Professional Development
RAPSA offers webinars and other professional development opportunities for educators working with at-promise students. These include topics like “Best Practices for Teaching English Language Learners and Students of Diverse Backgrounds,” and “Blended Learning in a Dropout Recovery Model.” To obtain copies of previous webinars, please contact info@rapsa.org.
FREE Webinars
RAPSA hosts interactive webinars for leaders creating strategies for serving at-promise youth. We have a 60-minute time set aside to share strategies and seek answers to some of the issues that are facing at-promise students across the country.
RAPSA Journal
The RAPSA Journal consists of a network of committed professionals to establish best practices for serving at-promise students and advocate for policies that support student success. These publications provide articles about research and initiatives across the country that explore solutions for serving out-of-school and other high-risk youth.
Supporting At-Promise Students
The Reaching At-Promise Students Association (RAPSA) is a nonprofit organization focused on helping educators working with at-risk students. By identifying students as “at-promise,” the organization emphasizes the belief that despite obstacles, all students can succeed. Today, RAPSA is a leading professional development and networking organization for those working with the at-promise student population, and has a membership of hundreds of educators internationally, including teachers, administrators, counselors, coaches, volunteers, and community members. View our Organizational Members.
Mission
RAPSA’s mission is to improve the lives of at-promise students by providing professional development experiences for educators who work with the opportunity youth population.
Together, we can create opportunity for all young adults to reconnect and thrive.
Re-engagement
Our region’s businesses, workers and families will thrive when we unlock the potential of every San Diegan to succeed. True opportunity is achieved through access to networks, knowledge and resources like transportation and child care alongside lifelong learning to help workers acquire skills relevant to a rapidly changing economy.
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