Richmond R-XVI School District

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!

Health, safety, and quality education are our top priorities. Multiples cases of COVID-19 have been reported at Dear & Sunrise Elementary, Richmond Middle School & Richmond High School.

In this week's Community Spartan Update: https://5il.co/14d3x *No school January 17 *Elementary Clay Night *Dear class awards *VFW Awards at Middle School *Upcoming Events

Due to staff and student illness, Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) days will be utilized starting tomorrow, Wednesday, January 19th through Friday, January 21st. While school is not in session, all activities (athletics…including practices, clubs, concerts, etc.) through Sunday, January 23rd will be suspended and attempted to be rescheduled at a later date. Please click on the link for full details: https://5il.co/14fkk AMI Handbook: https://5il.co/u7ws

Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL this coming Monday, 1/17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes resume Tuesday, 1/18. Have a great weekend!

Health, safety, and quality education are our top priorities. Please click on the links for information related to cases of COVID-19 at Dear Elementary & Richmond High School. Dear: https://5il.co/14cnt RHS: https://5il.co/14cnz

Health, safety, and quality education are our top priorities. Please click on the links for information related to cases of COVID-19 at Sunrise Elementary, & Richmond Middle School. SR: https://5il.co/14awl RMS: https://5il.co/14awk

Health, safety, and quality education are our top priorities. Please click on the links for information related to cases of COVID-19 at Dear & Sunrise Elementary, & Richmond High School. Dear: https://5il.co/148x4 SR: https://5il.co/148x3 RHS: https://5il.co/148x5

Parents/Guardians Help Needed: One of our major goals in the Richmond R-XVI School District is to foster a climate that nurtures, challenges and inspires students to come to school daily. Everyone in our school community puts forth great effort to create an environment that encourages regular attendance. We know that over the past two years during the COVID pandemic, attendance has been interrupted due to positive cases and quarantining taking place via contract tracing. Consequently, our attendance has suffered and student learning has suffered as well. Please click on the link for the entire letter to families regarding attendance: https://5il.co/148br

In the first edition of the new year of the Community Spartan Update: * No School January 10 & 17 * BOE Meeting January 13 * New staff members * 5th Grade Choir Concert January 20 *1st Grade Choir Concert pictures *Pictures from each building * Upcoming events https://5il.co/14135

Reminder: There will be no school Monday, January 10 due to a teacher in-service. Classes resume Tuesday, January 11.

Spartans, please click the attached link for a video tutorial on finding district schedules, athletic schedules, tournament brackets and other important information. Go Spartans! https://www.loom.com/share/26328a891ecd4972a80e5bd788280340

Health, safety, and quality education are our top priorities. Please click on the link for information related to cases of COVID-19 at Dear Elementary. https://5il.co/13xwz

Health, safety, and quality education are our top priorities. Please click on the links for information related to cases of COVID-19 at Dear & Sunrise Elementary, Richmond Middle School, & Richmond High School. Dear https://5il.co/13tzl SR https://5il.co/13tzo RMS https://5il.co/13tzm RHS https://5il.co/13tzn

Reduction in Required Quarantines: Last week, the Ray County Health Department shared with us that they will allow for new COVID-19 protocols to align with updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As we prepare to return to school tomorrow, we wanted to provide an update on new expectations for staying home when individuals in our school community test positive for COVID-19 or are exposed to a positive person. Click on the link to view our updated protocols: https://5il.co/13oub