Radford City Schools

10 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 it’s continuing to give teachers what they need -- whether that’s training, additional planning time, or connecting them with community resources to continue to be more creative and innovative in their teaching style. It’s not easy to start doing some innovative practices; you have to provide the resources, time, and support. So, that’s something that we’re always trying to do. The best way to provide a quality education and prepare kids for the real world is to provide immersive and innovative educational experiences.” Little says she wants to continue to strengthen the partnerships that the district already has with its stakeholders. “Radford city officials, the universities and colleges, the local businesses, have all been really supportive,” she declares. “We’ve had special programming through our partners; we have something called ‘Bobcat Career Chat’ that our career coach organizes. We have representatives from all over our area who come to talk to our students about career choices and paths; anything that we can do to continue to prepare students for that next step of life after high school, whether it’s college, community college, trade school, work, or the military.” “There are so many things that we always want to accomplish,” says Denny in conclusion. “Maintaining safe schools is always first and foremost, and closing the year without major incidents or distractions is a win. We also want to end each year knowing that our work had a positive impact on all students, not only academically, but socially and emotionally. Administrators, teachers and support staff work very hard to provide environments for our children that are safe, calm, peaceful, and conducive to learning so that we graduate students who are ready for their next chapter. And last, but not least, we work to grow our programs throughout the year so that we continue to provide relevant, innovative, and engaging programs to all returning and new students for years to come.” PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Radford, Virginia https://www.visitradford.com/