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.

 

Professional Development

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.

WE ARE HONORED TO BE
Trusted Nationally

Our word is our bond. That’s why organizations across the country trust RAPSA to deliver results. When we make a promise, we keep it. RAPSA has been honored with the privilege of working with top educational institutes and leadership all over the nation since 1998!

Join educators and educational advocates from across the country to learn and collaborate on issues related to educational accountability. It is not that schools don't want to be measured, it is that schools want measures to be appropriate and accurate.

RAPSA Forum

LEADING EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHOOLS AND AT-PROMISE YOUTH

Education Policy and Data

Implementing Effective Alternative Accountability: Education Policy and Data.
Last year, Public Policy Institute of California Researcher Paul Warren presented his findings on the ground breaking study - "Accountability for California's Alternative Schools.” About 12 percent of all California high school seniors attend an alternative school, but far fewer than half graduate. To improve outcomes and promote the success of at-risk students, the state needs a new approach to measuring alternative school performance. This PPIC report compares California's efforts with those of Colorado, Florida and Texas to provide useful directions for the next phase of alternative school accountability.  One of his findings sure to resonate with alternative accountability advocates is that the "four year graduation rate ... does not work as intended in the alternative school context." Hear why Paul concludes, "To improve outcomes and promote the success of at-risk students, the state needs a new approach to measuring alternative school performance.”

A HIGHLY RATED EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Larry Bell can bring out that passion and provide strategies to keep the fire hot throughout the year. Uncertainty at higher levels should not mean low student performance! Teachers have to be reminded that what they expect of their students is exactly what they will get it. These teachers can get a lot, especially if Larry Bell gets to “light their fire!!"

- Larry Bell

Educational Motivational Speaker, Consultant & Author

LATEST NEWS

Working Collaboratively Across Education, Workforce Development, and Industry to Lift Opportunity Youth - One of the goals of our nation’s public schools is to prepare students to enter the workforce. State and federal expenditures on schooling have been significant over time. In 2022, public K-12 expenditures were approximately $795 billion and in that year the nation’s graduation rate in 2022 was roughly 85%. The students who did not See The Story
John Muir Charter Schools and Rancho Cielo YouthBuild Students Win the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon - In October 2023, John Muir Charter Schools and Rancho Cielo YouthBuild students participated in the The Orange County Sustainability Decathlon Challenge, a contest to design and build a model solar-powered home that addresses climate change and California’s housing needs, showcases innovation and ensures the home is market-ready and can educate the community about the challenges See The Story
Career Technical Education: “A Conversation on Professional Learning Networks and Why They Matter to You” - The Terrain of CTE In various regions, Career Technical Education (CTE) or Career Education (CE) represents a sophisticated integration of academic and industrial principles. CTE extends its influence from creating collegiate-level degrees to establishing programs in grades 7-12. These programs are strategically designed to align with industry requirements, equipping students with indispensable skills for the See The Story

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