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Overby Sheppard's 5th Grade Exceptional Education Teacher Robert Durham will be featured on the "ELLEN SHOW" tomorrow, Thursday September 19th @ 3:00 PM. It will be broadcast on CBS. Mr. Durham unselfishly made the boys at Carver Elementary School feel Amazing on their Special Day! He cut the hair of several Carver Elementary Students before their "Moving On" Ceremony last year.
In his own words:
"I had a gut feeling some of my boys were going to come today and they were not going to be prepared," Mr. Dunham said. "I remember my fifth grade Moving On Ceremony, something just said 'take your clippers and put them in your bag.'"
Anticipating the possible need, when his students say goodbye to their elementary school and set their sights on middle school, he wanted it to be a memorable one for them.
Mr. Durham now teaches at Overby-Sheppard Elementary School as the 5th Grade Exceptional Needs Teacher.
Let's ALL TUNE IN.
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Home Visits Initiative Builds Trusting and Meaningful Relationships with Families
"Our parents are experts on their children. We believe that parents and teachers are co-educators, each just as important as the other,” said Dr. Shadae Harris, RPS Chief Engagement Officer. “All families have the ability to assist their child in their academic success and high impact family engagement strategies, such as home visits, can happen in everyone's home.”
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RPS Administrators Attend Trauma-Responsive Leadership Training
“In alignment with Dreams4RPS, this training is a significant step for our division in ensuring that our teachers, support staff, and administrators have the skills necessary to effectively and compassionately serve all of our students who may have been impacted by trauma,” said Harry Hughes, RPS Chief of Schools. “Through a thorough understanding of trauma-responsive practices, coupled with our deep care and commitment to our students, we can work together to minimize the impact that this stress has on their lives so that they can focus their minds on learning.”
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RPS Announces 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Class
"It is an honor to celebrate the rich legacy of RPS athletics,” said Stefanie Ramsey, RPS Coordinator of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics. “Each of these outstanding athletes represents the best in RPS and in their own lives and communities. We are thrilled to recognize each inductee this evening for their dedication and achievements.”
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RPS’ Power Scholars See Gains in Reading and Math
“In alignment with our strategic plan, Dreams4RPS, we are committed to working with the City and our partners to provide high-quality out-of-school-time options for our students,” said RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras. “Power Scholars is a great example of what our students are capable of when they have access to rigorous and exciting opportunities and the tools they need to succeed. I’m grateful for this collaboration with the YMCA, BellXcel, and Walmart and we’re excited to begin planning for Power Scholars 2020.”
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One Richmond One Book Kick-Offs at Elementary Schools Across the City
“It’s critically important to have parents, guardians and caretakers be actively engaged in the lives of their children, and the One Richmond One Book program inspires that engagement through the joy of reading,” said Mayor Levar Stoney, who read at four Richmond elementary schools in support of the program last year. “I’m absolutely thrilled our students, families, and schools will have the opportunity to read and share three more books together again this school year.”
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Sikh Association of Central Virginia Awards $20,000 in Scholarships for Vocational Training
“This is the type of partnership that helps to elevate the entire Richmond community,” said School Board Chair Dawn Page. We thank the Sikh Association of Central Virginia for advancing this generous scholarship program and look forward to future collaborations.”
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RPS and VUU Celebrate Scholarship Recipients
“We could not be more thrilled to partner with VUU to provide this life-changing opportunity for our students,” said RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras. “To be able tell our students and their families that, as 9th graders, their college tuition is already taken care of has been incredible. I want to thank Dr. Lucas for his leadership and support. We look forward to collaborating even more with VUU in the coming years.”
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RPS Shines Kicks-Off Across the Division
“RPS Shines is one way that we show our students how much we value and love them,” said Superintendent Jason Kamras. “We are so thankful for the support of our community partners and every volunteer who plans to donate their time, resources, or skills so that our schools shine a bit brighter for our students this fall.”
