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RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Superintendent’s 100-Day Plan Final Report

Presented by: Jason Kamras, Superintendent

Venue: Richmond School Board Meeting

Date: May 21, 2018

Richmond Public Schools | 301 North 9th Street | Richmond, VA | www.rvaschools.net

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Superintendent’s 100-Day Plan: Final Report

Engagement

1.1 - Visit every RPS school – Complete • Bellevue ES -2/2 • Franklin Military - 2/19 • Fox ES - 3/8

• Huguenot HS - 2/2 • Brown MS - 2/20 • Carver ES/13 Acres - 3/8

• Chimborazo ES - 2/5 • Redd ES - 2/20 • Amelia Street - 3/9

• Holton ES - 2/6 • George Wythe HS - 2/21 • Maymont Preschool - 3/9

• Martin Luther King Jr., MS - 2/6 • Munford ES - 2/22 • Fisher ES - 3/9

• Swansboro ES - 2/7 • Reid ES - 2/23 • Fairfield Court ES - 3/12

• Binford MS - 2/8 • Overby-Sheppard ES - 2/27 • Patrick Henry ES - 3/13

• Broad Rock ES - 2/8 • Community HS 2/27 • Stuart ES - 3/14

• Thomas Jefferson HS - 2/8 • Cary ES - 2/28 • Blackwell Preschool - 3/15

• Armstrong HS - 2/12 • Southampton ES - 2/28 • John Marshall HS/RCEEA - 3/15

• Albert Hill MS - 2/13 • Open HS - 3/1 • Miles Jones ES - 3/16

• Blackwell ES - 2/14 • Greene ES - 3/1 • Francis ES - 3/20

• Elkhardt-Thompson MS - 2/14 • Woodville ES - 3/2 • Westover Hills ES - 3/28

• Ginter Park ES - 2/15 • Richmond Alternative - 3/5 • Boushall MS - 3/28

• Richmond Technical Center 2/16 • Oakgrove-Bellmeade ES - 3/6 • Virgie Binford Education Center -5/4

• ASPIRE - 2/16 • Summer Hill Preschool - 3/6 • MLK Preschool - 5/8

• Henderson/REAL - 2/16 • Mason ES - 3/7 • Mary Scott Preschool - 5/9

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Engagement

1.2 - Meet individually with each School Board Member – Complete

Superintendent Kamras meets one-on-one every month with each School Board Member.

•  District 1: Liz Doerr

•  District 2: Scott Barlow

•  District 3: Kenya Gibson

•  District 4: Jonathan Young

•  District 5: Patrick Sapini

•   District 6: Felicia Cosby

•   District 7: Cheryl Burke

•  District 8: Dawn Page

•  District 9: Linda Owen


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Engagement

1.3 – Hold 9 Town Halls, one for each district – Complete

• District 1: Liz Doerr – 3/28

• District 2: Scott Barlow – 4/12

• District 3: Kenya Gibson – 3/22

• District 4: Jonathan Young – 5/3

• District 5: Patrick Sapini – 2/22

• District 6: Felicia Cosby – 5/10

• District 7: Cheryl Burke– 3/15

• District 8: Dawn Page – 3/8

• District 9: Linda Owen – 2/6


 

 

 

 

 


Engagement

1.4 – Hold 5 Town Halls for key stakeholder groups – Complete

• Faith Community – 4/17

• Civil Rights Community – 4/10

• Non-Profit Community – 3/6

• Higher Education Community – 4/24

• Business Community – 4/26


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Engagement

1.5 – Conduct 12 “Living Room Chats” – Complete

• 1 (First East End Meeting) – 2/2

• 2 (Second East End Meeting) – 3/9

• 3 (Third East End Meeting) – 4/20

• 4 (First West End Meeting) – 2/23

• 5 (Second West End Meeting) – 3/23

• 6 (Third West End Meeting) – 5/4

• 7 (First Southside Meeting) – 2/9

• 8 (Second Southside Meeting) – 3/16

• 9 (Third Southside Meeting) – 4/27

• 10 (First Northside Meeting) – 3/2

• 11 (Second Northside Meeting) – 4/13

• 12 (Third Northside Meeting) – 5/11



Engagement

1.6 – Meet with the Mayor and his team, and each member of City Council – Complete

