Parents and Family Members,

We believe that your involvement is essential to your child’s academic and future success! To honor our commitment to provide the best possible educational experience for your child and work with you in that effort, we invite you to help us develop or revise the School Improvement Plan, Parent and Family Engagement Plan, School-Parent Compact, Building Staff Capacity, and Family Engagement Budget for the 2025-2026 school year. We will hold two meetings that will be dedicated to this important collaboration. The meetings will be held February 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM for your convenience.

We thank you in advance for investing your time and energy in the future success of all students. We hope to see you soon!

Schoolwide events through the month include:

Themed Fridays – Black History Colors Theme

February 14 – Wear Red

February 21 – Wear Green

February 28 – D9 Apparel (Affiliated Staff) – Black out (Students/Remaining Staff)

Black History Week for Students – last week of February (24th-28th)

Monday – Meme Monday

Tuesday – Teacher Twin Tuesday

Wednesday – Sunday’s Best

Thursday – Throwback Thursday

Friday – Black Out Friday

Rutland Middle's annual review program kicked off on Monday, February 3rd! Students will have the opportunity to win great prizes as they work to review for the upcoming Georgia Milestones tests!!

Students are encouraged to use the IXL program at home to prepare for the upcoming tests!!

Last week, the Rutland Middle School Chapter of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) celebrated FBLA week with themed dress down days. They also held the 1st annual FBLA used book drive which brought in 318 total books to donate to various places within the Rutland Community. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Recently, students in Mrs. Burke's 6th Grade Science classes created projects depicting Earth's atmospheric layers as a culminating activity. This learning experience engaged students in analyzing, interpreting, and comparing data. Check out the great job these students did on these projects!

Do you need help with any of the following? If so, check out the link below titled Parent Portal

• Parent Portal first time user guide
• Remind App
• Campus Portal App

Are you employed in a Business that might be interested in becoming a Community Partner with Rutland Middle School? School Partnerships can include donation of goods, services, or monetary donations. Rutland Middle has events throughout the year to reward and recognize our students for various reasons. If you are interested in more information, please call the school and ask to speak with Mrs. Freeman.