Henrico County Public Schools

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Henrico County Public Schools
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The right to achieve. The support to succeed.
Location
Henrico County, Virginia
USA
Information
School type Public, school division
School board John W. Montgomery Jr.
(chair)
Lisa Marshall (vice chair)
Beverly L.Cocke
Roscoe Cooper III
Micky Ogburn
Superintendent Dr. Patrick C. Kinlaw
Staff 6,435
Enrollment 51,339 (2014)
Athletics conference Capital District
Colonial District
Central Region
Website

The Henrico County Public Schools system is a Virginia school division that operates as a functional and independent branch of the Henrico County, Virginia, county government, and administers public schools in the county. Henrico County Public Schools has five International Baccalaureate schools— John Randolph Tucker High School, Henrico High School, Fairfield Middle School, Tuckahoe Middle School, and George H. Moody Middle School.

Statistics

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Schools Total schools and program centers - 72; Elementary - 45; Middle - 12; High - 9; Technical Centers - 2 Program Centers - 3.

Students Total Students - 51,339; Elementary - 23,302; Middle - 11,423; High - 15,324; Other - 1,288; (updated October 2014)[1]

Pupil/Teacher Ratios Elementary - 21.2; Middle - 23.3; High - 21.9 (updated February 2014)[1]

Graduates 2011 Graduates - 3,592 Scholarships - $15.8 Million accepted On-Time Graduation Rate - 86.2% Continuing Education - 83%; Dropout Rate - 2.45%

Ethnic Distribution Asian - 8.9%; African American - 36.1%; Hispanic - 7.6%; White - 43.3%; Other - 4.2% (updated February 2014)[1]

Nutrition Students eligible for free and reduced lunch program: 41% (updated October 2014)[2]

Transportation Buses - 625; Full-time employees - 614; Miles traveled daily with at least one student on board - 15,000; Students riding a bus each morning and afternoon -more than 24,000 Exceptional education students served with special transportation arrangements: 1,258 (updated September 2014)[1]

Finance Operating budget - $508.1 million; Per pupil expenditure - $9,369 (updated February 2014)[1]

Teachers - 3,687

Employees - 6,643

Suspension Rates- 91.7% of Black males with disabilities were suspended in 2009-2010 according to IES-Civil Rights Data Collection (CDRC) cite[3]

School Board and Superintendent

The Henrico County School Board for 2016 consists of: John W. Montgomery Jr., chair (Varina District); Lisa A. Marshall, vice chair (Tuckahoe District); Beverly L. Cocke (Brookland District); Roscoe Cooper III (Fairfield District)[4]; and Michelle F. "Micky” Ogburn (Three Chopt District). [5]

Superintendent Dr. Patrick C. Kinlaw took office Jan. 9, 2014.[6]

New Schools

Kaechele Elementary School opened in 2013.[7] Glen Allen High School[8] and Holman Middle School[9] opened in 2010.

Pupil Transportation

As one room school houses gradually evolved into graded elementary schools with multiple classrooms, an educational development in Henrico as in many other places, children often lived too far away from the closest of these schools to walk as they had previously to the smaller schools.[citation needed]

Henrico began transportation of some children via farm wagons, and the program quickly grew. In 1933, Henrico County Public Schools began self-operating school buses. By 1960, the county was operating 118 buses, expanding to 158 by 1964. In the early 1970s, fleet maintenance for all county and school board vehicles, which had been located at Dabb's House[10] on Nine Mile Road and at a west end depot formerly located on the site now occupied by Regency Mall on Parham Road at Quioccasin Road was consolidated at a new large and modern facility on Woodman Road in the northern section of the county.[11]

The Henrico school division is one of the larger school bus programs in Virginia as well as in the United States. As of the 2009–2010 school year, Henrico County Public Schools was utilizing a fleet of over five hundred school buses. Henrico County Public School buses make two to four runs into and out of schools every school day, transporting over 46,000 students to school and bringing them home daily.[12] Most buses are Type C "conventional style" school, and Type D, or Transit buses[13] Bus models include the International FE, International RE, Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX.[14]

Technology

Laptop Program

Henrico County Public Schools was one of the first school districts in the United States to distribute laptop computers to students, during the 2001 school year.[15] Initially, the four-year, $18.6 million project was for high school students alone. However, the middle school program was also phased in 2002.[16] Up until the 2005–2006 school year, Apple computers were used exclusively. In 2005, Dell was awarded a contract with HCPS for high school students.[17][18] Middle schoolers received Dells at the beginning of the 2010–2011 school year.[18]

Response to the laptop program has been mainly positive.[19] During a random survey where 796 homes were polled, 88% of parents were in favor of continuing the program.[citation needed]

Notable persons and accomplishments

Virginia Randolph

Two local educators associated with Henrico County Public School became notable for contributions to the development of educational programs for African-American students in the late 19th and early to mid-20th century.

