A charter middle school wants to open in Richmond, but the path to approval is far from certain
It has been more than 10 years since the state has received a public charter school application.
Education
Richmond School Board discusses eliminating vacant positions to make budget work
The amount of money committed to raises is larger than the additional money the district will receive in funding next year.
Richmond School Board extends Superintendent Jason Kamras’ contract for four years
The matter was handled quickly at the beginning of the board’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting. He will make $275,000 annually, with additional performance incentives.
RPS, bus drivers clash over alleged strike and firing of five employees
The fight stems from the alleged April 8 callout of a number of bus drivers scheduled to perform transportation runs for afterschool activities.
Richmond cuts 200 seats in Head Start program as it struggles to get eligible families to enroll
Despite the need, Richmond has struggled to get children into its programs.
RPS requests to be removed from state performance agreement
The agreement requires that the division follows a corrective action plan.
Facing budget realities, school board discusses where to find additional money
Some school board members discussed potentially selling some of its vacant land to help fill the gap, though other members pushed back on the idea.
