The enclosed report contains Roanoke City Public Schools’ (RCPS) Community Builders Pilot Program Report for November 1, 2024. This report outlines the school division’s progress in implementing the pilot, beginning in the summer of 2024, and contains data and information relating to the progress of participating students, including a comparison of pre-participation and post-participation absenteeism rates, discipline, and academic performance. Information pertaining to youth gun violence in the City of Roanoke is also included, to the extent possible using available data.

Accompanying this submission is the approved RCPS Community Builders Program Proposal submitted to the Virginia Department of Education. The proposal contains detailed information about the RCPS pilot including goals, action steps, and approved activities and a budget plan for leveraging the allocated funding to meet the pilot programs goals.