Due to bus driver shortage, bus 145 will not be running today. If your student can not make it to school due to a bus not running, please send a note, and it will be an excused absence.
There appears to be a glitch in our absence calling system. Please disregard the call sating your student was absent if your student was not absent. The issue is being investigated.
Bus 146 will be running about 15 minutes late.
Here is the link to vote on which name you would like for the new building housing Richwood High, Richwood Middle, and Cherry River Schools to be know as. The form closes Friday March 14 at noon.
https://forms.office.com/r/QTX11zF1mx
I have two topics that I would like to communicate to you today.
First of all, I have been sharing with you the make-up day requirement that we have to follow in order to offer instruction for 180 days, which is a state law. As winter finally appears to be coming to a close, I feel that I can announce our plans for making up the days in which we have missed. Currently, we have missed 17 days of school. The first ten days do not have to be made up because we have additional minutes in our regular day that we can use to make up the first five days that were missed, and snow packets which are used to make up the next five days that we missed. That leave 7 days to account for. In our calendar we have what is called OS days. These days can be used for making up snow days. Therefore, we will be having school on May 28, 29, 30, and June 2 to make up 4 days. I have recommended to the board that the other 3 days will be made up on June 3, 4, and 5 which would be the last day for students. Our 200 day employees must work two additional days. That would be June 6 and 9. June 9 will be granted to employees that worked the Parent Teacher Conferences (professional or service). Thus, if they worked that time off, the last day for those 200 day employees will be Friday, June 6.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE DATES ARE BASED UPON THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY MORE SNOW DAYS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE UP.
IF WE MISS ANOTHER DAY, EVERYTHING WOULD BE MOVED ONE DAY FURTHER INTO JUNE. STUDENTS WOULD COME ON FRIDAY, THE 6TH AND EMPLOYEES WOULD WORK MONDAY OR POSSIBLY TUESDAY IF THEY DO NOT WORK THE PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE DAYS. (Assuming the board approves my recommendation)
During this legislative session, a bill has been introduced to allow counties an extra five days to use snow packets if approved. I have been told that even if this bill would pass it would not go into effect until next school year, although they do have the option of putting a bill into effect upon passage. IF that would occur, it would allow us to close school in late May rather than the first week of June.
The second thing I want to announce is that we will be surveying our Richwood area parents and community members (much like we did when we surveyed parents about the new PK-8 school at Glade Creek) to help us select a name for the new Richwood school. It is important to give the entire building a name for communication and informational reasons. Each of the three schools: Cherry River Elementary, Richwood Middle, and Richwood High would keep those names and all that goes with it, but the building itself would be identified with one name rather than three. That survey will be available on our website tonight and run until next Friday at noon. I will share the chosen name at the board meeting on March 17. On the March 17 board agenda, you will see an agenda item with a blank on it with no name listed. The reason for the blank is that the survey results will not be finalized in time to place the name of the school on the agenda. I will provide to the board and to the public the results of the survey prior to the board voting to approve the recommendation.
Due to a substitute bus driver shortage bus 128 will not be running today. If your student is absent due to a bus not running, please send a note and it will be an excused absence.
Nicholas County Schools are closed today, February 21, 2025.
Nicholas County Schools will be operating on a 3 hour delay on February 21, 2025. Snow routes will be used for the morning and afternoon run. If your student can not make it to the bus, it is an excused absence. Please send a note stating that. Breakfast is not served on a 3-hour delay schedule.
Nicholas County Schools are closed on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
Nicholas County Schools are closed on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
The Nicholas County Social Studies Fair, scheduled for Thursday, is canceled due to school being closed, as the setup was planned for Wednesday evening. It will be rescheduled for a later date.
Due to the anticipated weather arriving in the morning. Nicholas County Schools will be operating on a 3 hour delay Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Employees are to report on a 2 hour delay. Breakfasts are not served on a 3 hour delay schedule.
We just got off a weather call concerning the incoming inclement weather. We were told that we MAY get some light snow around 3 a.m. Therefore, it appears right now that we could not make a call about delays or cancellations until early tomorrow morning. We understand that this can be an imposition to many people when trying to get childcare, but it would be presumptuous to make a call when the weather prediction is so uncertain.
If the weather forecast changes later this evening, we may change course but right now it appears a call will not come until tomorrow morning if at all. Thursday's weather is similar.
Just trying to keep you informed.
I just got another email for a special weather call at 8 p.m. tonight so it is possible we may have more updated information tonight.
Stay tuned!
Terrence Beam, Superintendent
Due to sub driver shortage, Bus 133 Chuck Rose will not run on Tuesday, February 18. If this is your bus and your student can not attend, please send a note saying the bus didn't run and it will be an excused absence.
This is a reminder that Monday, February 17, 2025, is a professional learning day for teachers. There is no school for students.
After an assessment of the current conditions and weather forecast for today, we will continue to have school on a 3 hour delay utilizing snow routes for the morning and evening bus runs. Breakfast is not served on a 3 hour delay schedule.
Nicholas County Schools will be using snow routes and operating on a 3 hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025. we will be utilizing snow routes on the morning and afternoon run. There will be a reevaluation in the morning regarding the weather. On snow route days, if your student can not make it to the bus, it is an excused absence. Please send a note saying they could not make it to the bus.
Nicholas County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 11, 2025, due to impending weather.
Bus 161 will not run out Cottle Rd and Oakwood Rd due to fire and those roads being shut down, but will make evening run.
Nicholas County Schools are closed today February 6, 2025. Due to the extended flood warnings until 1:45 pm.
Due to late occuring high water, Nicholas County Schools will be operating on a 3 hour delay. we apologize for the late notification.