News & Communications

We use Blackboard as our school communication system. It allows us to send phone calls, emails, text messages and alerts to the District app. The system uses contact information that you enter into ParentVUE. We use Blackboard 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. 

Update: As of March 1, 2023, we are transitioning away from Blackboard and starting to use ParentSquare. If you need to update your contact information, please continue to do that using ParentVUE.

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.
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. 

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 contacting our office. 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).

Our Brand & Style Guide provides detailed information on our brand elements (including colors, fonts, and logos), as well as messaging and formatting resources. We encourage anyone using our official logos to read and follow the brand information. 

• Brand & Style Guide

By downloading and using any logo from the Richfield Public School District, you are agreeing to adhere to the Brand & Style Guide. If you require an eps file, please contact our office and we will email it to you.

Additional logos are also available upon request, including athletics logos, mascots and Spartans text.

Didn't find the logo you were looking for?

Contact the Director of Marketing & Communication and ask about additional logos and logo file formats available. 

Thank you for helping new Richfield families learn about Richfield Public Schools!

District Information

• Why Choose Richfield? (English) (Spanish)
• Things to Know About RPS

School Flyers

• Richfield High School, grades 9-12 (English) (Spanish)
• Richfield Middle School, grades 6-8 (English) (Spanish)
• Elementary Schools (grades preK-5)
  • Centennial Elementary (English) (Spanish)
  • Richfield Dual Language School (English) (Spanish)
  • Richfield STEM School (English) (Spanish)
  • Sheridan Hills Elementary (English) (Spanish)

Beginning in spring 2022, we transitioned away from one (very long) annual survey to periodic smaller surveys throughout the year. All surveys are listed here, along with any additional information about the survey results and how they are used. Some surveys only take place once every 2 or 3 years. Below are the surveys planned for the 2022-23 school year. 

Fall 2022:

• Connect & Assess Survey (elementary families only)

Spring 2023:

• Safe Routes to School Survey
• School Climate Survey
• Annual Survey (shorter)