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Conference Themes RAPSA Forum

Alternative Accountability in Practice – Conference Themes

Want to Learn More About Alternative Accountability In Practice? RAPSA’s Forums provide up to date information about progress on meaningful accountability policies for schools serving at-promise students. As states increasingly adopt alternative accountability policies, school leaders are challenged to design systems and pedagogies that put alternative accountability in practice. This year’s Forum includes 9 sessions

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RAPSA Forum Announces Student Led Closing Session

Changing the Game- How we heal communities through the lenses of students Riverside County Office of Education is recognized nationally as a leader in reengaging at-promise students.  On November 20th , Dr. Keyisha R. Holmes Ed.D, Director of Leadership, Innovation and Outreach will bring student leaders to describe their experience with the process of multiple perspective

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Conference Themes RAPSA Forum

Conference Themes – RAPSA Forum 2020

What will you learn? This 9th annual Forum brings together education and community leaders from across the country who serve at-promise students. We hear about practices and policies that advance our work and increase the success of the students who have too often been pushed out of traditional schools. This year there will be 36 policy

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RAPSA Forum 2020 Strands and Topics

Come Together and Share at the RAPSA Forum 2020

Let’s Support Each Other! In the best of times, leaders serving at-promise students find themselves siloed, misunderstood or judged on irrelevant metrics. RAPSA works to bring us together to find collaboration, share best practices and celebrate success. This year is not the best of times. The RAPSA Forum is here again to combine quality professional

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Tyrone Howard RAPSA Forum 2020 Keynote

First Keynote Announced RAPSA Forum 2020

Tyrone Howard RAPSA is excited to announce that Dr. Tyrone Howard, Ph.D. will speak at the 2020 RAPSA Forum on Thursday, November 19. Dr. Howard is a professor at the Graduate School of Education of UCLA where he founded the Black Male Institute and serves as Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. More importantly, Tyrone Howard

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RAPSA Forum 2020 Registration Now Open

RAPSA Forum 2020 Registration Now Open!

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 moves to a virtual platform. To maintain that

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Call For Presenters RAPSA Forum 2020

Call For Presenters RAPSA Forum 2020

Accepting proposals through August 28th for November 16-18 The Reaching At-Promise Students Association Forum has become the seminal event for education, labor and community leaders serving trauma impacted reengaged students and out of school youth. Those of us serving at promise students, particularly African-American and Latino students, continue to fight inequities in education and career preparation. The disproportionate

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