News & Communications

We use ParentSquare as our school communication system. It allows us to send phone calls, emails and text messages to parents/guardians, staff members and students in grades 6-12. The system uses contact information that you enter into ParentVUE. We use ParentSquare to communicate emergency information quickly as well as important information and alerts. Schools and programs also use this system to send important information and reminders. Therefore, it is important that you keep your contact information up to date so that you receive all of the alerts and notices from your child's school and from the District. 

Your Schools is a community newsletter is geared towards Richfield residents as well as RPS families. It consists of a quarterly postcard with District highlights that is emailed to all District residents four times per year and a monthly e-newsletter. 

If you are interested in keeping up with RPS news, community events (like student plays, concerts and athletic events), alumni profiles, and Richfield Community Education activities, you can subscribe online.

We want families to know about valuable programs and resources in our community. To share this information, community organizations can send approved flyers home to RPS families digitally through Peachjar. To request flyer approval, follow the steps below. Paper flyers from outside organizations will no longer be distributed. 

• Visit www.peachjar.com 
• Register as a Program Provider (account type)
• Upload your flyer for approval

Your flyer will be automatically submitted to the District for approval. Once approved, your flyer will be emailed to families and posted on each school’s website for your selected duration of time. Peachjar charges a fee for this service that is typically much less than the cost to copy and deliver paper flyers to each school—and it's environmentally friendly!

Flyer Approval Criteria

1. All materials for distribution must be fully translated into Spanish. You can include Spanish and English text on the same flyer, or you can upload a 2-page flyer with each page in a different language. Somali language flyers are also encouraged.
2. Materials for distribution to students must be from a non-profit organization in Richfield or from a non-profit organization that provides services to Richfield students. No private tutoring services will be approved. 
3. There must be no commercial advertising on materials for distribution.  However, the superintendent may make an exception when the advertising is for an organization that is sponsoring a program or event that will benefit Richfield students. 
4. Materials for distribution may be denied if they do not adhere to the values outlined in the Richfield Public School District mission statement or school board policies, including Board Policy 109: Distribution of Materials on School Premises. 
5. We do not provide blanket permission for any organization.  Each flyer must be uploaded and reviewed independently. Please allow a week between the time the flyer is submitted for approval and when you want it sent to families. 

Richfield Public School District

• Facebook
• Instagram
• X (Twitter)
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

School-Specific Social Media

• Richfield Community Education (Facebook)
• Centennial Elementary (Facebook)
• Richfield Dual Language School (Facebook)
• Richfield STEM Elementary (Facebook)
• Sheridan Hills Elementary (Facebook)
• Richfield Middle School (Facebook)
• Richfield High School
  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • X (Twitter) (Athletics)
  • YouTube

Athletics & Activities

• Most of our teams and several activities have their own social media pages. You can find links to these from the web page for the specific sport or activity you are interested in.

Contact us for:

• Interview requests with the Superintendent and District leadership
• Interviews with District and school staff
• Access to schools for site-specific interviews, student interviews and feature stories

Pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, members of the community may submit requests for public data by filling out the form below. This process is governed by Policy 716: Public Data Requests. Upon receiving a data request, we will confirm receipt and provide a tentative timeline for fulfillment.

Prior to fulfilling a request, we may contact you if we need clarification or to arrange other details related to the request. 

In order to complete a request, we will do one of the following:

• If we do not have the data, we will notify you in writing as soon as reasonably possible.
• If we have the data but it is not public data, we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and specify in writing the reason for the decision to withhold the data.
• If we have the data and it is public data, we will respond to the request appropriately and promptly, within a reasonable amount of time by doing one of the following:
  • Arrange a date, time and place to inspect data if the request is to look at the data.
  • Provide copies of the data as soon as reasonably possible if copies are requested. You can choose to pick up the copies, of have the information mailed or faxed to you. Electronic copies will be provided upon request if the data is currently kept in an electronic format.

The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act does not require the creation or collection of new data in response to a data request, nor is the District required to provide data in a specific form or arrangement if not kept in that form or arrangement.

The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act does not require the district to answer questions that are not requests for data.

Be advised that there may be costs associated with certain data requests. If your request is one that would incur a fee, we will communicate that with you up front, along with an explanation for the fee(s).

Please note that public data about students is very limited. Read Policy 581: Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records for more information. 

Public Data Request Form