District Communications

Who to Contact When

• When parents are reporting illness to the school, they should contact their school nurse.

• When parents have questions about the district’s health and safety protocols, they should contact the RPS COVID Health and Safety Compliance Liaison, Aaron Crook (District School Nursing Coordinator) at acrook@ridgefieldps.net.

• When parents have questions about the operations at their child's individual school, they should contact the school principal.

• 6-12 Parent questions regarding their child's schedule should go to their school counselor.

• Questions about student performance, assignments, class engagement, and all other individual class matters should go to the student's teacher.

• Questions regarding the COVID-19 rates within Ridgefield can be sent to the Ridgefield Department of Health.

Cancellation of Classes; Shifting to Full Remote Learning

District administration, in coordination with the Ridgefield Department of Health and the District Medical Advisor, will consistently monitor COVID-19 levels and spread, and in-the-moment decisions will be made based on current data. Once the district’s risk level is assessed, the Ridgefield Department of Public Health with RPS will make a determination whether it is safe to return to the a class, school, or multiple school buildings. If it is not safe to return, the district will invoke either a temporary closure for a period of time until the risk level reduces, and continue a full remote learning model. Communication of any changes to the instructional day due to increased risk level will include:

• • • Direct contact with those directly affected

    • ConnectEd message via email and/or text

    • General contact for all community members

    • Notification to the Town of Ridgefield Community via social media, news media, and other Town communication sources

    • Follow-up communication from the Superintendent’s office regularly until the risk level changes and a less restrictive learning model can be implemented