North:

- Box Elder

- Cache

- Davis

- Ogden

- Weber

Central: 

- Canyons

- Granite

- Jordan

- Murray

- Salt Lake

- Tooele

South:

- Alpine

- Juab

- Nebo

- Provo

January Badges

We hope you have a great week back at school 

after the holidays! 

In case your students need some extra motivation here is the list of January holiday and SURPRISE badges! Use these as you'd like - whether it's special motivation for certain days or reading a fun related book for each day! We also have a list of suggested books for each badge. 

Holidays

Jan 1 – New Year’s Day

Jan 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

            A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. by David A. Adler

Surprise Badges

Jan 5: National Braille Literacy

            The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin

Jan 10: Save The Eagles Day

            The Eagles Are Back by Jean Craighead George

Jan 11: Step in the Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day

            Puddles by Jonathan London

Jan 14: Dress Up Your Pet Day

            Brownie & Pearl Get Dolled Up by Cynthia Rylant

Jan 15: Hat Day

            Go, Dog. Go! By P.D. Eastman

Jan 19: Popcorn Day

            The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola

Jan 24: Compliment Day

            I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg

Jan 25: Opposite Day

            Opposites by Sandra Boynton

If you have anything that's REALLY WORKING at your school, please remember to share so we can spread the word!