Every few years, Richmond Public Schools start talking about rezoning. This process can obviously change which school your child is zoned for, and might result in schools being closed if they are under-attended. 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m on February 15, RPS is holding a Community Meeting at Thompson Middle School. Some of the proposals floating [...]
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 [...]
From RPS Twitter; All afterschool activities have been cancelled for today, Wednesday, January 26, 2011, due to forecasts of inclement weather.
Fill out this survey to help out Richmond Public School implement a 5-year plan. The Richmond Public Schools has begun an ambitious project to create an actionable, long-range strategic plan. We held a series of summits to gather input from the community and our superintendent, Dr. Yvonne Brandon, invited a team comprised of a broad [...]
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A great chance for families to check out some local schools is coming up. Check this out before you start pricing houses in the county. From the office of Kathy Graziano; Richmond City Council President Kathy Graziano and Fourth District School Board Member Adria Graham Scott have scheduled an unprecedented opportunity for Fourth District parents [...]
The Richmond City School Board, in conjunction with the Building a Better Richmond planning team, will hold a series of special meetings to receive public comment regarding Phase I of the Building a Better Richmond plan for Richmond Public Schools. The first phase includes construction of a new Oak Grove Elementary, Broad Rock Elementary, Martin [...]
Richmond Public Schools will operate a Back-to-School Hotline Sept. 1–10 to assist parents, students and others with any questions they might have regarding the opening of the 2010-2011 school year. Citizens may call the Richmond Public Schools Back-to-School Call Center at 254-6188 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. [via]
Here’s a roundup of local school news. Do you have news from your school that you’d like to share? Email us, we’d love to include it here on Hills & Heights. Click through to see info on VPI classes, Patrick Henry and J.B. Fisher Elementary.
I haven’t had a chance to check it out thoroughly yet and probably won’t today. Let me know what you think. At first glance looks much better. Richmond Public School Website
Please join the Richmond Public Library and the Richmond Public Schools Arts And Humanities Center as we celebrate the creativity of artists & musicians from Richmond Public Schools. During March, the Westover Hills Library will exhibit original artwork by students from neighborhood schools and the Thompson Middle School Choir will perform during the opening reception. [...]
From the RPS Press Release: School Board members to hold district meetings regarding composite index school funding Richmond City School Board members will hold a series of district meetings to discuss the most recent proposal now before the General Assembly regarding public school funding for the 2010-2011 school year.
The title says it all. Your little bundles of joy that you have been trapped in the house with for day after day after day go to school tomorrow on a two hour delay. Additionally they shall be packing their little book bags and going to school on Monday which previously had been a holiday.
Richmond Schools open tomorrow but with a 2 hour delay. Would it be inappropriate to say Thank God? [via]
According to NBC12 Richmond Public Schools will be closed tomorrow. What are you going to do with your little ones tomorrow? No really, I need some ideas. We might head over the Virginia Historical Society.
From RPS Website: Richmond Public Schools, Closed Tuesday, February 2, 2010. 12-Month Employees 2-hr. delay, Plant Services Employees On Time
As we posted earlier in the week Patrick Henry needs some help. That help comes in the form of showing up for the school board meeting on Monday (6 pm 2nd floor of City Hall, 301 North Ninth Street) and speaking in favor of the school. In order to speak (you’ll be given 3 minutes) [...]
From Patrick Henry: Dear Friends of PHSSA, You may have read some recent articles that highlight tension between Richmond Public School Board and Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. We are working hard to address those challenges with the public and RPS, but we need your support in this journey. Join us at the [...]
From the RPS Press Release: City schools postpone Jan. 30 testing for IB program; rescheduled for Feb. 13 Richmond Public Schools has postponed its January 30 testing session for students interested in applying to the district’s International Baccalaureate program housed at Thomas Jefferson High School. School officials opted to postpone the test due to the [...]
Patrick Henry is getting lots of press lately not all of it good. Today’s issue of Style Weekly looks into what many of us have suspected, that RPS is working against not with the folks trying to get Patrick Henry off the ground. Richmond’s first charter school is running into more roadblocks with the School [...]
From the official Press Release: Information deadline for candidates to fulfill 5th District School Board seat is Jan. 22 The Richmond City School Board will accept information until Jan. 22 from citizens interested in fulfilling the unexpired term of former 5th District School Board member Betsy Carr. Carr was elected to the Virginia General Assembly [...]
From the official Press Release: Open enrollment applications available Jan. 11; Open enrollment period runs from Feb. 216 Applications to attend open enrollment schools in Richmond will be available to parents beginning Jan. 11 at any Richmond City school or from the district’s Office of Pupil Personnel Services located on the 13th floor of City [...]
Congrats to all those nominated including Lauren Leake of Westover Hills Elementary. From the official press release: Latonya Waller, a science teacher at Lucille Brown Middle School, is having one terrific school year. Recently, she was named a recipient of this year’s R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence, an honor that included a $10,000 cash award [...]
According to the RPS home page all after school activities for today have been canceled due to the weather. RTD is saying that Chesterfield and Henrico have also canceled after school activities.
