Angela Jones, RPS slideshow presented at TransformRVA, the Better Housing Coalition's 25th-Anniversary event on May 21, 2015 at the Omni Richmond Hotel.

1. M A Y 2 1 , 2 0 1 5
RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Office of Family and Community
Engagement (FACE)
Presented for:
Transform RVA - Better Housing Coalition

2. Richmond City Public Schools
Demographic Statistics
Student Membership: 24.246 (PreK - 12th grade)
Ethnic Breakdown
African American 80%
Asian 1%
Hawaiian 1%
Hispanic 9%
American Indian 1%
White 9%
Other 1%
Average Class Size # of Schools
Elementary (Pre-K-3) 18:1
(4-5) 24:1
25
Middle / High 22:1 8 / 5
Specialty 16:1 4
Exceptional Ed population 18.5%
Free / Reduced Lunch 77%
Employees 3,754

3. Richmond City Public Schools
Demographic Statistics
 McKinney-Vento (2013-2014)
= 1,287 (PreK – 12th grade)
 English as a Second Language (ESL) Population
= 2,042

4. Richmond City Public Schools
New RPS department established in July 2014:
Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
 Mission: is to support schools and encourage family and community
involvement through training, outreach, community collaboration, education
and awareness to improve student achievement.
 Vision: is to welcome every family and every student, actively engaging them
as partners in student learning and school improvement.

5. Richmond City Public Schools
McKinney-Vento Regional Education Program Office Structure
 This is the regional grant office that supports fiscal oversight for Petersburg City
and Chesterfield County.
Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
McKinney-Vento Regional
Education Program
Program Specialist
(partially funded by Project Hope)
Office Associate
(partially funded
by Project Hope)
Social Worker
(funded by Title I – set aside)

6. Richmond City Public Schools
Engage with the Community:
 Family Services Fair (1-stop shop)
 State Higher Education Initiative
 Change the World - RVA
 Mary Munford - Community of Caring
 Richmond Police Foundation
 Friends of the Homeless
 This list is not inclusive of all partnerships with RPS

7. Richmond City Public Schools
How our schools support:
 Designate McKinney-Vento point of contact at each school
 Connect with the School Social Worker
 Connect with Communities in Schools
 Provide Title I tutoring services:
 in school
 in shelters
 Arrange transportation services (school bus, gas cards, city bus tickets)
 Monitor grades and attendance
 Provide for free breakfast and lunch ( all students)
 Initiate hotel / motel educational awareness visits

8. Richmond City Public Schools
Challenges:
 On-going need for training, educational awareness and
sensitivity
 Access to transportation
 Identification of students
 Access to resources
 Mobility and transiency
 Privacy limitations

9. A N G E L A R A N S O M J O N E S
D I R E C T O R O F S T U D E N T S E R V I C E S
7 8 0 - 6 0 7 0
F A C E @ R I C H M O N D . K 1 2 . V A . U S
RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Office of Family and Community
Engagement (FACE)