•  Mayor and Cabinet – W eekly

•  District 1: Andreas Addison – 4/10

•  District 2: Kim Gray – 3/9

•  District 3: Chris Hilbert – 2/21

•  District 4: Kristen Larsen – 2/27

•  District 5: Parker Agelasto – 2/26

•  District 6: Ellen Robertson – 3/20

•   District 7: Cynthia Newbille – 4/20

•  District 8: Reva Trammell – 5/11 (Phone)

•  District 9: Michael Jones – 4/12


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Engagement

1.7 – Meet with each member of Richmond’s Assembly delegation – Complete

• Representative Dawn Adams (House District 68) – 3/5

• Representative Betsy Carr (House District 69) – 2/26

• Representative Delores McQuinn (House District 70) – 4/4

• Representative Jeffrey Bourne (House District 71) – 4/22

• Representative Lamont Bagby (House District 74) – 5/8

• Senator Jennifer McClellan (Senate District 9) – 3/23

• Senator Glen Sturtevant (Senate District 10) – 4/20


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Engagement

1.8 – Launch “RPS Direct” – Complete

•  Issue 1: Introduction/March For Our Lives – 3/1

•   Issue 2: Engagement – 3/9

•   Issue 3: March For Our Lives – 3/16

•   Issue 4: Introduction of New Leadership Team – 3/22

•   Issue 5: Equity – 3/29

•  Issue 6: Excellence – 4/13

•   Issue 7: Acknowledgement of GPA Issue – 4/20

•   Issue 8: Restorative Justice Taskforce – 4/27

•  Issue 9: Launch of Strategic Planning Process – 5/4

•  Issue 10: 100th Day! – 5/11



Engagement

1.9 – Launch 4 Advisory Council – Complete

•  High Student Advisory Council – 3/20 and 4/24

•   Parent/Caregiver Advisory Council – 5/1

•  Teacher Advisory Council – 5/10

•  Principal Advisory Council – 4/19


 

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Engagement

1.10 – Hold a Twitter Town Hall – Complete

• Twitter Town Hall – 3/1


 

 


Equity

2.1 – Identify a highly respected external partner to conduct an “equity audit” – Complete

• RPS has selected the Education Trust, nationally recognized as a key leader in the fight for educational equity. The Education Trust will conduct an analysis of a number of factors, including: academic achievement, academic opportunity, academic rigor, teacher qualifications, culture/climate, and funding in Richmond Public Schools.

• The analysis and reporting will examine inequities within schools, between schools, by race/ethnicity, by income level, by students with disabilities, and by English language learners.


 

 

 

 


Equity

2.2 – Launch “AP 4 All,” ensuring greater access to AP classes in our high schools – Complete

• 3 parts:

o Increasing course offerings and access at our high schools

o Building capacity of teachers (training and conferences, monthly PLCs) and our students/families (training, support with exams, AP reading list)

o Ensuring we have up-to-date AP materials


 


Equity

2.3 – Launch a “restorative justice”task force – Complete

• First meeting date: 4/25

NAME AFFILIATION

Absia Bara RPS Teacher-Elkhardt-Thompson Middle

Rodney Baskerville Community Agency Representative-Supt Rich Juvenile Detention

Ram Bhagat Community Agency Representative-RPEC

Arehta Booze RPS Teacher-Chimborazo Elem

Margo Buchanan Community Agency Representative-Greater Richmond SCAN

Sylvia Clute Community Agency Representative-Alliance for Unitive Justice

Nathan Craft RPS Teacher-JEB Stuart Elem

Robin Dalton RPS Support Staff-Hearing Officer

Logan Eiland RPS Teacher-Huguenot High

Tracie Harris-Mason RPS Support Staff-Coordinator Student Conduct

Jessica Hawthorne Community Agency Representative-Trauma Informed Care-VCIC

Greg Hopkins Community Agency Representative-Juv Comm Prog Mngr-RDJS

Andrea L. Jewett RPS Support Staff-Dir of Ed-RAS-Spartan Academy

Kelly McCrowell RPS Support Staff-Lead Behavior Specialist

Indira Merritt RPS Support Staff-FACE

Sarah Milston Parent/Guardian of a RPS Student/K + 4, PHSSA

Bill Muth Higher Education Representative

Brigette Newberry RPS Teacher-Open High

Kari Melissa O'Connell RPS Support Staff-Lead Behavior Specialist

Robert Peters RPS Teacher-JEB Stuart Elem

Kaiya Price-Dennis RPS Support Staff-REAL School/Ex Ed

William Scott RPS Teacher-Armstrong High

Elizabeth Sewell Parent/Guardian of a RPS Student/MMES 2nd-3rd Home

Lauren Tucker Community Agency Representative-VCU&Cert Collaborative Prob Sol Trainer

