Building Our Road Back To School
The work to reopen our schools in the fall has begun. Learn where we are starting from, how we will develop plans and preparations and how everyone in the community can participate in the process.
These Are Richland Schools
News & Events
As RSD moves toward bringing students back into schools, are you not ready for your elementary-aged child to return to in-person learning? RSD has two options for families looking to stick with remote learning.
Richland School District has partnered with Qualtrics to provide a health attestation system for families to report their child’s health and screen for COVID-19 symptoms and/or exposure before school each day.
Face coverings are one of the public health precautions our schools will follow as students return to the classroom. We understand this is a big change for a student’s in-person learning experience and want to share what the requirements are and how schools will help students adjust.
Learn how to access bus information for our elementary students returning for in-person learning.
RSD administration offices are in a new home at 6972 Keene Road in West Richland near Leona Libby Middle School.
Andre Hargunani, who led the launch of the science- and technology-centered Libby, will be the first principal of the new Richland Virtual School (RVS). He will be succeeded as principal at Leona Libby Middle School by Maren Benedict, currently an assistant principal at Hanford High School.
Explore how we are inspiring and challenging students while providing learning options for the needs of each family.
A Glimpse Inside Our Schools
Student-to-teacher ratio in kindergarten through Grade 3 classrooms.
From our preschool offerings to the new Promise Kindergarten program, our schools are helping students get a good start on their education.
Teachers holding a master's degree or higher.
Our 1:1 Technology Initiative is geared toward preparing students to work in the 21st century.
Middle and high school athletics are just one of the ways we are engaging students and teaching them life skills.
Students named semifinalists for National Merit since 2016.
Our Action Teams For Partnerships (ATPs) build relationships within their communities so students can be fully supported.
Staff members currently holding National Board certification or similar national credentials.
The district is shifting the target dates for pre-K and elementary students to return to school. The new target dates for pre-K and elementary are as follow:
Students already participating in in-person learning alongside special education services in schools as part of Stage 2 of our Return To School will continue to do so.
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