Roosevelt School District No. 66 Roosevelt School District No. 66

On this edition of our Innovation and Learning podcast, we spoke with members of our Exceptional Student Services team about the work they do for and with our students with different learning needs - whether physical or mental - to ensure those students have an authentic learning experience in the Roosevelt School District. In their own words, these unsung heroes share what it means to be part of the ESS team, how they integrate technology into their treatment plans and the support they provide to students and families.

Think of you favorite book and the first time you picked it up. Remember how it made you feel as you worked you way toward the end? Maybe it was the first in a swashbuckling series. Maybe it was a biography that inspired you to write a musical. Do you remember who introduced it to you? Was it a parent or another relative? A teacher, or perhaps the school librarian? 

On today's podcast, we will talk to five Roosevelt School District Librarians and see how they are introducing their love of reading to our students. These paraprofessionals share their stories and experiences as their roles evolve to include teaching lessons, implementing social-emotional learning practices and using Apple technology to make reading fun and accessible for the kids and their parents.

We look forward to seeing what our five librarians will do with their students and families in the years to come. Reading has been, and will always be, a way to go anywhere and be anything, to find friends to know and ways to grow. All you have to do is take a look in a book.

Parents are instrumental partners in Roosevelt School District No. 66. In this podcast, four parents from the community share their personal stories as they navigated through a world-wide Pandemic over the last 18 months. As the COVID transmission numbers remain high in South Phoenix, many parents found themselves making the difficult decision to send their children to school in-person or online. Although Roosevelt opened a new online academy, these parents made the choice to send their children to in-person schooling. In this segment, hear from RSD parents first hand as they share community experiences, safety measures in place at neighborhood schools, and how technology/social emotional learning has benefited their families.