REA helps win back funds that the Mayor cut from RPS budget

credit: anonymous RPS teacher (not me!!)

1. REA helps win back funds that the Mayor cut from RPS budget.

From NBC 12: Richmond City Council approves budget

RTD: https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/richmond-budget-city-council-coliseum-schools-rps/article_6199e6ba-116b-11ef-9df6-c394add31259.html

https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/richmond-budget

City Council added back 18 million to the RPS Operating budget and 15 (17?) million back to the CIP budget, which covers major repairs (such as roofs, but not new building construction).

In total, the City's contribution to the RPS budget will be 239 million dollars.

2. The meme above represents the reactions from some teachers to the outcome of the City Council meeting.

3. TONIGHT: The School Board will interview fourteen candidates for the 4th District seat vacated by Jonathan Young.

Find the timeline for installation of new school board member HERE. The RPS website incorrectly lists May 6, 2024 as the date for candidate interviews. The date was changed to May 14 to accommodate the 14 candidates.

4. RPS Foundation continue to divert money from RPS.

5. The School Board continues to fail to obtain their required training. If teachers do that, we lose our teaching license.

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