Communications
of students and will strive to facilitate open and frequent communication with parents/guardians and community members at all times.
RAFOS uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily through email, text messages, and app notifications. Each parent is automatically assigned an account using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to log in, download the mobile app, and customize their notification preferences.
This user-friendly platform allows schools to share important updates, announcements, and events in multiple formats, ensuring families stay informed. Parents can easily access information about school activities, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming events, strengthening their connection to the school community.
ParentSquare also enables seamless communication between school staff and parents, including one-on-one and group messaging with real-time language translation.
Our primary goal is to ensure the safety and well-being of all students, staff, and visitors at the Rocklin Academy Family of Schools. Through a rapid, coordinated, and effective response, we can protect our community and plan for the continuity of education in the face of any emergency.
RAFOS has a crisis communication plan that leverages ParentSquare to deliver critical information and emergency alerts to families and staff, primarily via email, text, and app notifications. To ensure you receive the most up-to-date information during a crisis, please log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal to verify your contact details. Only individuals identified as the student's Educational Rights Holder can update contact information.
Safety
RAFOS is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students, making it our top priority. The organization maintains a comprehensive crisis plan, with administrators actively monitoring and updating it as needed. Our schools also implement security measures to protect students and staff, including:
- Visitor check-in procedures.
- Locked doors after the start of the school day.
- Surveillance cameras
Drills and Preparedness
Regular safety drills are essential to ensuring that students and staff are prepared for emergencies. In our schools, fire drills are conducted monthly at the elementary sites and twice a year at secondary schools to reinforce safety protocols. Additionally, lockdown/barricade drills take place twice a year; one earthquake and evacuation drills are conducted annually.
After each drill, schools typically send a message to families to inform them that it was a practice exercise. This helps alleviate concerns and keeps parents informed about the safety measures in place.
Frequently Asked Questions
How and when will I be notified of a crisis at my child’s school?
Effective communication is essential during an emergency. The method of immediate notification will depend on the nature of the crisis and its potential impact on student safety. Not every incident will warrant a notification, as responses are determined by the severity and specific circumstances of the situation. Each event is carefully assessed to ensure the appropriate communication response.
How can I receive timely and accurate notifications from my child’s school?
As a reminder, RAFOS uses ParentSquare for all school communication, including general updates and emergency notifications, primarily via email, text, and app alerts. To ensure you receive the most accurate information during a crisis, please keep your contact details up to date in your child’s PowerSchool Parent Portal.
We strongly encourage parents and guardians to log into their accounts, download the mobile app, and customize their notification preferences, including when and how they receive messages and their preferred language for translations.
Media Relations
Rocklin Academy Family of Schools is committed to promptly addressing all 
media inquiries.
Please direct all media inquiries to:
Dr. Robin Stout
Superintendent
(916) 778-4544 Ex. 80101
Rocklin Academy Family of Schools prioritizes transparent and trustworthy communication with the public. We believe that clear, accurate, and timely information is fundamental to building strong community trust and engagement. By fostering positive media relations, we aim to enhance our ability to keep everyone informed and connected.
Interviewing and Photographing Students
To ensure a safe and orderly environment, media members intending to record, photograph, or interview school staff or students must first contact the superintendent to make arrangements. Interviews should not disrupt school activities or infringe upon the rights of others. Parents/guardians have the right to instruct their children not to communicate with media members.
Visiting our Schools
To minimize disruption and assist with any needs during a media visit to our schools, the superintendent or their designee will escort all media members while on site. Please contact the superintendent to arrange a school visit.
Social Media Guidelines
We appreciate your engagement and invite you toconnect with us on Rocklin Academy Family of Schools' (RAFOS) social media platforms.
The purpose of our social media pages is to share news, updates, and information about our schools. While we encourage questions and comments, please keep in mind that this is a moderated discussion space, not an open public forum. The views expressed by community members on this page belong to the individual author and do not necessarily reflect those of RAFOS.
RAFOS adheres to the community guidelines of Facebook and Instagram and expects all participants to do the same. We reserve the right to remove comments or content that violate our social media policy.
- Posts must be civil, respectful, courteous and professional;
- Posts must be relevant to the stated purpose of the site and not clearly off-topic;
- Post may not incite individuals in a manner that does or is likely to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on school premises, violation of school rules, or substantial disruption of the school’s educational environment;
- Posts may not include advertising or postings of commercial nature, political activity, gambling, drugs, alcohol, or other related postings;
- Posts that are obscene, libelous, discriminatory, harassing, contain vulgar language (including vulgar language using masked symbols ($%*)), personal attacks of any kind, offensive comments, or comments that target or disparage any protected classes;
- Posts containing photographs or videos are not permissible by anyone other than by official social media site administrators or other specifically authorized RAFOS personnel;
- Posts that reference or are chain letters, pyramid schemes or fraudulent or deceptive messages;
- Posts that infringe on copyrights or trademarks;
- Posts that contain links to inappropriate websites;
Comments posted by a member of the public on social media networks are the opinions of the commentator, and do not imply endorsement of or agreement by RAFOS and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of RAFOS or its employees;
If you encounter abusive content, we encourage you to use the platform’s reporting tools. Thank you for contributing to our online community and helping us maintain a positive and respectful space for all.
