Superintendent of Ridgefield Public Schools, Dr. Susie Da Silva has announced that tomorrow, December 17, will be a SNOW DAY!
- Schools will be closed for all students, faculty and staff. No remote learning. The last day of school will now be June 14.
- All offices will be closed.
- All after-school activities scheduled for tomorrow are cancelled and/or will be rescheduled for a later date.
For Friday, December 18, 2020:
- Students will not be attending school in-person.
- Schools will be a full or delayed remote learning day, so long as conditions (e.g. power, internet connectivity) in and out of Ridgefield allow for an appropriate student learning experience. If we are unable to achieve this goal, a traditional snow day with no remote learning will be announced, and the last day of school will then be June 15.
- Faculty/staff specifically: We will communicate late Thursday or early Friday after evaluating the impact of the storm to inform faculty/staff if buildings will be open, running on a delay or closed.
Please read below for additional information from Dr. Da Silva
At the Board of Education meeting on November 23rd, I announced that the district will make decisions on a case-by-case basis regarding having ‘remote learning’ on days in which school buildings are not open due to inclement weather. I have attached weather-related procedures here, these procedures have been updated to include the lunch pick-up schedule as well as other considerations made in determining a remote learning experience or a traditional ‘snow day'.
The Snow is COMING!
There are many decisions that are complicated with unpredictable circumstances for the Superintendent of Schools, and snow days tend to be one of these. In a typical year, they tend to gain a bit of traction and debate, I anticipate that in this less than traditional time, it will be no different. While the decisions may be complicated, children are always at the forefront. That said, I hope you all enjoy the first ‘snow day’ of the year- let it be filled with snowball fights, snow angels, hot cocoa, the wiping of puddles at the front door and the closing of the screen. The snow is coming!
R