Together, we can create opportunity for all Opportunity youth to reconnect and thrive.

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.

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.

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  • Meet the Member: Adonai Mack

    Meet the Member: Adonai Mack

    RAPSA is proud to spotlight Adonai Mack, Chief Executive Officer of Child Action and a respected leader in California’s education policy landscape, as a member of our Education and Leadership Advisory Table (ELAT).…

  • Partner Spotlight: Portland Public Schools

    Partner Spotlight: Portland Public Schools

    Partner Spotlight: Portland Public Schools RAPSA is proud to highlight Portland Public Schools (PPS) as a valued partner in advancing opportunity, equity, and student success. As one of the largest PK-12 urban school…

  • RAPSA Forum 2026: Save the Date

    RAPSA Forum 2026: Save the Date

    Save the Date: RAPSA Forum 2026 RAPSA is excited to announce the RAPSA Forum 2026, taking place November 4-6, 2026, in San Diego, California. The 2026 theme, “Voices for Change” will center on…

  • Meet the Member: Dr. Jacquelyn Yvette Hodge Ollison

    Meet the Member: Dr. Jacquelyn Yvette Hodge Ollison

    Dr. Jacquelyn Yvette Hodge Ollison brings a powerful blend of lived experience research and systems level leadership to the Reaching At-Promise Students Association Education and Leadership Advisory Table. Her work centers educator wellbeing…

  • The Impact of RAPSA Membership in Supporting the Opportunity Youth Field and Empowering Students

    The Impact of RAPSA Membership in Supporting the Opportunity Youth Field and Empowering Students

    At-Promise and Opportunity Youth-young people navigating adverse life circumstances, disconnection from school, or involvement in justice or foster care systems-face immense structural barriers in accessing education, work, and long-term stability. While several national…

  • Youth Voices Are Rising Across Minnesota

    Youth Voices Are Rising Across Minnesota

    Students Are Speaking Up. Across Minnesota, students are carrying a weight no young person should have to bear. Fear now follows them from home to school, from classrooms to grocery stores, and into…

  • Your Support Keeps HSRA Students Learning

    Your Support Keeps HSRA Students Learning

    Dear At Promise and Alternative Accountability Community: In a moment of extraordinary uncertainty for our Minnesota and Twin Cities communities, we are reminded of the profound challenges that many of our students and…

  • Meet the Member: Catalina Cifuentes

    Meet the Member: Catalina Cifuentes

    Catalina Cifuentes serves as the Executive Director of College and Career Readiness for the Riverside County Office of Education, where she helps lead countywide efforts focused on making sure students graduate from high…

  • Meet the Member: Pamela Gibbs

    Meet the Member: Pamela Gibbs

    RAPSA is honored to welcome Pamela Gibbs to our Education and Leadership Advisory Table, bringing with her decades of legislative expertise, strategic leadership, and a steadfast commitment to advancing equitable education for California’s…

  • The RAPSA Forum Award Winners

    The RAPSA Forum Award Winners

    The RAPSA Forum celebrates the individuals and students who embody the spirit of resilience, innovation, and unwavering commitment to At-Promise youth. Each year, the Forum recognizes outstanding contributions through the Heart, Vision, Passion,…