Shannon M. Washington RPS Support Staff-Principal-Woodville Elem

Verona Wilborn RPS Support Staff-Henderson Administration


 


Equity

2.4 – Launch a “trauma-informed care” task force – Complete

• First meeting date: 5/2

NAME AFFILIATION

Megan Beasley Student

Robert Bolling Child Savers

Andrew Brower Parent/Guardian of a RPS Student-MLWGS/RPS Teacher-Broad Rock

Nora Bryant Parent/Guardian of RPS Student-Bellevue

Kim Douchette RPS Teacher-Education Director

Catherine Faulkner RPS Support Staff-McKinney Vento SSW

Patricia Flynn RPS Support Staff-School Psychologist-Chimborazzo/Fisher ES

Khilia T. Giacobone Community Agency Representative-Human Service Mngr COR

Vivian Henderson RPS Support Staff-School Counselor-Greene ES

John Holland RPS Teacher-J. B. Cary Elem (K-5 Art)

Antionette Irving Community Agency Representative-Sheriff

Samantha John RPS Teacher-Woodville Elem Music

Letta Jones Community Agency Representative-Program Mngr Rich Juvenile Detention

Kimberly Lawrence RPS Support Staff-School Counselor-Broad Rock ES

Amanda Lynch RPS Support Staff-Behavior Specialist

Melissa McGinn Parent/Guardian of a RPS Student-Munford 1st Grade

Dr. Norma Murdoch-Kitt Community Agency Representative-Trauma

Bob Nickles Community Agency Representative-Train Community & Schools in TIC

Fred P. Orelove Community Agency Representative-GR-SCAN,Trauma Informed Schools

Angel Reynolds Community Agency Representative-RDSS

John Richardson-Lauve Community Agency Representative-Train Community & Schools in TIC

Dominique Routier Community Agency Representative-Communities in Schools

Melissa S. Schick RPS Teacher-Huguenot High

Olufemi Shepsu RPS Support Staff-SSW

Paulette Skapers Community Agency Representative-RBHA

Frenishee Smith RPS Teacher-JEB Stuart

Molly Stephany RPS Teacher-Broad Rock Elem

Kendra Vendetti Parent/Guardian of a RPS Student-Holton 1st/4th

Ashley Williams Community Agency Representative-Yoga Therapist w/TIC Certification

Alicia Winning Parent/Guardian of a RPS Student-Bindford/RPS Teacher-Southampton


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Equity

2.5 – Launch a recruitment campaign – Complete

•  Increased presence at HBCUs, launched new hiring fairs, and developed advertising for GRTC


 

 

 

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2.6 – Hold 3 recruitments events – Complete

• First event: 3/9

• Second event: 4/21

• Third event: 4/26 (support staff)


 

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Equity

2.7 – Launch a book study of The New Jim Crow with the HS Student Advisory Council – Complete

• The book study launched at the second meeting of the High School Student Advisory Counsel, which was held on 3/30.


 


Equity

2.8 – Walk the Richmond Slave Trail with the Board – Complete

• Date: 4/14


 


Equity

2.9 – Visit the Black History Museum with the Board – Complete

• Date: 5/5


 

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2.10 – Visit the “Nuestras Historias” Exhibit at The Valentine with the Board – Complete

• Date: 4/28


 


Excellence

3.1 – Launch strategic planning process – Complete

• The Strategic Planning Process launched on 5/7. RPS will be holding over 150 engagement sessions to gather input from all stakeholders. The division also launched a website to provide the opportunity for any member of the community to share their dreams for the future of RPS (rvaschools.net).


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Excellence

3.2 – Launch philanthropic effort – Complete

• The RPS Education Fund has already raised $150,000 to help with the strategic planning process, with the goal of raising an additional $100,000 to support this effort. Once the plan is complete, the Education Fund will embark on a multi-year effort to raise several million dollars to support the implementation of the plan.


