Last week, from November 6-8, education leaders gathered at the stunning Coronado Island for the RAPSA Forum, an event dedicated to fostering connections and advancing equitable outcomes for at-promise students. The energy and enthusiasm displayed by all attendees were truly inspiring! Together, we engaged in meaningful discussions, shared innovative strategies, and built a network committed
RAPSA is pleased to share that the UCLA Center for Transformation of Schools (CTS) has signed on as a pre-conference presenter for the 2024 RAPSA Forum! Center the for Transformation of Schools (CTS) was founded in 2017, and some of their goals are “to be a thought partner for stakeholders and school systems that can
RAPSA is delighted to announce that LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network has signed on as a pre-conference presenter for the 2024 RAPSA Forum! After being formed in 2018, LAUNCH has been partnering with high schools and colleges “to build a dynamic workforce development system that connects businesses, job seekers and career-builders to apprenticeship programs.” LAUNCH works closely
RAPSA is pleased to announce that Lifelong Learning has signed on as a sponsor. For the past 23 years Lifelong Learning has been committed to helping students achieve success while working to eliminate any obstacles that would prevent them from doing so. As seen on their website, the nonprofit is “dedicated to empowering other nonprofits
A RAPSA 2024 Attendees Guide for Travel In just a few months RAPSA 2024 attendees will step foot on to the plush, white, warm sands of Coronado Island. To help ease the travel process RAPSA has created a brief three part guide with tips on transportation, after hour activities and dining options. Our first tip
RAPSA is grateful to report that we have received a Platinum level sponsor from returning sponsor, New Ways to Work. New Ways to Work partners with various organizations to help better the lives of students. Their main focus is to guide youth and prepare them for the future. For the past three decades the foundation
Updates from Previous RAPSA Courage Award Scholarship Recipients. Nominations for 2024 are Currently Open The Courage Award is so much more than a scholarship, it is a recognition of the amount of work, determination and accomplishments At-Promise students have made. These individuals have triumphantly conquered many obstacles they have encountered and received their high school
Our second pre-conference session has been confirmed! Martha Ross is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro. She researches and writes about workers and the labor market, with a focus on creating a healthy economy that offers opportunity for all. Prior to joining Brookings, she was a Presidential Management Fellow in the Office of the Assistant
RAPSA is proud to announce that Ben Chida will be the Keynote Speaker for the RAPSA Forum. Ben Chida has had a challenging educational journey and is using his personal encounters as a way to reshape the California education system. As part of the California governor’s council for career education, Ben Chida and other leaders
Transformative Practices as a RAPSA Forum 2024 strand aims to engage practitioners, researchers and policymakers around high-leverage instruction, student engagement, transformative pedagogy, supportive learning environments, work-based learning, and CTE that foster student engagement and drive improved educational outcomes for At-Promise students. The goal for this strand is to effectively and efficiently meet the needs of
