GRPS
GRPS employees allege retaliation, toxic environment under district chief of staff
by (theoscheer)
Submitted 08-21-2024 under NEWS
Katherine Stacey, who works in the administrative office at a Grand Rapids Public Schools high school, has spent the last two years trying to avoid Larry Johnson, the district’s chief of staff and executive director of public safety and school...
GRPS leadership face multiple calls for resignation during board meeting
by (alexacheaney)
Submitted 07-26-2024 under NEWS
Concerned parents and teachers packed Monday’s Grand Rapids Public Schools Board meeting to call for the suspension of district leadership after “mishandling” the aftermath of the May 21 shooting outside Alger Middle School....
GRPS comms director parts ways with district after accusing leadership of retaliation
by (theoscheer)
Submitted 07-19-2024 under NEWS
A former Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) spokesperson left the district Friday after accusing the superintendent of retaliation for raising concerns about his superiors. Leon Hendrix, formerly the executive director of communications and external...
Accusations of retaliation surface as GRPS communications director placed on leave
by (theoscheer)
Submitted 07-11-2024 under NEWS
A Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) communications director was placed on paid administrative leave in March and is now seeking reinstatement, alleging retaliation for voicing concerns about his superiors’ leadership. According to a public...
Grand Rapids Board of Education recommends closures, sets input sessions
by (School News Network)
Submitted 12-04-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids — After two years of planning to restructure facilities, the Board of Education last month announced its recommendations for 10 building closures over the next five years. The “Reimagine GRPS with Us!”...
Community Updates: Friday, October 6
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-06-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association to host special lecture in October On Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that it will be hosting a special lecture in the Meijer Theater later this...
Community Updates: Friday, September 22
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-22-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum announces several upcoming cultural events On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that it will be "hosting a series of cultural celebrations this fall." In celebration of National Hispanic...
Community Updates: Friday, May 19
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-19-2023 under NEWS
Kent County Prosecutor Announces Charging Decision in Case of Seven-Year-Old Student Who Brought Unloaded Firearm to Cesar E. Chavez Elementary On Wednesday, May 3, security personnel at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School in Grand Rapids...
Community Updates: Friday, August 5
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-05-2022 under NEWS
Two Concerts Left in the 2022 GRAM on the Green Series This year's GRAM on the Green series, a partnership between the Grand Rapids Art Museum and WYCE, is beginning to draw to a close. With only two concerts left to go, GRAM is...
Dear GRPS - It's Time For A Big Change
by (Marta)
Submitted 06-03-2021 under OPINION
About four years ago I was spending my time in community conversations, encouraging fellow parents to consider Campus Elementary, our neighborhood school in the Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) district. In fact, every friend that was a parent...