 

 

 

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Excellence

3.3 – Engage the Council of Great City Schools to conduct a budget audit of RPS – Complete

• The Council is convening a Strategic Support Team of former and current senior managers with extensive experience in managing the financial operations in other major urban school systems across the country to conduct this audit.

• The Team will be reviewing various documents, reports and data prior to a three-to-four-day site visit to Richmond. During the site visit, the Teams will conduct interviews with staff members and review financial and other documentation, as necessary.

• The audit will be take place, on site, from June 5-8 with a full report to follow.


 


Excellence

3.4 – Meet with the Virginia DOE to chart a path towards full accreditation by 2023 – Complete

• The RPS Leadership Team has met with the leadership of the VA Office of School Improvement (which oversees the Memorandum of Understanding) to begin the process of creating a multi-year accreditation plan.


 

Hire Instructions and Packet

The Department of Human Resources would like to welcome you as a new member of our

school division.

To assist you with the hiring process, please follow all of the steps below and bring with you the

required documents and applicable forms to your new hire orientation.

This will allow us to process your information more efficiently so that you may start your

assignment as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact us at 804-780-7860.

Download and view the New Hire Packet to view the documents that should be completed prior to your orientation. Please note: It would

be in your best interest to have your TB test results completed prior to your orientation.


Excellence

3.5 – Establish a task force to ensure all schools are fully staffed for next school year – Complete

• A task force, led by RPS’ talent acquisition team, now meets bi-weekly as they work towards this big goal (100% of vacancies identified by July 1 will be filled for the first day of school). The task force identifies challenges, tracks progress, and outlines ways that all members of central office can support these efforts.



Excellence

3.6 – Launch “RPS Student of the Month” – Complete

•  The RPS Shines! Student of the Month for May 2018 was Mahki Riley . Mahki is an 8th grader at Albert Hill Middle School.

•   Mahki demonstrates all three RPS core elements of Resilience, Pride, and Success at Albert Hill. Mahki’s math teacher, Elana Patrizia, who nominated him for the award, has especially seen his resiliency on display in her class. He has worked hard this year to develop his study habits, and he has become a much stronger and more successful student as a result of his effort. He also shows his pride in his school by being kind to others, being honest, and going the extra mile.



Excellence

3.7 – Launch “RPS Educator of the Month” – Complete

•  The RPS Shines! Educator of the Month for May 2018 was Apryl-Dawn Julien. She is an inspiring and engaging 3rd grade teacher at Fairfield Court Elementary School.

•  Ms. Julien employs sensory and mindfulness techniques throughout the day to help empower her students to self-regulate their emotions and behavior. Her use of trauma-informed strategies and relationship-building with her students creates a connection for them to truly engage with the high-quality instruction she delivers. “Ms. Julien is a master teacher,” said one of her fellow educators in nominating her. “I love going into her classroom! She works hard to challenge her students, and I have seen them flourish in her care.”


 

 


Excellence

3.8 – Launch “Support Staff Member of the Month” – Complete

• The RPS Shines! Support Staff Member of the Month for May 2018 was Fanty Polanco. She is the Bilingual Community and Parent Liaison at the RPS Welcome Center for the Office of Family and Community Engagement.

• Ms. Polanco has made a huge impact on so many RPS families who speak Spanish as their first language. Her dedication to her community and passion for her work is evident from the numerous nominations she received. She has visited families in the hospital, attended funerals, helped families find counseling and legal representation…all in addition to helping ensure that all RPS students have access to a high-quality education, no matter what their first language may be. “She is involved in the community which allows her to deeply understand the needs and locate the right resources,” said one nomination. “She is always kind, friendly, and efficient with our requests for assistance.”


 

 

 

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Excellence

3.9 – Provide all managers with two days of training and support

• RPS partnered with The Management Center, an organization dedicated to helping social justice organizations improve their effectiveness through better management.

• The first round of the training was held on April 30 and May 1, with sessions on delegation, setting goals, prioritization, giving feedback, hiring, and more.

• RPS will be offering a second round of the training for all other central office managers on June 25 and 26.


 


Excellence

3.10 – Complete everything on this plan by May 11

• Done!


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