Rugby Public School District

Rugby, ND

Population: 3,000

Enrollment K-12: 568 students

Location: Central North Dakota

Current Openings

• Elementary Teacher

• Elementary Student Strategist

• Agriculture Education Teacher

• Library Media Specialist

Rugby High School: Enrollment = 269

• State of the art facilities

• New renovation and addition completed in 2012

• Total cost $8 million

• Added a commons area and renovated all areas in the high school

Ely Elementary: Enrollment = 300

• Well maintained building

• 2010 renovation: replaced windows, lights, and electrical

• 2014 renovation: updated heating ventilation and added air conditioning

Testimonial

“I really appreciate that the staff work together and that the administration is very sincere and they are easy to talk to. I feel comfortable when I am here. I feel welcomed and appreciated. I also like that several parents are supportive of me as a teacher.” – Melissa Goddard JH Science Teacher

Technology

• 1 to 1 device initiative for grades 5-8 beginning 2015-2016 school year

• Up to date hard line and wireless infrastructure

RHS Commons Area: 2012 addition

Testimonial

“The reasons I wanted to come to Rugby and have stayed here are because of the size of the school and the town. It's one of the larger class B schools in the state and yet still small enough to know the students. We are a large enough to function without having to combine with area schools for activities. Rugby is a community with things to do, such as having a movie theatre, our own clinic and hospital as well as a grocery store and other shopping.” - Deb Goven Ely Title I Teacher

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

• Rugby Public School District operates as a PLC

• School starts at 9:00AM on Wednesday

• All teachers participate in a grade level or subject area PLC every Wednesday for an hour.

• Standards based grading implementation

Rugby Early Learning Center

• Free preschool program for all students.

• Focused on kindergarten readiness skills

• Program is strategic-play based and operates four days a week.

Elementary teacher collaboration blocks

• Restructured time to allow student groupings for differentiation

• Teachers team with other grade level teachers to deliver instruction based on levels of mastery

Testimonial

“When I decided to return to teaching, I was interested in this school and community. It is centrally located to friends and family. I have stayed because of the people I work with, the students I care about, and because I enjoy being a part of a progressive, highly-reputable school system.” – Sandy Johnson RHS Special Education Teacher

Professional learning processes

• A staff wide focus on increasing student engagement

• Individualized professional development led by teachers in combination with school improvement goals based in research

• Out of district school visitations, online courses, and book studies are components of our professional learning processes

Teacher mentorship

• Our instructional coach program in combination to with our state’s teacher support program works hard to support our beginning teachers

Charles Hanneman Gymnasium

• 28 co-curricular and extra curricular activities

• Numerous state championships