RAPSA is Proud to Announce Dr. Joseph Johnson as the Keynote Speaker for the 10th annual RAPSA Forum Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D. Dr. Joseph Johnson is the Founding Executive Director of the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) at San Diego State University. NCUST identifies, studies, and promotes the best practices of high-performing
RAPSA’s annual November Forum brings together education and community leaders who serve at-promise students. Many of you return year after year because of the targeted content and collaboration among colleagues and old friends. We are committed to maintaining the quality and connections that you expect as RAPSA has another virtual conference before returning to in
Making CTE Work for At-Promise Students Lessons From the Field The typical CTE Program is, by design, best-suited for comprehensive high schools where students have 4 years to take CTE courses, explore a career and complete a CTE pathway. However, at-promise students stand to benefit greatly from a CTE program when such programs are tailored to
The RAPSA Board of Directors is excited to announce that the November 2021 RAPSA Forum will go on as scheduled as a virtual conference. Each November, RAPSA brings together education and other community leaders who serve at-promise students. This year, in the midst of the uncertainty and recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic, our need to celebrate
Thank you for participating at the 2020 RAPSA Forum on November 18-20, 2020 Last year’s conference was a huge success thanks to everyone that participated. Special thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible every year. We had 30 sessions with over 70 speakers from 15 different states coming together virtually to teach, learn,
The 9th Annual RAPSA Forum has been taking place this week. Each year, RAPSA gives out awards based on public nominations that can be submitted by teachers, administrators, and policy makers. These awards are intended to recognize the extraordinary promise of their students and the amazing work being done to support them across the country.
We are thrilled to kick off the 9th Annual Reaching At-Promise Students Association conference this Wednesday, November 18, at 8:30 am pacific time. Attendee Introduction Video: How to Login to Whova App and Desktop Access the event sessions through your desktop. Go to rapsa.org/forum2020 to login with the email you used to register. These pages
RAPSA 4th Annual Awards Ceremony – Wednesday November 18th The RAPSA Board of Directors has announced the winners of the 2020 RAPSA Awards. Please join us on Wednesday, November 18th at 1:00 P.M. to celebrate their accomplishments. RAPSA Vision Award Dr. Ruiz De Velasco The RAPSA Vision award recognizes vision in pursuing creative policies to
Report and Recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools
On November 18-20 leaders in alternative education will come together to learn and share best practices and policies for serving at-promise students. Those 16-24 who have been disengaged from pursing a high school diploma because of challenges that traditional schools have not addressed. Join us at the RAPSA Forum along with: Tyrone Howard, UCLA, Evidence Based
