Good Afternoon, Students and DCPS Families, The OPENGATE Weapon Detection Devices will be installed and operational at each of our Ridgeview schools on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. We ask you and our students to be aware that the following items will cause the weapon detection device to be set off which will result in book bags and personal belongings to be searched: Please see the attached slide. Students will be given instructions at school as to how to walk through OPENGATE device if these items are stored in bookbags or personal belongings. The items are: Chromebooks Three-Ring Binders Umbrellas Cases for Sunglasses Binoculars Can goods Medical devices, such as listed in the attached slide below, will not set off the detection device. Insulin pumps, devices associated with insulin and insulin medications will not set the detection device off. Thank you again for your help and consideration as these devices are installed in each of our schools to help make our schools safer for students and staff. Again, the OPENGATE Weapon Detection Devices will be operational at each of our Ridgeview schools on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Kindest regards, Haydee L.Robinson

Dickenson County Schools will be on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. The instructional day will be from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Dickenson County Public Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for Monday, January 27, 2025. The instructional day will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Dear DCPS Students and Families, Please see the attached letter regarding the installation of OPENGATE. This new weapons detection system will replace Dickenson County Public Schools' current temperature/metal detectors. Because of its high detection efficiency and accuracy, we hope it will require fewer searches of bookbags and students' personal belongings and speed up the process of students entering the building with fewer staff on duty. The staff training and installation for OPENGATE is on Monday, January 27, 2025, with Tuesday, January 28, 2025 (or the first day of in-person instruction) for implementation. Thank you, Haydee L.Robinson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pE0LFD2X1ANmIFk7RR_FsmDqKldYAWnz/view?usp=sharing

Dickenson County Public Schools will observe a Virtual Learning Day on Friday, January 24, 2025. Students will have instruction from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Students should log in to their 1st class at 10:00AM.

Our second food curbside pickup is scheduled for January 24, 2025 from 9:00 AM-12:30 PM. These meals are only available for currently enrolled students at RHS, RMS or RES. The location will be the Ridgeview main parking lot in the bus lane. There will be two pick up points one for RES and the other for RMS/RHS.

Dickenson County Public Schools will observe a Virtual Learning Day tomorrow, Thursday, January 23, 2025. Students will have instruction from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Students will log in to their first class at 10:00 AM

Dickenson County Public Schools will be closed for Wednesday, January 22, 2025 This means no virtual learning day.

Dickenson County Public Schools will be closed for Tuesday, January 21, 2025. This means there will be no virtual learning.

Dickenson County Schools will be closed for Monday, January 20, 2025 This means No virtual learning. Twelve-month employees will observe a Code-Red

Please see the agenda for the January 22, 2025 Dickenson County School Board meeting

There will be a food curbside pickup for January 17, 2025 from 8:00 AM-10:00 AM. These meals are only available for currently enrolled students at RHS, RMS or RES. The location will be the main parking lot in the bus lane. There will be two pick up points one for RES and the other for RMS/RHS.

Dickenson County Public Schools will observe a Virtual Learning Day on Friday, January 17, 2025. Students will have instruction from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Students will log in to their first class at 10:00 a.m.

Dickenson County Public Schools will schedule a Virtual Learning Day on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Students will have instruction from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Students will log in to their 1st period class at 10:00 a.m.

Dickenson County Public Schools will observe a Virtual Learning Day on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The instructional day will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Ridgeview High School students can view their 2nd Semester classes by logging in to your PowerSchool Student Portal account at https://dcpsva.powerschool.com/public

Dickenson County Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 14, with a Teacher Workday from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Please visit the following link to read PowerSchool's public statement regarding the recent cyberattack. The link includes FAQs for staff and families. https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/

Dear DCPS Families and Students, The DCPS Cell Phone-Free Policy will go into effect the first day of the second semester. The attached letter explains the details of the policy which was passed by the Dickenson County School Board pursuant to Governor Youngkin's Executive Order #33. Thank you for your support in the successful implementaiton of this policy. KInd regards, Haydee L. Robinson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GHMrV56Wdn2GVyAl37S2tMXjTWQ5hodA/view?usp=sharing

Public Notice of Special Called School Board Meeting

Dickenson County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 13th and Tuesday, January 14th. A teacher workday is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14th. Twelve-month employees will report to work at 9:00 AM on Monday, January 13th.