• Our district philosophy is that early childhood education is an essential element to making sure students are successful in the traditional kindergarten through 12^th grade setting. Our current facility has four classrooms and frankly, we have outgrown this building due to the continued growth in our community. To compensate, four additional classrooms are being utilized for preschool (full day and half day) at McCulloch and Sweeny Elementaries. Also, we have a waiting list for many of our EC classrooms. It's important that we expand our early childhood offerings to meet the needs of this growth. In addition, we need to be able to use the preschool classrooms at McCulloch and Sweeny for elementary classrooms as our community grows.
• In addition to the increased preschool enrollment, the district's early childhood special education population has grown by 40% in the past year.
• The design goal will be to create a facility that can serve double the current number of EC families. The proposed location of the facility is on the open lot next to Price Elementary which once housed the old football stadium that was decommissioned last year.
• Besides doubling the classroom and therapy spaces available, our initial design "must haves" include a multi-purpose area for Early Childhood events and activities that can also serve as a high wind structure to shelter both EC and Price Elementary students and employees during extreme weather events, like tornado warnings.

• Currently Schofield Elementary does not have a gymnasium area so all students must cross Anderson Street to attend PE classes at McCulloch Elementary. The same is true for all building assemblies.
• Initially, the hope was to have a FEMA Safe Room at Schofield that would also serve as the gym, like the one at Sweeny Elementary. However, the district applied for FEMA grants multiple times and was denied. Therefore, a new funding source has to be determined to allow the district to construct this structure as stated in the facility improvement plan.
• Although the gymnasium will not be FEMA certified, the initial plan is to create a high wind structure that can withstand the same wind velocities as a FEMA certified safe room. This facility would shelter students and employees from Schofield and McCulloch in inclement weather.

There will be no school for students on Friday, September 27 for a scheduled School Improvement (SI) Day. For families in need of childcare, Cub Care through the STRIPES 360 program will be available for kindergarten through 8th grade students. CLICK HERE for more information. 

SEPTEMBER 3:

RHS Senior, Kurt Goddard attended the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment (WYSE) at George Mason University. Kurt was one of only 300 High School National Youth Delegates from all over the country who got to attend! The Summit included several formal events with sessions and speeches from leading experts in the environmental and conservation fields. Additionally, Kurt went behind the scenes at the National Zoo, enjoyed a twilight monument tour, went to the National Geographic Headquarters, met individually with a Missouri state representative about environmental issues on Capitol Hill, participated in a field study (which included a canoe ride on the Rappahannock River to collect water samples), and so much more. Kurt received college credit for attending the Summit as well! What an amazing experience!!! #repmoproud