Henrico County Public Schools

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The Henrico County Public Schools system is a Virginia school division that operates as a functional branch of the Henrico County, Virginia county government, and administers public schools in the county. It does not operate schools in the City of Richmond; even though Richmond is the county seat of Henrico County, it is a separate political entity from the county (see independent city). Schools in the city are operated by the Richmond Public Schools division.

The Henrico school division is noted for its vast pupil transportation infrastructure. Transporting over forty thousand students each day, Henrico County Public Schools utilizes of fleet of over five hundred school buses. Most buses are Type D, or Transit, including the International Genesis, International FE, International RE, Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX, and Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2.

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[edit] Districts

[edit] Brookland District

[edit] Fairfield District

  • Adams Elementary School
  • Arthur Ashe, Jr. Elementary School
  • Brookland Middle School
  • Chamberlayne Elementary School
  • Fairfield Middle School
  • Glen Lea Elementary School
  • Henrico High School
  • Laburnum Elementary School
  • Longdale School
  • H.M. Ratcliffe Elementary School
  • Virginia E. Randolph Community High School
  • Virginia Randolph Special Education Center School

[edit] Three Chopt District

[edit] Tuckahoe District

[edit] Varina District

  • George F. Baker Elementary School
  • Cashell Donahoe Elementary School
  • Elko Middle School
  • Fair Oaks Elementary School
  • Highland Springs Elementary School
  • Highland Springs High School
  • Highland Springs Technical Center School
  • Mehfoud Elementary School
  • Montrose Elementary School
  • New Bridge Alternative School
  • John Rolfe Middle School
  • Sandston Elementary School
  • Seven Pines Elementary School
  • Varina Elementary School
  • Varina High School
  • Henry D. Ward Elementary School

[edit] Laptop Program

Henrico County was one of the first school districts in the country to distribute laptops to students, during the 2001 school year. Initially, the $18.5 million dollar project was for high school students alone. However, the middle school program was also phased in in 2002. Up until the 2005-2006 school year, Apple computers were used; however, that year, Dell won over the contract with HCPS for high school students, due mainly to polls conducted saying that students would prefer PCs over Macs. Another reason was because Dell would repair any non-vandalized computers for free. The earliest date for the middle schools to receive Dells be 2010 because in the 2005-2006 school year, the school board signed a 5 year contract with Apple.

Response to the program has been mainly positive. During a random survey where 796 homes were polled, 88% of parents were in favor of continuing the program. It has received much acclaim nation-wide as being a "trail-blazer" in technology for public schools.

During the 2006-2007 school year, filters that were previously only implemented at school were placed on the computers for students who had internet at home as well. This received a harsh backlash, mainly from students.

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