Press Releases
School is out, summer meals are in! Richmond Public Schools (RPS) is participating in the Seamless Summer Option. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, or age, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, on a first-come, first-served basis, at the sites and times listed below. Children must remain on-site while eating their meals.
As a division, we at Richmond Public Schools know that we have a long way to go — and that we are also, undeniably, on the rise.
Our school ratings, released today by the Virginia Department of Education, bear out these two truths. Under the new accountability system, we’re proud to have five ‘distinguished’ schools and nine ‘on track’ schools. We also have twenty-three ‘off track’ schools and five schools in need of intensive support.
Richmond Public Schools announced its policy for providing free meals to all students served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Each school and/or central school nutrition office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.
Richmond City Public Schools and Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 804, the union representing its Transportation Department employees, announced today at a press conference that they reached final terms regarding an initial collective bargaining agreement.
Richmond Public Schools (RPS) is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, or age, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis at the sites and times listed below. Children must remain on-site while consuming their meals.