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The 205 VIBE™ was created to share the amazing things happening in Rockford Public Schools. The 205 VIBE publishes firsthand stories from district staff, students and community members who support RPS 205.
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Latest Blog Post
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Mary Kaull
Subscription boxes aren’t just for food and clothes any more. Instructional coaches at two elementary schools in RPS 205 have applied the subscription box concept to teaching strategies.
Latest Podcast
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Earl Dotson Jr.
Hear candid conversation about remote teaching in RPS 205: “There is messiness to it. And it is hard. It’s hard to see what my kids are working on. But if you look at all of those negatives, and you don’t focus on what you can do, and what you’re going to do and what you’d like to do, and what the kids are able to do, then you’re going to be stuck in the messy.”
Latest News
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Rockford Public Schools
The Those Who Excel education awards program honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to education.
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