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Dear #RPSStrong Family,
I'd like to begin this evening by congratulating Ms. Stephanie Rizzi and Mrs. Cheryl L. Burke on their election last night as School Board Chair and Vice-Chair! I'm looking forward to partnering with them to achieve great things for our students in 2023. I also want to thank outgoing Chair, Dr. Shonda Harris-Muhammed, and outgoing Vice-Chair, Ms. Kenya Gibson, for their leadership over the past year!
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| Community Support in Action – Right before the break, the Upsilon Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. treated two RPS families to a shopping trip at The Market at 25th! Enormous gratitude to Chapter President Roderick Walker and RPS Student Intervention Liaison Tim Brown for making this happen.
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| Free USPS Covid Tests – The United States Postal Service is delivering free at-home COVID-19 tests right to your home. The limit is four rapid antigen COVID-19 tests per household. To order, complete this form on the USPS website.
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| MLK Week 2023 – Join the Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Community Engagement as they celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. later this month. To promote your event on the VCU MLK Week website, make sure to complete this form.
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| With great appreciation,
Jason
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- I would like to post a shout-out to these individuals for making a surprise come true, right down to the last 2 hours. Ms. Brice, a local realtor, had 2 hours to close on a house for one of our employees who bought her mother a home for Christmas. It was the last day before X-mas break. With a limited number of people working, we pulled it off with the help of Nishawn Lee, Andrew Bishop, Alyson Davis, Van Shelton and Kimberla Dickerson. We made this happen as a team of RPS! With our teamwork, she became an owner of her new home. Hooray!
- Home Depot (Mechanicsville and North Richmond locations) donated foam tubes to RPS 5th grade science! They will be used by students to create the "tracks" for marble roller coasters to study force, motion, and energy this month.
- I would like to shout-out Mr. Andre Nious for all his help establishing new protocols at Blackwell Preschool. Your presence made all the difference!
- Special thanks to Lisa Armstead and Leroy Hatcher with Technology Services for quickly resolving my concerns with such patience and efficiency.
- Shout-out to Dana Fox, chief operating officer, for taking the charge as chief and easing my anxiety about returning to work with grace and professionalism. Thank you!
- Shout-out to every adult in RPS who provides a sanctuary in their classroom, office, cafeteria, media center, or gym for young people who are grieving, overwhelmed, or in crisis. Your kindness, concern, willingness to listen, and genuine desire to help are transformative. We know education workers change lives. It bears repeating: you are adding good to a world that so desperately needs it.
- Thank you to the staff and students at Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School for collecting 127 pounds of peanut butter & jelly for the 2022 holiday season! This amazing donation will help FeedMore feed 105 families in the Richmond area! I appreciate each and every one of you for your donations and desire to help the people in our community! Special shout-out to Ms. Sebrina Davis for packing up the jars for delivery!
- Huge shout-out to Michelle Hudacsko and Latonya Leigh for organizing the 2022 RPS Winter Wonderland! This annual event has once again made the holiday season extra special for RPS students and families. Enormous gratitude to each RPS staff member who was able to contribute – it was truly a special gift! Here’s to continuing to help others all year long!
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| Virtual Teacher Job Fair – Interested in joining the RPS team, or know someone who is? Register today for our virtual job fairs on Monday, January 9, and Tuesday, January 10. Just scan the QR code below with your phone's camera. Time slots are limited, so don't delay!
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| Yale National Initiative Open House – The Yale National Initiative will hold an open house for interested teachers this Thursday, January 5, from 5-6 pm, at Mary Munford ES. To register, use the QR code on the flyer below. Applications are due by 5 pm on Wednesday, January 18. For more information, visit the Richmond Teacher Fellows website or email Valerie Schwarz at vschwarz@rvaschools.net.
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| Open Enrollment Applications – The application window to apply for out-of-zone schools via the Open Enrollment lottery is open through February 1 via the Enroll RPS Portal. This is your opportunity to apply for up to three schools outside of your "zoned school," including Richmond Virtual Academy. (Reminder: This is different from specialty school applications for schools like FMA or Community. That application window closed yesterday.)
A few important notes:
- Families will have until 4:30 pm on February 1, 2023, to submit open enrollment applications.
- We unfortunately cannot accept late applications for any reason. Please plan accordingly.
- As long as your application is submitted before the deadline, the timing of your submission will have no impact on the outcome.
- If you have additional questions, please email us at enrollrps@rvaschools.net.
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