News & Announcements

Richland School District families are invited to attend a series of Levy Town Hall meetings with members of the Richland School Board. These community conversations will focus on the February 2026 renewal of the Educational Programs & Operations (EP&O) Levy and the Capital Projects Technology Levy. 

Richland School District is committed to supporting students and families who may be facing food insecurity. Families experiencing a loss or reduction of income, such as from the current federal government shutdown, may now qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, even if they haven’t been eligible before.

We are very excited to announce that Richland School District has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service.

Beginning next school year, families will be responsible for providing school supplies for their students. To help streamline the school supply process for families, we worked with staff to create grade level lists instead of individual classroom lists.

Out of more than 60,000 teams worldwide, the Intelligent Mavericks finished in the top five and earned the Champion’s Finalist Award!

Will you have a kindergartner starting their academic journey or will your child be joining our schools for the first time in the fall? Our online enrollment portal for the 2025-26 school year is now open.

The Richland School District is committed to providing our students with a safe and inclusive environment for learning.

Learn more about the district's budget along with other important financial information.

Learn more about inclement weather procedures and sign-up for alerts.

May 6-10, we celebrate our certificated staff! We have more than 930 certificated staff members, each who bring a high level of expertise to their field.

The Richland School District is committed to supporting the well-being and mental health of all students and staff.

Feedback wanted on potential modified/ adjusted/balanced calendar schedule.

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This school year we are using a new communication tool to reach parents and guardians. ParentSquare allows families to connect with teachers and school staff, receive weather delay and crisis notifications, view school events and securely receive important student documents.

Whether you are wondering about when the first day of school is, what school supplies are needed or how to get bus route information, we have answers for you.

We have more than 900 certificated staff, which includes teachers, school counselors, specialists, school psychologists, school nurses and so many more, work hard each day to support, engage and inspire students.

To celebrate our Education Support Professionals, we are shining the spotlight on several of our education support professional staff members. Read about them and their deep connections to our schools.

Nine Destination Imagination teams of RSD elementary students received top honors at the Regional Destination Imagination Tournament and will be moving on to compete at the state tournament on March 25.

Introducing RSD’s Family Launchpad! This portal brings all the RSD platforms parents and guardians need into one digital space.

Thank you for your continued support of students!

It’s official! The first day of school (grades 1-12) for the 2023-24 school year will be August 29.

A team of RSD elementary students may be helping chart the future of robotics, logistics and how you get that item you ordered online.

COVID-19 led to a very unique year of Destination Imagination competition and RSD teams still did an impressive job demonstrating their creativity and problem-solving.

Our Nutrition Services staff reached out to our elementary Future Chefs this spring and asked if they'd like to share their recipes with the community and show them working their magic in their kitchens at home.

Through the fall of 2021 Richland School District will use a screening tool to help gauge where students are in their social-emotional learning and help them grow.

LC 5th graders bring home the championship in the regional Math is Cool competition at the end of February.

Activities for celebrating Read Across America at Lewis & Clark

5th grader Jemarcus Dent becomes the finalist for Lewis & Clark in the Future Chefs Competition

March is Kindness month at LC, with 22 daily challenges for students to use to grow a culture of kindness at our school.

The character trait for February was Perseverance; for March it is Kindness.

50 LC orchestra students spent the day with orchestra students from around the district at Richland High School on Tuesday, 2/25/20.

Science Fair 2020 was a huge success, with many friends and family coming to view the results of their students' investigations!

LC's 4th grade QUEST class celebrated Cultural Night on November 20, 2019

On February 15, 5th grader Jessica Chen sings with the Washington State Youth Honor Chorus in Yakima.

Here are the first seven students to make the LC Jr. Joggers Wall of Fame for the 2019-20 school year!

Learn about our new Promise Kindergarten (Promise K) program, an early entrance kindergarten for children who have had little or no preschool experience.

We are thrilled to announce that Jason Lee, Lewis & Clark, and White Bluffs elementary schools are being recognized by state education officials for closing achievement gaps and helping students grow and be ready for their futures. 

Join us in congratulating our teachers who recently earned or renewed their certification with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Preparing students for their futures includes showing them how to serve their community. See how fifth-graders in the Highly Capable QUEST program at Lewis & Clark Elementary are using community service projects to help make the world a better place.

Join us in congratulating all our students recently selected for all-state and all-regional performing arts groups by state and national musical education groups.