In a letter to PHSSA parents sent out on Monday it was announced that Pamela Boyd will be stepping down effective June 29th. Interim principal Cynthia Gentry will remain as principal for the rest of the school year. Style Weekly has some more details on the school’s attempt to find a replacement.
Kid Pan Alley is about bringing out the song writer, singer, team player and creativity of children.
Tonight is the regularly scheduled Patrick Henry School PTA meeting and there will be a special guest. Although the school is half way through its second year Mayor Dwight Jones this will be the very first time the Mayor has come to the school. Whether this is related to the battle for control between the [...]
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts is using the upcoming Ukrop’s Monument 10k as an opportunity to raise funds for the school. You can help out by running or donating.
For the second year in a row an independent audit gives the finances of Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts a thumbs up. From RTD; The audit performed by Harris, Hardy & Johnstone gives the charter school’s nonprofit organization an unqualified approval of its financial management for the fiscal year that ended June 30, [...]
The headline is on the cover of today’s Style Weekly but Style also poses the question, “Is the city’s first charter school an innovative alternative? Or a drain on an already financially strapped school system?” That question is sure to be debated in the coming weeks as RPS struggles to fill in $23 million budget [...]
Reminder that the Patrick Henry Open House is tonight (Tuesday, February 7th) at 6:30 p.m. at the school. More information, including application can be found at the original post.
Everyday many of you drive past the re-opened Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. The obvious improvements are easy to spot, less litter, no broken windows, new playground equipment. What you don’t see is all the other work that’s being done, who is doing it and the tremendous benefit that Reedy Creek watershed receives.
From the Press Release; Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts (PHSSA), a Richmond Public School, has begun accepting elementary student applications for the upcoming 2012-13 school year. Interested families are welcome to pick up an application at any Richmond Public Library location or at PHSSA, located at 3411 Semmes Avenue. Families can also download [...]
Today is the first day of school for Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts in the newly cleaned up outside and in, ADA compliant, freshly planted, painted Patrick Henry building. Over the course of the 2 days this weekend over well over 500 hours of labor went into getting it ready for students. [...]
As a result of moving into their permanent home the Patrick Henry School now has more room and can open its doors to more students. You’ll have to move quickly as the deadline is January 9th but don’t panic is should take all of 5 minutes to fill out the application. From the official PHSSA [...]
The Patrick Henry building on Semmes will be a school on Monday. As I walked around the building I was thrilled with how great it looks. New carpet is down, fresh paint on the walls, movers filling up classrooms and library books going onto shelves. There is still a good bit of work left to [...]
mole noun: a spy (as a double agent) who establishes a cover long before beginning espionage; broadly : one within an organization who passes on information While serving as a Patrick Henry Board member Reggie Malone passed along emails and draft legal documents to the RPS school board. Included in the emails to Superintendent of [...]
Chris Dovi of Richmond Magazine.com takes a closer look at the battle that the Richmond School Board is waging on Patrick Henry School and specifically the actions of Maurice Henderson and the critical letter by School Board Chair Kim Bridges. There are so many juicy quotes in this article that I’m honestly overwhelmed on which [...]
Below are some excerpts from letters/emails to School Board Chair Kim Bridges in response to her letter sent to all PHSSA parents. Additionally school board members Maurice Henderson and Adria Graham Scott interrupted a PTA Meeting to pass out the letter. The same letter was received by every parent at that meeting the next day. [...]
Until yesterday most of the political machinations of the Richmond Public School Board have been relatively behind the scenes. A volley was fired in public every now and then but the stakes have been raised on the final days before Christmas break. School Board Chair Kimberly Bridges sent out a letter stating, “As we approach [...]
This Saturday marks the last day of the South of the James Farmers’ Market for the season. It has become a neighborhood fixture and the front porch of our area. You can’t go there without spending time talking to folks and leaving with a smile and quality locally grown/produced items. While we may shed a [...]
Driving down you Semmes you can’t help but notice the hard work that is has been going on by volunteers at the Patrick Henry School playground. There is still work to be done and if you happen to have Friday, 11/11 (Veteran’s Day) off you can give a hand. This Friday from 8 a.m. to [...]
Anyone driving down Semmes has seen the ongoing construction at the Patrick Henry Building. Construction is moving along fine and everything in on schedule for wrapping up in November. Next week expect to see some dramatic changes to the outside of the school as well as work begins on the Historic Bayscape. Unfortunately this is [...]
Principal Pamela Boyd has done little to help the struggles between Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts and the Richmond School Board.
If you happen to be dining at Chick-fil-A on Forest Hill Avenue tonight mention that you are there for Patrick Henry Spirit Night and the school will get a percentage of the sales. If you object to Chick-fil-A for moral or health reasons you can find other fund raising options at the PHSSA Shutterfly site.
Now there is a headline I wasn’t expecting to write. RTD has a nice article about some folks, who attended Patrick Henry in 1951. They and about 40 class and schoolmates are gathering this weekend for a cookout at Willow Oaks Country Club .
Yesterday’s Press release; RICHMOND, VA, September 19, 2011 – Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, a Richmond Public School, will be reopening second, fourth and fifth grades for additional enrollment spots. Interested families can visit the PHSSA website at www.patrickhenrycharter.org to download an application or can stop by the school at Woodland Heights Baptist [...]
Embattled Pamela Boyd will be back in the office on Monday (9/17) to resume her duties as principal of Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. Boyd was placed on administrative leave in the spring as allegations of fraud involving the student activity fund were leveled. The fraud accusation was later found to have no [...]
The first paragraph from the RTD story seems to sum this nonissue up pretty well.
