Richmond R-XVI School District

The Centers for Disease Control removed the mask requirement on buses or vans operated by public or private school systems. Therefore, masks are no longer required and will be optional on Richmond buses immediately.

In this week's Spartan Update: https://5il.co/16aeh *2022-2023 RMS principal named *Preschool photos *Sunrise celebrations * RMS student projects *RHS state wrestling medalists & other photos *Upcoming events

As a reminder, there is No School Monday, February 21 due to the President's Day holiday. We will see everyone on Tuesday, February 22!

Check out all the student pictures in this week's edition of the Community Spartan Update. https://5il.co/15xso *Welcome to the Spartan Family Eric Sharp & Cindy Quinn *Upcoming Events *Counselor appreciation *5th Grade Choir Pics *Pictures from all buildings

Due to dangerous road conditions, there will be No School, Friday, February 18, 2022 in the Richmond R-XVI School District. As a reminder, there is No School Monday, February 21 due to the President's Day holiday. We will see everyone on Tuesday, February 22!

No school tomorrow, 2/17 due to impending weather.

The Board of Education voted on February 9, 2022 school will be in session on February 18, 2022. This decision was made in anticipation of any further school closures.

Reminder: Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8, 2022, we are adding 10 minutes to the school day by restructuring our internal instructional time. Dear Elementary: Car riders need to arrive by 7:40 Sunrise Elementary: Car riders need to arrive by 7:50 Parent pickup will begin at 3:10 Richmond Middle School: Car riders need to arrive by 7:35 Richmond High School: Car riders/drivers need to arrive by 7:35 This adjustment of the school day will NOT interfere with normal bus routes and times. Please click on the link to see how it will affect each school building. https://5il.co/14uzi

Due to school not being in session on February 4, the Mat/Court dance will be postponed until February 12.

Due to freezing temperatures and poor road conditions, there will be no school on Friday, February 4, 2022.

Due to the hazardous road conditions and predicted frigid temperatures, there will be No School Thursday, February 3.

Due to an anticipated winter storm, there will be No School tomorrow, Wednesday, February 2, 2022. All sports and activities are canceled for February 2, 2022.

The Richmond School District will be closed Wednesday, February 2 due to impending weather.

Reminder: Here are the various methods of communication our school district uses. *Richmond School District(RSD) app *RSD Website: www.richmondspartans.org *Local news stations *Email & text messages *RSD social media (Facebook & Twitter)

The weekly COVID-19 totals: Dear: 5 students & 1 staff Sunrise: 3 students & 2 staff RMS: 16 students & 1 staff RHS: 14 students & 2 staff

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education provides each school district throughout the state five Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) days that can be used during a school calendar year. Due to teachers, staff and sub shortages in our district, we will have exhausted our AMI days Thursday and Friday, January 27 & 28. Any further cancellations (other than weather related) could result in the loss of day(s) of breaks and/or day(s) added to the end of the school calendar. In an attempt to prevent this from happening, starting Tuesday, February 8, 2022, we are adding 10 minutes to the school day by restructuring our internal instructional time. By doing this every day for the remainder of the year, this would give us approximately two more school days of flex time to utilize if needed. This adjustment of the school day will NOT interfere with normal bus routes and times. Please click on the link to see how it will affect each school building. https://5il.co/14uzi

We continue to have an extremely high number of staff members who are getting sick, so we are still in a staffing crisis. As this situation continues, we cannot sustain the current pace throughout the whole week, with more and more staff falling ill. We will not have enough staff to properly supervise students during the school day by the end of this week. We will shut down on Thursday and Friday, January 27 and 28, during the school day, including Adventure Club and preschool. The district will be using our two remaining AMI days. . School offices will be open from 8-12. Central Office will remain open during regular business hours. Evening activities will continue as scheduled, as long as staffing is available. Any changes will be communicated through Spartan Alerts. Meals will again be provided these days. Please sign up at the following link: https://forms.gle/quSyNrQqX6BYSo9d9 Please click on the link for all the details. https://5il.co/14ssb

The district will now send weekly totals of COVID-19 positives by building, instead of daily letters. Dear: 2 staff & 5 students Sunrise: 3 staff & 8 students RMS: 6 staff & 14 students RHS: 1 staff & 13 students

Our Spartan Team at the BIST conference. Proud of our staff for always looking for ways to better meet our students needs. @ martyhuitt #BISTon

BBQ ribs for lunch today. Please complete the following form so everyone can get a hot meal. https://forms.gle/nferaaFZokd38dy48 Tomorrow's lunch is pizza!