Chris Dovi of Richmond Magazine.com posted an article sharing the preliminary results of PHSSA SOL testing. The results were also made available on Tuesday at the Patrick Henry School Board meeting. The 5th grader had a 94% passing rate in both English and Math testing. For the 4th graders 81% passed the History and 85% [...]
From RTD: The Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts is looking to get a short-term loan of $80,135 to meet cash-flow needs for an initial phase of renovations that have begun at the Patrick Henry Elementary School building in South Richmond.
To say that it has been an up and down year for Patrick Henry would be an understatement. The good news is that the school is still standing but not only that it is taking some great strides forward.
School is out for the summer but work still goes on at the Commonwealth’s only elementary charter school, Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. Due to the nature of being a charter school, the tenuous support of RPS, and the situation with the temporary home, the school is heavily reliant on volunteers. This month there are [...]
Both RTD and Richmond Magazine.com have stories on the latest tiff between the school board and the Patrick Henry board. It will come as no surprise that the Richmond Magazine story by Chris Dovi is the better written one and actually takes a look at the central problem between the two boards, communication. At issue now [...]
Chris Dovi of Richmond Magazine.com attended the Wednesday meeting of the Patrick Henry Board and does an excellent job of not only summarizing the meeting but all the events that have lead us down this path. The RPS school board is demanding a charter compliance review, including an “expedited audit,” on Monday. In a letter [...]
The RTD has an article on the board of the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts meeting with parents about the recent controversy. What is being forgotten by the media and some of the citizens is what has gone on this year. Bonnie Brown sent the following letter to the AP Newsroom.
Tuesday, June 6th, the inaugural 4th and 5th grade classes of the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts celebrated their year end Lunch Date with the Future program at the Willow Oaks Country Club in Richmond, VA. School faculty, board members, local business owners, parent volunteers, community members, and even the city council were [...]
RTD shares the results of a RPS audit released on Friday. The audit was conducted to investigate possible issues with the Student Activity Fund. The audit, released late Friday night, cites “lack of management oversight, inaccurate monthly financial reports, failure to follow established procedures, an ineffective filing system, and incomplete documentation of transactions” for funds [...]
Sometime last night vandals hit the Patrick Henry School building on Semmes. The incident is frustrating on two levels.
RICHMOND, VA June 9, 2011 – Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts (PHSSA), Richmond’s first charter school, is releasing the following statement in regards to recent reports regarding the Richmond Public School (RPS)’s student activity fund used by PHSSA:
From RTD; Virginia State Police are investigating an allegation of embezzlement at Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, a charter school in South Richmond that is completing its first year of operation.
Chris Dovi of Richmond Magazine has the details with the way principal Pamela Boyd has allegedly mismanaged funds and a lack of policies and procedures at Patrick Henry School of Arts and Science. Apparently the PHSSA Board has concerns as well.
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts now controls the lease of the Patrick Henry school on Semmes, which is a good thing but does have some challenges. That means the school is responsible for maintaining the school grounds. School officials are hoping to recruit some parents and/or neighbors to help with the basic maintenance [...]
The Patrick Henry building at 3411 Semmes is making slow and steady progress to becoming a working school for the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts but there is still plenty to be done. This Saturday between 9a.m.-12 p.m. volunteers are needed to help students, teachers, parents and friends work on the gardens and [...]
This Thursday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. Lacy Ward Jr., the Director of the Robert Russa Moton Museum will be discussing the importance of educational options in the commonwealth. Fittingly this discussion will take place in the future home of the Virginia’s first charter elementary school the Patrick Henry School building at 3411 Semmes Ave. [...]
PHSSA’s Art Teacher, Anne Chamblin brought in a student from VCU to animate the drawings about evolution done by the 4th and 5th graders. I’m not sure but I think Tyler Rhoades is the student involved and more details were grabbed off the Youtube Page.
Last night the city council heard citizen requests for budget money. North of the river wants landscaping and a lighted sign for Carytown, south of the river is looking to improve their schools. Details from RTD. Among the possible changes to Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ plan, Councilman E. Martin Jewell is recommending $500,000 to help pay [...]
RPS is having a contest in which students say why they love their teacher and above is the Patrick Henry entry. Voting ends April 30th, to vote go here click on the video and hit the “Like” button. I haven’t gone through all the videos so if you recognize another neighborhood school please let me [...]
If you got to the Stratford Hills Chick-fil-a tonight, mention that you are there for the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts and a percentage of your purchase will go to the school. This is only valid from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and only at our local Chick-fil-a.
This weekend parents and friends of Patrick Henry School are working on some playground improvements. Step 1 in the process will be to remove the old material from underneath the current play structures. This material has been around for quite a few years and the lower levels have decayed. Their decay is your gain. If [...]
Yesterday RTD ran an article about how the first time in 13 years enrollment in Richmond Public Schools actually increased. Southampton Elementary (68), Lucille M. Brown Middle (26), and George Wythe High (21) were the local schools that saw an increase. Richmond Superintendent Yvonne W. Brandon reasons she saw for the increase included a campaign [...]
Some RPS School Board members don’t seem to believe that Patrick Henry School is a Richmond Public School. They speak animatedly when discussing sports programs for “their” schools, but cast suspicious glances at PHSSA when its board makes a simple request. They even go so far as to say that the charter school takes money [...]
