Another stop in the Reading Revolution! This week, Superintendent Williams had the pleasure of reading “Holes” to Ms. Gottesch’s class at Eugene Field. Superintendent Williams was so enthralled that she’s getting the book herself to finish! She will return next week so the class can read to her 💛❤️
On Wednesday after school, the Edison Eagles had some special visitors from the University of Iowa! Scholars enjoyed snacks while they participated in “Hawkeye Science” activities. It was a fun afternoon! 🧪🔎
Rock Island-Milan School District and Ridgewood Elementary are so lucky to have RIHS alumna Olivia Bowman as one of the new 1st grade teachers! Olivia was a part of the Education Internship during her time at Rocky and is the first graduate to return to the Quad Cities! Welcome back, Olivia! 💙🤍
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The Reading Revolution continues strong this week! Superintendent Williams had the honor of reading “Once Upon a Book” to Ms. Blackwood’s class at Rock Island Center for Math and Science. Superintendent Williams can’t wait to return when the class is ready to read to her!
Rock Island-Milan, please help us give a warm welcome to our fantastic exchange teachers from Kenya:
🍎Ruth Kiarie (Rock Island Academy)
🍎Purity Ngaji (Rock Island Academy)
🍎Catherine Napwori (Rock Island Academy)
🍎Magdaline Nzioka (Rock Island High School)
We are so excited to have them as a part of our Transitional Bilingual Education program. Rock Island-Milan welcomes you!
Rocky scholars and community members, you’re invited!
Join us for a community dinner at @NEST Cafe on August 14th, from 5 - 8 p.m.! For the first time, our very own Rocky administrators will be volunteering during the evening meal, serving food, greeting guests, and connecting with the community.
Everyone is welcome to enjoy a delicious, pay-what-you-can meal! Come meet your administrators and celebrate the spirit of community PRIDE!
Attention 6th grade families!
We are thrilled to kick off the 2025-2026 school year!
Enjoy these welcome-back messages from your Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and school principals. ❤️💛
Happy August, Rock Island-Milan!
Here are some upcoming important dates to keep in mind for this month!
Be in the know! Rock Island-Milan - here is your 2025-2026 MetroLINK Transportation Route Packet
English: https://drive.google.com/.../1EzgvWi2kUdL4t9I7NlRjk4.../view
Spanish: https://drive.google.com/.../1cf5VA1GdxVi9depCiHbkPL.../view
You can also find it on our website: https://www.rimsd41.org/page/transportation
On the first day of school, Superintendent Williams and our district leadership team surprised our principals with a toolkit to kick off the year! Dr. Williams also met some of the new teaching interns at Eugene Field. Here’s to a great year! ❤️💛
We were thrilled to kick off the school year by celebrating four outstanding district staff members at our first inservice last week! Please join us in congratulating our Spotlight Award recipients:
✨Wendy Kerker, Teacher - Ridgewood Elementary
✨Donna Manning, Supporting Teacher - Frances Willard Elementary
✨Andrew Campbell, Principal - Eugene Field Elementary
✨ Carmen Woods, Administrator - Washington Jr. High School
These individuals were recognized during the 2024-2025 school year for their ability to go above and beyond. Nominees were then voted on by district staff and recognized at our annual Spotlight Awards. Congrats everyone!
From the launch of the Reading Revolution community book club this summer to the first week of school, our district continues to inspire scholars to become lifelong readers!
On the first day of school, Superintendent Williams had the honor of visiting Mr. Mike Mertel’s freshman World Studies class to read "I Am You: A Book about Ubuntu".
Best of luck to all the new Rocky scholars as they begin this exciting journey! ❤️💛
