The Ridgway School District (RSD) Administration and Staff planning teams are working closely with Ouray County Public Health (OCPH) and the guidelines as outlined by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) in the Toolkit for Reopening, to reopen RSD school in-person in the Fall of 2020 as safely as possible.  To do so, we have created a series of guidelines and best practices for a responsible reopening of our schools. Click below to read the guidelines in full:

The Ridgway School District still plans to open with in-person instruction on August 31st.  We will utilize a blended learning approach incorporating an online learning platform, protective health measures and the use of outdoor learning venues.  Our blended learning design will allow flexibility should large infection spikes in the year force suspension of in-person learning.

2020 - 21 Bell Schedules

Ridgway Elementary School will utilize a staggared start and pick-up schedule as follows throughout the school year:

• Start Time: 8:00am - Kindergarten - 2nd Grade;  8:10am - 3rd - 5th Grade; 8:15am - Preschool
• Pick-Up: 2:50pm - Preschool; 3:00pm - Kindergarten - 5th Grade

Ridgway Secondary School will observe a standard start and pick-up times as follows. No early release schedule will be implemented with the exception of parent-teacher conference days:

• Start Time: 8:10am
• Pick-Up: 3:10pm
• Complete RSS Bell Schedule

Colorado Digital Learning Solutions - Online Learning Platform

RSD has partnered with Colorado Digital Learning Solutions (CDLS) to offer a full online program for students that do not want to return to school in person. Registration for the CEL program will be conducted through the 2020-21 Registration and Enrollment page. The CDLS site coordinators for each school building will be in contact with each family choosing this options on the registration page to complete the registration process. For more information, please see the following FAQ document.

To explore the CDLS course offerings and to view full course syllabi, please visit:

• Colorado Digital Learning Solutions: Elementary Programming
• Colorado Digital Learning Solutions: Middle School / High School Programming

To learn more about the CDLS program integration and learn more about specific components of the online learning program, please contact the CDLS Site Coordinator for your student's building:

• Ridgway Elementary CDLS Site Coordinator:  Kara Young, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Ridgway Secondary CDLS Site Coordinator: Terra Malstrom, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Ridgway Secondary Principal, Russell Randolph, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. can also assist

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