After School Activities Canceled
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.
Archive for “Richmond Public Schools”
School Budget Cuts
RTD has some of the numbers on the Richmond Public Schools budget woes. If you are thinking of fleeing to the counties they are facing the same situation or worse. Chesterfield county has cut $32 million. Richmond cut $9.7 million for this school year, and with that money went 78 positions and a 50 percent [...]
Town Hall Meeting on Richmond Schools
This Saturday Fourth District School Board Member Adria Graham Scott will hold a meeting to discuss Richmond Public schools. There are a ton of great programs happening such as the Artist in Residence program and school garden. Richmond schools are testing well and all the the schools in the 4th are fully accredited. On the [...]
4th District Schools Fully Accredited
RTD is reporting the results of the Virginia Department of Education’s Accreditation Report and all currently open schools in the 4th District received full accreditation. Patrick Henry which is set to open next year received conditional accreditation since obviously there was not testing last year. Church Hill People’s News has this handy chart to check [...]
Local School Cafeteria Inspections
The RTD had a story this morning on health inspections in the local schools. The story takes a look at the city and surrounding counties but I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at the schools in our district. The report I am pulling my information from is here and covers [...]
Meet RPS Superintendent Thursday
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Yvonne Brandon will be at the 4th District Meeting Wednesday night but if that doesn’t work out you have a second chance on Thursday, September 17 at Westover Hills Elemetary or 3 other locations. At both meetings Superintendent Brandon will discuss the upcoming school year and new projects. 8AM at Westover [...]
Back to School Checklist
From the RPS website. When parents register their children for school, don’t forget: Proof of current address Withdrawal papers and transcript from former school Last report card Birth certificate (original copy) Social Security card (original copy) Immunization record (current) School Entrance Health Form (MCH 213 F Revised 4/07) Current Individual Education Plan (IEP) for Exceptional [...]
Tax Free School Supplies Start Tomorrow
I know every parent out there has enjoyed every single minute of time spent with his/her child this summer. I also know that not one of you will breathe a sweet, sweet sigh of relief as your angel goes off to school next month leaving with a quiet house. In preparation for the start of [...]
Brighten a Richmond Kid’s School Year
School is starting up soon and parents city-wide are outfitting their kids in anticipation. There are a shocking number of Richmond families who can’t afford to properly send their kids off with the supplies they need. 34.5% of children in our city live below the poverty level, and the YMCA of Greater Richmond Bright Beginnings program [...]
RPS Wins Teaching American History Grant
I am a big fan of history so I was pleased to read that the Richmond Public Schools were one of six Virginia schools to receive a $1 million dollar grant to be used for a Teaching American History Academy II for K-12 teachers as well some additional programs including partnerships with American Civil War [...]
Auditor Finds RPS Payroll & HR Issues
RTD has an article about the latest audit to hit the Richmond Public schools. The Richmond school system’s payroll department is overstaffed but has been unable to detect overpayments, accurately track time off or collect money it is owed by employees, according to a report released yesterday by the schools’ internal auditor. In addition, an [...]
RPS Annual Science Extravaganza Today and Tomorrow
The public is invited to view projects by some of the area’s brightest students as Richmond Public Schools holds its Annual Science Extravaganza April 21-22 at the Science Museum of Virginia, located at 2500 W. Broad St. The free exhibit will feature projects comleted by students of all grade levels in the areas of life [...]
Richmond School Board Pass Budget
The Richmond School Board passed the budget last night with a 6-2-1 vote. The $261.7 million was a $8 million cut from last year. The biggest victim of the cuts were administrators. A total of $6.9 million will be cut from salaries but supposedly no teaching positions will be cut. There also will be no [...]
Richmond Public School Budget Gets Help
From the RTD: The Richmond school system will come about $8 million closer to its budget goal for next year thanks to federal economic stimulus money it is receiving. But that still leaves city schools about $8 million short of current funding. The additional money means teacher jobs are safe, employees won’t have to take [...]
School Board to Meet About Budget Shortfall
From the Richmond Public School website: The Richmond City School Board will hold a work session regarding the 2009-2010 budget Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. – Noon in the conference room located on the 17th floor of City Hall. The School Board is facing a $16 million shortfall and is looking at ways to [...]
Cuts Main Topic at Richmond School Board Public Meeting
RTD is reporting on the public meeting held last night to discuss the 2009 budget for Richmond Public Schools. As expected the main topic was the $16 million shortfall and how the school system was going to make up the difference. One bit of news that I find particulary distressing is the increased turnover that [...]
RTD Columnist In Support of Brandon
Columnist Michael Paul Williams of the RTD wrote in today’s paper in support of the selection of Yvonne W. Brandon as superintendent of Richmond Public Schools. This was no time to bring in an outsider to navigate the steep learning curve that can be Richmond’s educational, political and — perhaps most challenging of all — [...]
Brandon new chief of Richmond schools
RTD reports that Yvonne W. Brandon will take on the job of superintendent of Richmond Public schools. With Mayor Dwight C. Jones and a long list of other past and present school leaders in attendance, the School Board removed “interim” from Brandon’s title on a 9-0 vote and awarded her a 3½-year contract to lead [...]
