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School Board Members Kenya Gibson (left) and Jonathan Young (center) sit beside Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras (right) at a 2019 meeting. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
The Richmond School Board voted Monday to create its own request for design proposals for the new George Wythe High School, rejecting the city’s pre-existing RFP submitted by Mayor Levar Stoney in June.
The board voted 5-4 in favor of a proposal by Board Member Jonathan Young to request designs for a new GWHS that can accommodate 1,600 students, giving Superintendent Jason Kamras an Aug. 31 deadline to issue the request. They’re also calling on the administration to start work on redesigning both the Career and Technical High School and Woodville Elementary School by Oct. 31.
Ashley Bland named 2021 RPS Teacher of the Year
2021 RPS Teacher of the Year By Terrance Dixon | May 7, 2021 at 6:31 PM EDT - Updated May 7 at 6:32 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Itâs Teacher Appreciation Week, and to celebrate, several school systems in the area announced their âTeacher of the Year.â
In Richmond, Superintendent Jason Kamras, Mayor Levar Stoney, and school board representatives surprised Ashley Bland, from John B Cary Elementary School, with this yearâs 2021 Teacher of the Year title!
âI was expecting to come here to do one thing, which was to take pictures, but this whole event is to celebrate Teacher of the Year, so Iâm feeling a little overwhelmed but definitely overjoyed,â said the Instructional Technology Resource Teacher.
During the first Education Compact meeting since the Richmond school board voted to take over school construction, Mayor Levar Stoney and members of the board doubled down on their conflicting views over how the construction of George Wythe High School should proceed.
Richmond school board to discuss in-person graduation plans Superintendent Jason Kamras is expected to announce details on in-person graduation ceremonies during Monday s school board meeting. (Source: Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) By Hannah Eason | May 2, 2021 at 9:40 PM EDT - Updated May 2 at 9:46 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Families and seniors at Richmond Public Schools are expected to receive an update on in-person graduation plans during a board meeting on Monday.
According to the meeting’s agenda, the district is hoping to host in-person ceremonies and is working to secure an outdoor location suitable for all schools.
The plan says Gov. Ralph Northam’s updated guidance on outdoor events as well as an increase in vaccination rates and decrease in COVID-19 positivity rates make the ceremonies feasible.