This year we are providing two options for students and families – a fully in-person experience for any family who wishes to enroll their PreK-8^th grade student – and a fully virtual 1st–8th grade experience, through our new RSD Online Academy.

Yes, all enrolled students will be provided with an Apple iPad to complete all required coursework.

Classrooms and campus communities are being organized to ensure the maximum amount of distance possible to minimize COVID transmission. This includes organizing student desks to all face the same direction and provide maximum space between students.  Cleaning and sanitization protocols will also be put into place at school campuses.

RSD will follow the recommended guidelines from Arizona Department of Education, Maricopa County Health, and the Center for Disease Control to help ensure we maintain safe communities.  In the event there is a case of COVID19 in our community, we will follow the appropriate guidelines as outlined by Maricopa County Health of notification and sanitization.

RSD continues to work with the City of Phoenix to ensure that our Head Start program meets all of the criteria for a safe opening.  For additional information about registration please contact 602-243-4885.

At this time we will not be providing instruction in the home.  This is a fluid situation and we will maintain communication with families.  Teams will convene when school resumes to determine that impact of the school closure, if there are regression/recoupment factors to consider, and decide if compensatory services are needed on an individual basis.

We are appropriately stocked with the necessary cleaning supplies to maintain healthy and safe communities. Our district was proactive in ordering supplies.  Our standard protocol is to make sure we have ample supplies and we continue to work with our distributors to receive additional supplies as needed.

The district will continue distributing meals during the summer at each location through June 30,2020!  The schools will continue serving  three grab-and-go meals at the current school site locations from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. The food will now be distributed out of the school cafeteria buildings in an effort to keep all food, staff and community out of the heat. C.O. Greenfield, Amy Houston and John F. Kennedy Schools will continue serving drive up meal service from Greenfield’s parking lot from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Families with children 18 years of age and younger will be able to pick up three breakfast and lunch meals on Monday and pick up three breakfast and lunch meals on Thursday for the rest of the week, including Saturday. As we consider the needs of our students and families during this unprecedented time, we are excited to now provide an extra meal for Saturday to support our students over the weekend.

View a complete listing of times and locations on the Food Distribution webpage.