Archive for “Fairfield Court ES”
All neighborhood schools meet SOL marks
The Virginia Department of Education today released the 2010-2011 accreditation numbers based on last year’s Standards of Learning (SOL) scores. For the 3rd year in a row, all of the neighborhood schools are fully accredited (2009, 2008). Statewide 98% of schools are accredited, and all Richmond Public schools are accredited.
Another elementary school playground fire
The playground at Fairfield Elementary School was burned today at just after 5PM. More on this as it comes in…
VDOE releases AYP numbers for 2010-2011
The Virginia Department of education has announced that 5 of the 8 neighborhoods schools (62%) made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) towards the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) objectives during 2009-2010. Both Armstrong HS and MLK MS missed the target for the 2nd year, and were joined this year by the Franklin Military Academy. Statewide, 60% [...]
Boy hit by car at Fairfield Court Elementary
wtvr is reporting that a boy was hit by a car in front of Fairfield Court Elementary School yesterday afternoon: Police say the boy had just gotten out of an SUV and was crossing Phaup Street towards the school when he was struck and injured by a Ford Taurus passing between the SUV and a [...]
Murals going up at Woodville and Fairfield today
Students from the Steward School will be painting at 2 neighborhood elementary schools today: The Steward School is partnering with two Richmond public schools — Woodville Elementary and Fairfield Court Elementary — to work on campus beautification projects and simple acts of service. Our hope is that this day of service will give our students [...]
Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence for 2 city schools
Bellevue Elementary and Fairfield Court Elementary were the only 2 city schools among the 153 schools statewide recognized with the 2010 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence.
Don Coleman’s email newsletter for June
School Board 7th District member Don Coleman sent out his email newsletter for June today, with a wrap-up of recent issues and activities, including his visit to Milwaukee to study successes of Violence Free Zones, Franklin Military now accepting applications for 6th graders for 2009-2010, the playground fire at George Mason, and spotlight on Fairfield [...]
Fairfield Court ES named Title I Distinguished School
Fairfield Court ES, J.E.B. Stuart ES and Linwood Holton ES were 3 of 124 elementary schools recognized recently as Title I Distinguished Schools by the Virginia Department of Education. [via]
Ten Steps to Financial Success @ Fairfield Court ES
Ten Steps to Financial Success, a free seminar exploring budgeting, spending, and money management, will be offered to parents, teachers and members of the community at Fairfield Court Elementary School. Taught by Virginia Credit Union, the seminar will be Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 4:45PM – 6PM. A second financial education seminar will follow on January [...]
All neighborhood schools are fully accredited
The Virginia Department of Education released the data on the School Accreditation Status for 2008-2009 today and all of the neighborhood schools are designated as Fully Accredited. Congratulations to Chimborazo Elementary, Bellevue Elementary, George Mason Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Woodville Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, Armstrong High School, and Franklin Military Academy!
And now a look at Fairfield Court Elementary…
Style Weekly’s Suspensions Outnumber Students at City School takes a look at the 485 suspensions last year at award-winning Fairfield Court Elementary School, a school with only 398 students.
Wilder visits Fairfield Court ES
This week’s Mayor’s Vision Newsletter, A Holiday Message from the Mayor describes what Mayor Wilder found on a surpirse visit to Fairfield Court Elementary School: “a school in the shadow of public housing units portraying to all who would care that yes, these young people can learn. They can show that it doesn’t matter where [...]
Fairfield Elementary is doing ok
Today’s RTD has a long look at Fairfield Elementary School, School is an SOL success.