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Rappahannock County Schools newsletter, Oct. 3.
It’s Official! Both Schools Fully Accredited: On Sept. 27 the State announced accreditation ratings for schools for 2007-08 (Based on testing in 2006-07). For the fifth consecutive year both RCES and RCHS are fully accredited! We credit the work of teachers, aides, students, parents, support employees, and administrators for continued success in this area. We are working diligently to make sure that all students learn, with as many as possible at advanced levels.
Friday, Oct. 5, Early Release 1:00 p.m. – Workday
RCPS Crisis Management Plans Updated : School Administrators met as planned during August with County Emergency staff, Sheriff’s Department Personnel, and a State Police representative to revise the RCPS Crisis Management Plan.
The Rappahannock County Public School Division has established crisis management plans and policies for how all types of potential crises are to be handled.
Crisis management is part of the school division’s approach to school safety. It anticipates potential problems and establishes a coordinated response to minimize the stress and disruptions a crisis might bring to bear on the school division and the community.
Each school has emergency and contingency plans in place to respond to different types of events as they occur. Each school has also established a Crisis Team that is an integral part of the school’s emergency management plan.
The school division works closely with local law enforcement, emergency, and fire/rescue agencies to coordinate responses to particular incidents.
The school division uses a variety of methods to contact parents in an emergency:
-Announcements on radio /TV stations (We must depend on the stations to run the announcements.)
-the school website: http://rappahannock.va.schoolwebpages.com/education
-Automated phone messages sent to home phones and parent cell phones. Parents who wish to add their cell phone numbers to the system please call 987-8364 and provide your cell phone number, your child’s name, and your name.
-via email through: http://www.schools-out.com/index.jsp
Note: Parents who wish to receive free email alerts from schools-out.com must register on that website.
Note: We will post emergency notifications on the two websites and via the automated phone system described above provided we have electrical / Internet service or dial-up phone service.
Safety Drills Will be Held at Both Schools in the Coming Weeks : Staff at the two schools will undergo additional training on the use of the Crisis Management Plans. To provide practice for staff and to familiarize students with the procedures, the Principals plan to conduct safety drills before the end of October. The Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Department and the Rappahannock County Emergency Coordinator will have representatives on the scene to observe the drills.
RCPS Events Oct. 3-10:
3rd - 3:50 Division Leadership Team meeting at SBO; 4:30 Freshman Football home vs Luray; 5:00 Cross Country at Madison County; 7:00 RCES Reading Favorites Night
4th - 4:30 JP Volleyball home vs Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy; 6:00 JV/Var Volleyball home vs Clarke County
5th - Early Release 1:00 p.m. Workday; End of RCHS 1st Advisory; 5:00 Powder Puff Football Game RCHS; 6:00 Homecoming Bonfire RCHS
6th - 8:00 AM Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) at RCHS; 2:00 Homecoming Football vs Chincoteague - Marching Band and Cheerleaders will perform – Presentation of Homecoming Court; 8:00 - 11:00 Homecoming Dance
8th - 8:30 - 4:00 RCES Scholastic Book Fair; 6:30 Freshman Football at Clarke County
9th - 8:30 - 4:00 RCES Scholastic Book Fair; 6:00 JV/Var Volleyball at Strasburg; 7:30 School Board Meeting at RCES Library (Note: This location change is just for October meeting.)
10th -8:30 - 4:00 RCES Scholastic Book Fair; 1st grade Field Trip; 5:00 Cross Country at Warren County
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