24-25 Bus Information

    Arrival Schedule
    Departure Schedule
    Department of Transportation Parent Letter -- English, Espanol
    What you Should Know About Riding the Bus -- English, Espanol

    At-Home Chromebooks

    For all students, Kindergarten - Grade 5, Chromebooks are at Ritchie Park in carts and are not sent home daily.  Therefore, if you are in need of a device for your child at home, you can request one.  Devices will be prepared centrally and will be delivered to schools checked out to the student. Once received and checked out, devices will go home in the student’s backpack.  If your family is in need of a MiFi device, please email your child's teacher and the school will complete a MiFi request for your family.

    Remind for Parent Communication

    What Is the Remind App?
    Remind is a messaging platform that will be used to communicate among MCPS schools, teachers, students and parents. School staff, central office staff, students and parents will all have Remind accounts to enable them to send and/or receive messages using a preferred mode of communication, such as text message, email or phone call and in their preferred language.

    Ritchie Park ES will be using the Remind app for communication. You may download it from the App Store of Google Play.

    ParentVue

    ParentVUE is the primary home-to-school communication vehicle for schools to share information regarding grades, attendance, scheduling, and more. 

    Meal Plan Information

    The  MCPS Meal Plan Page includes information about Free and Reduced-Price Meals and My School Bucks.

    School Cash Online

    New Online Payment System Available for School-Related Fees

    school cash onlineSchoolCash Online helps parents and guardians pay school-related fees — such as field trip costs — safely, quickly and easily. This service will increase efficiency and security by making payments directly into schools’ bank accounts and eliminating the need for teachers to handle money. The new system puts all school-related fees online so payments can be made using a credit card or e-check. Cash and check payments directly to schools are still an option.
    To register, visit: https://mcpsmd.schoolcashonline.com/

    Ritchie Park Volunteer Information

    If you would like to volunteer at school or on field trips, please visit the MCPS Volunteering page to complete the necessary steps. We look forward to seeing you! 

    NEW: 2024-25 The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Background Screening Office within the Office of Human Resources and Development is launching an updated volunteer process. Any individual who is a volunteer, chaperone, or participating in Outodoor Education must always have a MCPS employee present. If not, they must complete a Background Clearance along with the Volunteer/Chaperone and Child Protective Services (CPS) forms.

    Parent Resource Documents

    Availability of Asbestos Management Plan  
    Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation Reporting Form and Information
    MCPS Lunch Menus
    RPES Homework Policy
    GT identification process

    Bar-T:

    Bar-T website

    Ritchie Park Bar-T Information:

    Morgan Fritz, Director
    ritchie@bar-t.com
    (301) 251-0665 Landline
    (240) 477-9887 Cell

    Hours of Operation
    6:30 - 8:40 AM
    3:25 - 6:30 PM