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• EQUITY AND INCLUSION SURVEY
• MAY 25 BOARD MEETING
  
• IMPORTANT DATES
• JUNIOR SCHOLARS VIDEO
  
• VIRTUAL OPTION FOR THE 2021–2022 SCHOOL YEAR
  
• CHOICE 2 OPEN UNTIL MAY 31ST
• PREMIER SCHOLARS VIDEO

• COMPLETE ANNUAL REGISTRATION FOR 2021–2022 SCHOOL YEAR NOW

• COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC

The Richland School District Two Board of Trustees will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

The board meeting will be called to order at 5:30 p.m. and the board will immediately adjourn into executive session. Public session will resume at 6 p.m.

The meeting will be held in the Conference Center at R2i2 located at 763 Fashion Drive, Columbia, 29229. In order to allow for social distancing due to COVID-19, the seating capacity for the members of the public who wish to attend the meeting in-person is limited to 30. Individuals attending the meeting must wear face masks.

In case that capacity is reached and to provide members of the public the ability to watch the board meeting from the safety of their home, the meeting will also be streamed live at http://www.richland2.org/livestream.

Click the following link to view the agenda for the May 25 Board Meeting:

http://go.boarddocs.com/sc/rsd2/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BWCKMC5111E3

Public Participation is on the agenda for the May 25 meeting. The Board sets aside a maximum of 30 minutes (15 minutes at the beginning and 15 minutes prior to the end of the public portion of the meeting). As each speaker is allotted three minutes, Public Participation will be limited to the first 10 people who sign up to speak (five during the first Public Participation and five during the second Public Participation). The sign-up to speak will open at 5 p.m. and close at 5:45 p.m. on May 25 in the lobby of R2i2.

UPCOMING BOARD MEETING: June 29

PAST MEETING: Click here to view the May 11 board meeting and click here to read the minutes from that meeting.

• May 25 – Richland Two School Board Meeting
• May 28– Early Dismissal for all students (10:50 a.m. Middle, 11:30 a.m. Elem, 12:30 p.m. High)
• May 31 – District Holiday for Memorial Day (Schools, centers, admin offices closed)

• June 2 – No late start for high schools students due to final exams
• June 4 – Early Dismissal for all students (10:50 a.m. Middle, 11:30 a.m. Elem, 12:30 p.m. High)
• June 9 – No late start for high schools students due to final exams
• June 10 — Half-day for all students (10:50 a.m. Middle, 11:30 a.m. Elem, 12:30 p.m. High)
• June 11 — Half-day for all students (10:50 a.m. Middle, 11:30 a.m. Elem, 12:30 p.m. High) and last day of school for students

Rice Creek Elementary School nurse Shanna White, RN, BSN, has been named 2020–2021 Richland Two School Nurse of the Year.

White knew from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse and jumped at the opportunity to work in a school setting. “I went to a Children's Hospital in Georgia to sit with a sick child. At that moment, I knew I wanted to be a nurse and work with children,” she said. “I love taking care of children.”

In his nomination, Rice Creek Principal Stacey Gadson highlighted White’s exceptional knowledge in the field of nursing and her drive to expand her knowledge through professional development. She is a certified CPR trainer and offers her services to district colleagues frequently through training programs. Click here to read more.

As we shared in January during the first Choice application period, our district will offer one virtual option next year — the Richland Two Virtual School.

Individual schools will not offer eLearning, which requires dual modality instruction, during the 2021–2022 school year. Our teachers and instructional assistants have done a phenomenal job in putting in the additional planning and work needed for dual modality instruction. However, the dual modality method is not sustainable. Therefore, we will not be able to offer eLearning at the schools.

Parents of middle/high school students can apply for the R2 Virtual School during the second Choice application period. Please see the information below. The Elementary Virtual Program interest form closed on April 30.

While Richland School District Two students are assigned to schools based on their residential address, they may apply to a magnet school or another school within the district through the Choice program. Placements will take effect for the 2021-2022 school year.

The Choice 2 application opened online on May 3, 2021, and will close at 5 p.m. on May 31.

A few points to note:

Some schools/magnets are closed to Choice 2

• Here are the schools closed to Choice 2

Learn more about Choice at www.richland2.org/choice.

Annual Registration is the online process that includes providing proof of residence, verifying student information, and reviewing and completing parent/guardian forms. If you have already completed this process for your students — Thank You!

If not, please complete this process today to prevent delays in scheduling your child’s classes for the coming school year. Click here for a step-by-step guide.

The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) is partnering with rideshare programs, Uber and Lyft, and the United Way of the Midlands to provide access to rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination appointments in Richland and Lexington Counties as part of its Don’t Miss Your Shot campaign.

Participants can get access to up to four free rides (up to $15 each trip) to and from vaccination appointments. Any amount over $15 will be automatically charged to the user’s debit or credit card on file with the user’s Uber or Lyft account.

To receive a voucher to book COVID-19 vaccine trips through Uber: http://t.uber.com/dontmissyourshot

To receive access to a voucher to book COVID vaccine trips through Lyft:

Enter COMETVAX1 (for first shot) on the Lyft app.

Enter COMETVAX2 (for second shot) on the Lyft app.

This promotion runs through September 30, 2021 or while funding lasts.

The COMET also provides free vaccine transportation to Midlands area residents who are 65 years and older or disabled by calling DART at 803.255.7123. Visit www.COMETCovidHelp.org for more vaccine transportation information.