Richmond Public Schools is participating in the Yale National Initiative to strengthen teaching in public schools®. We are currently building capacity for the creation of a Teachers Institute for Richmond.
This website includes information for administrators, teachers, and faculty and anyone interested in learning more about our local efforts and the Teachers Institute Approach.
Our 2025 Yale National Fellows are:
- Alexandra Amirato, Barack Obama Elementary School
- LJ Delao, Huguenot High School
- Katherine Franzel, Westover Hills Elementary School
- Amanda McMahon, Huguenot High School
- Valerie J. Schwarz, Mary Munford Elementary School
- Vivian-Lee Taylor, Thomas Jefferson High School
- Landon Walker, Thomas Jefferson High School

How Yale University is Helping to Make School Exciting in Richmond (WTVR CBS 6)
