This is a reminder that our Emergency Release Dismissal will be conducted on Friday, October 10, 2025. Each year, the RCS School District must complete an emergency early release drill that requires us to evacuate our students and staff approximately 15 minutes before all dismissal times. This drill helps prepare us in the case of an emergency that would require us to transport our entire district home or to another location prior to the end of the school day.
Due to the nature of the drill, please remember that students will be getting home earlier than on a typical Friday, and for students in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten, someone does need to be home to get them off the bus.
Our drill is set for Friday, October 10, 2025. Here are the dismissal plans for each building:
Middle & High School: Students will be released at 1:42 p.m. Buses depart campus at 1:55 p.m. HS athletes who have practice or a game will report to the HS athletic field bleachers, and MS athletes who have practice or a game will report outside of the MS gym.
AWB & PBC Elementary Schools: Parent pick up will begin at 2:25 p.m., and students who take the bus will be departing campus at 2:45 p.m. Please remember that students will be getting home earlier on this day. For students in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten, someone does need to be home to greet them when they get off the bus. The after-school program at each elementary school will be held.
Additionally, this is a reminder that the District will be closed on Monday, October 13, for the federal holiday.
For those who take RCS Transportation, we encourage you to use Stopfinder. Stopfinder is the all-in-one, easy-to-use app for viewing & sharing your student’s bus schedule and communicating with our transportation department! To get started, please contact RCS Transportation at transportation@rcscsd.org to receive an email invitation to register for Stopfinder.