Courage Awards RAPSA proudly recognizes the accomplishments students have made throughout their high school journey. Earning a diploma while rewarding can also be extremely challenging; this can be especially true for our At-Promise students. That is why each year a select number of hardworking students are presented with the RAPSA Courage Award. Students are nominated
We are excited to announce the pre-conference on November 6 will be presented by UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent Leveraging the Opportunity of Adolescence to Support At-Promise Students Adolescence–approximately ages 10 to 25–is a period of development in which we are primed to make new connections and contribute to our communities. This makes adolescence
We are pleased to announce our Friday, Nov 8. Keynote Speaker for the RAPSA 2024 forum will be President and co-founder of Forward Change, Arnold L. Chandler. For more than twenty-two years he has aided government, nonprofits, and foundations in the process to develop evidence-informed strategies to advance programs and policies focused on social and
The traditional measures of accountability set in place often fail to accurately measure the performance of students. The goal of this strand is to promote and advance the collective understanding of high-quality accountability systems in alternative education systems. Alternative Accountability uses various innovative practices to measure student growth and implement plans that produce a successful
The Leadership for Change strand refers to the educational leaders that are implementing innovative approaches to learning that are curated to meet the needs of At-Promise students. These individuals can range from teachers, principals and system level leaders. Regardless of who they are, they play a critical role in improving the educational experience for students
The goal for this strand is to effectively and efficiently meet the needs of all At-Promise students. This includes an understanding of the various teaching strategies, maintaining supportive relationships and environments as well as strategically analyzing the educational structures and making adjustments as needed. Similar to this strand is Equitable Access to Workforce Development, which
