TheTeachers..........
There are thirteen elementary classroomteachers.
They are supplemented by Art, Music, Computer, and Phy Ed teacherswho conduct
classes in their specialties throughout the week. The elementarystaff also
includes Special Education teachers who work with studentsassigned
to them on skills in reading and mathematics.
The Junior High and High School faculty includes twenty-four regular classroomteachers.
They are skilled instructors in all areas of learning that ourstudents
will need to become successful as they move on to college, technicalschool,
or the job market. The staff also includes several special educationinstructors
who work with students with special needs. In additionto regular
classroom duties many of these teachers serve as supervisorsand coaches
for the many extra-curricular activities which take place inour school.
The
Support Staff..........
The Support Staff is made of people with many different types of
jobs. This group includes the education assistants, the food service staff,the
custodial staff, the secretaries and bookkeepers, and the bus drivers.Each
of our district buildings has a complement of personnel in thesepositions.
In the Spotlight.......
I would like you to meet two members of the RRC Staff who are presently serving as the chairpersons of their respective staff organizations. They are Bruce Olson and Giles Riley. Mr. Olson is current president of the RRC Education Association and Mr. Riley is the president of RRC Education Support Staff Association. I have asked them to share a bit of information about themselves, their families and their work.
Mr. Olson teaches 8th, 9th, and 10th grade Social Studies at Red Rock Central. He also coaches during the football and wrestling seasons. He is originally from Osage, Iowa and attended North Iowa Community College and received his B.S. from Mankato State in 1978.
Wife, Sue and daughters Natalie, Lindsay and Sarah make up his immediate family. They live in Lamberton.
There are several community organizations which welcome Bruce as a member. He has been a part of the Lamberton Fire Department for many years, serving as Fire Chief for the past five years. He is a member of the Lamberton Commercial Club and attends St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lamberton.
Some of his favorite activities are fishing, working on his carpentry projects and being involved with the activities in which his children participate.
“After teaching and talking about
the many interesting places of the world, and now with Internet access
to really create interest, I would like to travel to Europe and the Middle
East. The possibility exists of traveling to Europe, as a good friend of
mine, Ray Anderson, now teaches in Warsaw, Poland.”
Mr. Riley is head custodian in the Lamberton building at Red Rock Central. He has lived in this area most of his life and has been working in the school system for 20 years. He is affectionately known as ‘Pickle’ to most of the students and staff of RRC.
His wife Linda teaches 2nd grade in the Jeffers building and daughter, Sheela is a 1st grade student there. They live on a farm just East of Lamberton. His two older daughters, Deb and Karrie, are married with families of their own. Deb and husband Eric have two children and are expecting a third child. Karrie’s family includes husband Craig and three step children. They, too, are expecting a child.
Giles has had a very important part in organizing the Education Support Staff of Red Rock Central and is currently serving as president or RRC/ESPA.
He most enjoys spending time with his family. Nascar Racing, The Winston Cup, and Busch & Craftsman Series are also activities he spends time pursuing.