Waiver Day Information

Richmond Community Schools was closed April 12, 13, 14, and 17, 2023 due to an industrial fire and applied for instructional waivers for all 4 days from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE).

The IDOE waived 3 instructional days and added 1 asynchronous instructional day due to the industrial fire. As a result, we have developed a plan to address the asynchronous make-up day without adding an in-person or asynchronous day for the last day of school.

Asynchronous assignments will be assigned to students by Friday, May 5. You are welcome to post assignments as early as they are available. High school and middle school students in grades 7-12 will have until Monday, May 8 at 11:59 p.m. to complete assignments. Elementary students in grades K-6 will have until Wednesday, May 10 at 11:59 p.m. to complete assignments. In-person instruction will take place as usual, and the asynchronous will be in addition to the in-person instruction.

Since RCS previously exhausted 3 asynchronous days for the 2022-2023 school year, the state has granted us 1 additional asynchronous day. RCS has chosen the option described above instead of students returning to school in-person or asynchronously on Friday, May 26 for grades 9-12) and Tuesday, May 30 for grades K-8.

Attendance will be taken in PowerSchool. If students attempt the assignment in the asynchronous window, they will be marked present. If students do not attempt the work, they will be marked absent.