You and Two

As originally scheduled, Richland Two will observe the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 25, 2020. This will be a holiday for students and employees.

School and community sites will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, but will provide additional meals on Friday, May 22.

• Monday-Friday at designated school sites and community sites
  

• Locations on website at www.richland2.org/freemeals

• On Fridays, families receive breakfasts & lunches for Saturday and Sunday in addition to the meals for Friday. On Friday, May 22, families will also receive meals for Monday.

As we continue working through the challenges presented by our current school closure, school and district leaders need the input of families, students and teachers to continue providing a premiere e-learning/remote learning experience for our students. We have partnered with BrightBytes to gather this input through a brief survey. This survey will provide us with information about how students, parents, and teachers are experiencing remote learning. The results will be used to help us understand the resources available to our school community and allow us to improve the e-learning experiences when it is needed in the future.

The results are completely anonymous and it only takes a few minutes to complete, so please consider participating. Parents who have children in more than one grade and/or more than one school may complete the survey one time for each of their students.

Click the link below to start the survey. Participants may select a Spanish version after selecting "Parents" as the answer to the first question, "Who is taking this questionnaire?" and selecting the school your child attends.

BRIGHTBYTES E-LEARNING SURVEY

The district will hold graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2020 on June 1-5 at Harry Parone Stadium, located on the campus of Spring Valley High School at 120 Sparkleberry Lane. Each senior will be allowed to bring two guests.

SENIORS AND GUESTS, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REVIEW IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON PROCEDURES FOR THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES. Graduating seniors and their two guests will need to make sure to follow all guidelines closely. This page will explain the specific safety measures that Richland Two has put into place to keep everyone safe.

Below is an overview of the plans for elementary, middle and high schools to close out the school year. Each school's plans will vary somewhat and parents will receive those specific details from their student's school. At all schools, the school nurses will coordinate the return of student medication to parents.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

• From June 1-3, parents will come to the schools on their assigned day, based on the student's last name, to pick up students’ personal belongings and drop off materials. Each school will provide parents with their drop-off/pick-up schedule. Families with more than one last name will follow the schedule based on the last name of the oldest student in the family.
• The drop-off/pick-up of items will not require students or parents to exit their vehicles.
  
• Teachers will place students’ personal belongings in bags labeled with the students’ names.
  
• Parents will be asked to place items that need to be returned to school, including completed work, textbooks and library books, in a bag or small box.
  
• Students who received Choice Board assignments should turn in work that was completed through May 29. The remaining Choice Board assignments are optional.
  

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

• From June 1-4, parents will come to the schools on their assigned day, based on the student's last name, to pick up students’ personal belongings and drop off materials. Each school will provide parents with their drop-off/pick-up schedule. Families with more than one last name will follow the schedule based on the last name of the oldest student in the family.
• The drop-off/pick-up of items will not require students or parents to exit their vehicles.
  
• Teachers will place students’ personal belongings in bags labeled with the students’ names.
  
• Parents will be asked to place items that need to be returned to school, including textbooks, library books, completed work packets, athletic uniforms, instruments, artwork, etc, in a bag.
  

HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS

• May 26-June 5, underclassmen will drop-off items, such as textbooks, JROTC Uniforms, instruments, NMSI materials, library books, athletic uniforms, etc., at school.

• Schedules will vary by high school and will be communicated to students and parents by each school.

• The drop-off of items will not require students or parents to exit their vehicles.

• Underclassmen will be allowed to return to clean out their lockers and retrieve non-essential items once social distancing guidelines have been relaxed.
  

CHROMEBOOKS

• Students who will remain in Richland Two for the 2020-2021 school year will keep their Chromebooks during the summer.
• Students who are withdrawing from Richland Two for the 2020-2021 school year, will work with their school's registrar to return devices to the technology depot service center at Longleaf Middle School.
• High school seniors will return their Chromebooks during the week of May 11-15. GEAR UP seniors may keep their Chromebook if they have received permission from their GEAR UP Coordinator.
• If a student is graduating or withdrawing from Richland Two and does not return the district-issued Chromebook, the district will have to assess a fee.

TUESDAY'S MEETING: The Richland School District Two Board of Trustees will hold a regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. At 4:30 p.m., the board will convene in executive session. Public session will resume at 5 p.m. Due to the restrictions on public gatherings related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the board will conduct the meeting using the “Zoom” online meeting platform. However, the public will not have to use the Zoom platform to view the meeting. The public can access the live stream video of the meeting by clicking on the following link: http://www.richland2.org/livestream.

Click the following link to view the agenda for the meeting:

https://go.boarddocs.com/sc/rsd2/Board.nsf/Public

PAST MEETING: The board held a special called meeting on May 19 to receive an update on the 2020-2021 General Fund Budget. Click here to watch that meeting and click here to read the minutes from the meeting. On May 12, the board held a regularly scheduled meeting. Click here to read the minutes from the May 12 meeting and click here to watch the meeting.

NEXT MEETING: June 9, 2020

Annual Registration is underway in Richland Two. This process includes providing proof of residence, verifying student information, and reviewing and completing forms for current students who will be attending Richland Two schools during the 2020-2021 school year. A parent/guardian of all returning students is required to complete this process annually.

Visit www.richland2.org/annualregistration to begin this process. Thank you for your assistance.

Your response matters! The 2020 Census can shape many different aspects of our community including our schools. You can respond online, by phone or by mail. Click here to learn how.

For June elections only, including the Statewide Primaries and Runoffs, all voters are qualified to vote absentee by choosing Reason 18 - State of Emergency on the absentee application. Click here to read more about the process for absentee voting.