Our Annual Report.Meet the students, teachers, and parents of Ravenswood. This year we proudly share the stories of individuals in our community who make Ravenswood what it is today.
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Our Students
All children deserve the best possible education. The five elementary schools and one middle school in East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park that comprise the Ravenswood City School District are filled with students with big dreams. Yet they also face underfunding, low teacher salaries and retention, and overwhelming socioeconomic challenges. These issues lead to school performance that lags that of neighboring school districts, resulting in an uneven playing field at the start of high school and a community that under-leverages some of our best talent.
Our approach to these challenges is to work with the visionary and talented leaders in Ravenswood and create a community where teachers are supported, students are inspired, and the trajectory of lives is changed forever.
Hundreds of dedicated volunteers, strong community and corporate partners, and a growing body of individuals and family donors are committed to the idea that together, we can achieve excellence in ALL our local schools.
Our approach to these challenges is to work with the visionary and talented leaders in Ravenswood and create a community where teachers are supported, students are inspired, and the trajectory of lives is changed forever.
Hundreds of dedicated volunteers, strong community and corporate partners, and a growing body of individuals and family donors are committed to the idea that together, we can achieve excellence in ALL our local schools.
What's Happening
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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week!Published May 8, 2020
Ravenswood teachers deserve to be celebrated year round, but Teacher Appreciation Week serves as a great opportunity to show our love and gratitude. Given the challenges of this pandemic as well as the impending consolidation of our schools, it was extra important to REF to get creative and recognize the herculean efforts of each of the 125 Ravenswood teachers as they rise to meet their students’ needs through distance learning and beyond. CLICK HERE to check out some of the ways the REF community has said thank you to our local superheroes this week.
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Student Mental Health in Ravenswood during SIPPublished May 1, 2020
CLICK HERE to see some highlights of a longtime REF grantee and partner, Counseling And Support Services for Youth (CASSY), who is working responsively to shift how it supports our students' mental health needs.
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