RTD Discusses Patrick Henry School’s Funding Issues

The new charter school, Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, opens in its temporary location, August 11. Dress codes and supply lists have been sent out, and the teachers have been selected and should be hired shortly. The Richmond Times-Dispatch discusses the funding issues the school has been facing to update the old Patrick Henry School Building, which is an integral part of the charter contract.

The school needs to raise the $1 million to make the building handicap-accessible and for some operational expenses. Patrick Henry has found about half of that in grant funding, which will be dispersed over three years, but actual dollar support from the community has been harder to find.

“What we keep hearing from people is that they’d like to see the program up and running first,” said Kristen Larson, who has been on the Patrick Henry board for about a year and a half.