Virginia Randolph (1874–1958) became notable for her many years and contributions to the development of educational programs for African-American students during the days of segregated schools in Virginia. Educated at Richmond's Armstrong High School, in 1892, Ms. Randolph opened the Mountain Road School in the north central part of the county. As a teacher there, Randolph taught her students woodworking, sewing, cooking, and gardening, as well as academics.[20] In 1908, Henrico County Superintendent of Schools Jackson T. Davis named her to become the United States' first "Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher".

As the overseer of twenty three elementary schools in Henrico County, Virginia Randolph developed the first in-service training program for African American teachers and worked on improving the curriculum of the schools. With the freedom to design her own agenda, she shaped industrial work and community self-help programs to meet specific needs of schools.[21] During her 57-year career, although she remained at work in Henrico County, she became recognized worldwide as a pioneering educator, humanitarian and leader, especially in the field of vocational education. She retired in 1949.[22]

In Glen Allen, the Virginia Randolph Home Economics Cottage was made into a museum in memory of Randolph in 1970. The Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission designated the museum a State Historic Landmark. In 1976 the museum was named a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of Interior, National Park Service.[23][24] Randolph reportedly had an office in the building. Her grave site is on the grounds. Randolph is interred on the museum grounds. In modern times, Virginia Randolph Community High School in Glen Allen, Virginia and a special education center are each named in her honor.[25] The Virginia Randolph Foundation, formed in 1954, annually awards scholarships to Henrico County high school students who will be attending a 4-year college or university.[26] Lua error in Module:Details at line 30: attempt to call field '_formatLink' (a nil value).

Jackson T. Davis

Jackson T. Davis (1882–1947), a Richmonder, was graduate of the College of William and Mary and Columbia University. He headed school divisions in Williamsburg and Marion before coming to Henrico as Division Superintendent in 1905. After his tenure at HCPS, Dr. Davis became state agent for African-American rural schools for the Virginia State Department of Education from 1910 to 1915. He went on to also become an internationally known leader in his field.[27] Henrico County's Jackson Davis Elementary School, dedicated in 1964, was named for him.[27] His collection of photographs of Virginia's negro school facilities of the era is notable among many items of his career which were donated to the University of Virginia and are among the special collections there.[28] Lua error in Module:Details at line 30: attempt to call field '_formatLink' (a nil value).

Awards and accolades

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  • Henrico County Public Schools was named one of the "Best Communities for Music Education in America," the only school division in the nation to earn this designation 12 years in a row.
  • Newsweek recognized Deep Run, Freeman, Godwin and Henrico high schools as four of America’s Best High Schools in 2010.
  • Deep Run High School's robotics team, known as Blue Cheese, took home the state title at the FIRST Tech Challenge competition held at the University of Virginia in 2009.
  • Twelve Henrico Schools have received the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award. Shady Grove Elementary School was selected in fall of 2007.
  • Henrico schools received eight National Association of Counties (NACo) awards for implementing groundbreaking programs in 2009.
  • Ten schools earned the 2011 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence and 21 schools earned the 2011 Board of Education’s VIP awards.
  • Godwin and Deep Run High Schools schools won a silver medal ranking by U.S. News & World Report's "Best High Schools in America" for 2009.
  • Byrd Middle School was selected as Virginia Educational Media Association (VEMA) Library of the Year for 2010.
  • Henrico County Public Schools named National School Library Program of the Year 2011.(AASL)
  • The culinary arts program at Hermitage Technical Center obtained certification by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission’s Secondary Certification Committee.
  • Glen Allen High School earned the gold and Holman Middle School earned the silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute.
  • HCPS was named the 2011 Virginia Healthy Business of the Year by Prevention Connections.
  • Virginia Commonwealth University—Autism Center for Excellence selected HCPS to serve as an exemplary site in the delivery of educational services to students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • Crestview Elementary was selected as the Children’s Engineering Program of the year for 2011 by the Virginia Technology Education and Engineering Association.
  • Fairfield Middle School received the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation from the American School Counselor Association.
  • HCPS School Nutrition Services was given a “District of Excellence” distinction by the School Nutrition Association during the 2010-11 school year.

