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Dear #RPSStrong Family,
Welcome back from Spring Break, and a very happy Easter and Passover to those who celebrate!
Tonight's updates:
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| We Love You Here – As we return to school, Dr. Erin Brown, our Director of Family & Community Outreach, shares a few tips with parents and caregivers about how to keep students engaged and excited to attend school every day. Let's finish the year strong with outstanding attendance!
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| We're Hiring! – Are you interested in joining the RPS team, or know someone who is? Don't miss our virtual hiring events on Wednesday, April 12, and Thursday, April 13! Register here or use the QR code below. To apply, just visit our website. And don't forget: we're now offering bonuses of up to $12,000 for new hires who sign their commitment letters by Monday, May 1!
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2023 Yale National Fellows – Congratulations to the following RPS teachers who were recently named Yale National Fellows! Each Fellow will work with Yale professors to develop and publish a curriculum unit that will be available to teachers across the country later this summer. Absolutely incredible!
- Irina Alekseeva, Open HS
- Kristen Craig, John B. Cary ES
- John DeReu, Franklin Military Academy
- Aliyah Hoye, Westover Hills ES
- Amanda McMahon, Huguenot HS
- Gwendolyn Nixon, Huguenot HS
- Jose Ulises Reveles Ramirez, Huguenot HS
- Valerie Schwarz, Mary Munford ES
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| Black Maternal Health Week – Birth in Color is hosting Black Maternal Health Week from April 11-17. Check out these amazing events happening around RVA! Photo Credit: Birth in Color RVA
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| RVA Men Teach Conference – The first-ever RVA Men Teach Conference will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 8:30 am to 3 pm, at Huguenot HS. Conference breakout sessions, led by some of our dynamic male educators of color, will showcase the groundbreaking work being done in RPS. The event will also include a panel discussion on current education issues, an RPS hiring fair with on-the-spot interviews, and free CPR certification classes. Registration is free!
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| Youth Mental Health Symposium – Join the Weinstein JCC for an afternoon of conversation and learning at the Mental Health Teen/Young Adult symposium and workshop on Sunday, April 16. The event will run from 2:30 - 5:30 pm at the Weinstein JCC (5403 Monument Ave) and is free and open to the community. To RSVP, please email or call 804-545-8658.
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| School Board Meeting – The School Board will hold an in-person meeting tonight at 6 pm at Thomas Jefferson HS. You can watch the livestream of the meeting in English or Spanish. Hope to see you there!
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| With great appreciation,
Jason
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- I would like to send a Shout Out to Ms. Jones at Swansboro Elementary for her stewardship of the arts, music, and our community! Congratulations on the fine video about the Swansboro choir program produced by RPS!
- Huge thank you to Relay Run Co and We Off the Couch run club for welcoming the Lucille M. Brown MS track and field team to Relay Run Co's Richmond warehouse. We were welcomed with an inspiring message from VCU Basketball Hall of Famer Calvin Duncan; and through Relay Run Co's generosity, each athlete was gifted with two pairs of new running shoes and a pair of socks! Thank you to Anthony and Tara Clary, Darryl Williams, Patton Gleason, Chris Farley, Chastity Rodriguez, Calvin Duncan, and LMBMS's own Mr. Brown and Mr. Rennalls for organizing this wonderful partnership. Go, Panthers!
- Do you want to meet some of RPS's brightest stars and future leaders? Look no further than your school testing coordinators! The amazing educators selected for this position are some of our brightest stars and deserve a huge thank you from both the Testing Department and the many teachers and students whose testing day is made easier by their hard work. STCs put in countless hours of training and planning to ensure that state-mandated testing runs smoothly for both students and staff. As we head into SOL season, please join us in giving them a huge shoutout for their herculean efforts, all done in addition to their regular duties as administrators, counselors, librarians, coaches, interventionists, and intervention liaisons. We appreciate and acknowledge all that they do and thank them for their critical and often underappreciated hard work!!
- Shouting out LaTonia Kelley, math instructional specialist, for being so helpful and resourceful in her support of the end of course (EOC) exams across the district especially at our middle schools. She is always so positive when engaging and guiding teachers and students. We are so grateful for all you do.
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| 2023-24 Preschool & Kindergarten Enrollment – Preschool and kindergarten enrollment is underway! We offer preschool for eligible 3 and 4-year olds, and kindergarten for all 5-year-olds living in Richmond. If your student is currently enrolled at an RPS preschool, they will still need to register for kindergarten. For more information, please email enrollrps@rvaschools.net.
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| RPS Shines – This May, we're hosting our Second Annual RPS Shines, a special evening to recognize and honor our life-changing teachers, principals, and support staff. You can help us celebrate these amazing individuals in two ways: 1) by nominating RPS educators for our divisionwide awards; 2) by supporting RPS Shines with a donation to the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation. Thank you!
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Important Links – Last updated on March 20, 2023.
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