Archive for “Woodville ES”
Mayor’s Participation and Communication Corps (MPACC) meeting on Wednesday
Mayor Jones is launching the Mayor’s Participation and Communication Corps (MPACC) in the city’s 1st Precinct Wed. Sept.22, at 6:30PM at Woodville Elementary School (2000 North 28th Street): MPACC will provide a structured mechanism for the proactive, reciprocal exchange of information between residents and city administration. The goal is to provide improved service delivery to [...]
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.
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% [...]
Mayor Jones announces intent to pursue Promise Neighborhood grant
Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Yvonne Brandon, along with a collaborative of community organizations, announced today the intent to submit a Promise Neighborhood planning grant application to the U.S. Department of Education for the city’s East End.
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 [...]
RPS Superintendent Brandon sets Coffee and Tea meetings for Jan.11
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Yvonne Brandon will hold ‘Coffee and Tea’ meetings on January 11 at four schools throughout the district, including Woodville Elementary. Topics for discussion include: the district’s FY 10-11 budget, open enrollment, priorities for the coming months, and a revamped district homepage.
All neighborhood schools Fully Accredited
The Virginia Department of Education released the 2009-2010 accreditation numbers based on last year’s SOL scores. For the 2nd year in a row all of the neighborhood schools are 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 [...]
Woodville kids get chance at summer camp
Bill Lohmann shares a look at a volunteer process that gets hundreds of kids to summer camp: The seven children on the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church van and nearly 200 others in the East End wouldn’t be going to camp were it not for the Micah Initiative, a citywide partnership between local faith communities and [...]
Free Tdap shots for 5th graders
RPS will offer for free the mandatory Tdap booster immunization shots to fifth-graders beginning tomorrow at elementary schools across the city. [via]
Woodville is doing it right
The RTD takes a look at the authentic success at Woodville Elementary despite the school’s challenges: The 590 students in her East End school come from some of the city’s poorest, toughest neighborhoods. Between 94 percent and 96 percent qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a federal benchmark for poverty. It’s the kind of place [...]
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!
Registration for After School Programs set for Sept.2-5
Fall registration for the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ After School Programs will take place Sept. 2 through Sept. 5 from school closing to 5:30 p.m. each day. Registration is held in the school cafeterias of the 21 Richmond elementary schools where the program is offered.
100% of neighborhood schools make AYP, 86% city-wide
All of the East End schools met the adequate yearly progress (AYP) standards of No Child Left Behind this year, in contrast to 75% statewide and 85% across the city. [via]