Districts

Henrico County is divided into five school districts. The list of districts and their schools follows.[29]

Brookland District

  • Brookland Middle School
  • Dumbarton Elementary School
  • Echo Lake Elementary School
  • Glen Allen Elementary School
  • Glen Allen High School
  • Greenwood Elementary School
  • Longdale Elementary School
  • Hermitage High School
  • Hermitage Technical Center
  • Holladay Elementary School
  • Hungary Creek Middle School
  • Charles M. Johnson Elementary School
  • Lakeside Elementary School
  • R.C. Longan Elementary School
  • Maude Trevvett Elementary School
  • George H. Moody Middle School

Fairfield District

  • Adams Elementary School
  • Arthur Ashe, Jr. Elementary School
  • Chamberlayne Elementary School
  • Fairfield Middle School
  • Glen Lea Elementary School
  • Harvie Elementary School
  • Henrico High School
  • L. Douglas Wilder Middle School
  • Laburnum Elementary School
  • Longdale School
  • H.M. Ratcliffe Elementary School
  • Virginia E. Randolph Community High School
  • Virginia Randolph Special Education Center School

Three Chopt District

  • Colonial Trail Elementary School
  • Crestview Elementary School
  • Deep Run High School
  • Holman Middle School
  • Jackson Davis Elementary School
  • Kaechele Elementary School
  • Nuckols Farm Elementary School
  • Pocahontas Middle School
  • Ridge Elementary School
  • Rivers Edge Elementary School
  • Shady Grove Elementary School
  • Short Pump Elementary School
  • Short Pump Middle School
  • Skipwith Elementary School
  • Springfield Park Elementary School
  • Three Chopt Elementary School
  • John Randolph Tucker High School
  • Twin Hickory Elementary School

Tuckahoe District

  • Harry Flood Byrd Middle School
  • Ruby F. Carver Elementary School
  • Douglas S. Freeman High School
  • Gayton Elementary School
  • Mills E. Godwin High School
  • Maybeury Elementary School
  • Pemberton Elementary School
  • Ridge Elementary School
  • Raymond B. Pinchbeck Elementary School
  • Tuckahoe Elementary School
  • Tuckahoe Middle School

Varina District

  • George F. Baker Elementary School
  • Cashell Donahoe Elementary School
  • Elko Middle School
  • Fair Oaks Elementary School
  • Highland Springs Elementary School
  • Highland Springs High School
  • Highland Springs Technical Center School
  • Mehfoud Elementary School
  • Montrose Elementary School
  • New Bridge Alternative School
  • John Rolfe Middle School
  • Sandston Elementary School
  • Seven Pines Elementary School
  • Varina Elementary School
  • Varina High School
  • Henry D. Ward Elementary School

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Henrico County Public Schools
  2. Henrico County Public Schools Nutrition department
  3. http://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/projects/center-for-civil-rights-remedies/school-to-prison-folder/federal-reports/upcoming-ccrr-research/losen-gillespie-opportunity-suspended-2012.pdf
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  6. http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/Superintendent/bio.html
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  10. http://www.co.henrico.va.us/departments/rec/recreation-centers---facilities/dabbs-house-museum/
  11. http://www.co.henrico.va.us/departments/genserv/services/central-automotive-maint-/
  12. http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/Transportation/
  13. http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/Transportation/FAQ.html.
  14. Thomas Saf-T-Liner
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  20. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0887003.html
  21. African American Registry: Virginia E. Randolph, a teaching pioneer!
  22. Henrico County Manager's Office
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  24. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying one photo, undated (plus an unrelated photo of Poe Shrine, "oldest house" in Richmond, Virginia) PDF (32 KB)
  25. VA Randolph Community High School
  26. The Virginia Randolph Foundation, Inc
  27. 27.0 27.1 UVa Special Collections Library: Jackson Davis Collection
  28. Interior of one-room school
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