Important Information On Make-Up Days
January 14, 2009
Dear Parent/Guardian:
The Riverview School District Board of Directors approved the Calendar Committee's recommendations at their January 13 th meeting to make up one (1) school day during January (Jan. 28), and three additional days on June 17, 18, and 19.
The School Board also supported the district's request for a waiver from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for the maximum number of emergency closure days. Under a recently amended law, when the Governor has declared a state of emergency, school districts that were closed in counties where the emergency was declared may not have to make up the days related to the closure. This only applies to the snow days (Dec. 17, 18, 19) in December and the floods (Jan. 8, 9) in January. The flood day of November 13 does not qualify for a waiver.
Riverview qualifies to apply for five days during the snow storm and flood. However, we want to provide a quality education for our students with as many school days as possible, while also understanding family and staff needs if we go even longer in June. At this time, we intend to use two of the five waiver days if granted. Our goal is to end school on Friday, June 19 th . The school board will be making a formal decision regarding the calendar in March after we have concluded the winter months.
Adjusted Dates |
K-12 |
K-8 |
9-12 |
Make-up Days |
January 28
|
All-day school |
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Make-up Day (1) |
January 30
|
End of 1 st Semester |
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February 2
|
Begin 2 nd Semester |
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June 17
|
All-Day school |
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|
Make-up Days (1) |
June 18
|
|
All-Day school |
Early Release |
Make-up Day (1) |
June 19 Last Day |
Early Release No AM/PM Kind. |
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Make-up Day (1) |
Waived Days (if granted)
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(2) |
We thank the many parents who phoned and e-mailed the district with their comments and support. We appreciate all of your patience during this unusual weather season.
Sincerely,
Conrad Robertson
Superintendent of Schools