Katie Ricard
2025 - Present
2029
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Katie Ricard is a member of the Richmond City Public Schools in Virginia, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Ricard ran for election to the Richmond City Public Schools to represent District 2 in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ricard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Katie Ricard was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She graduated from Woodstown High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Boston University in 2007 and a graduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in 2010. Her career experience includes working as the Director of Youth Ministry at St. James's Episcopal Church and as a teacher, dean of students, and assistant principal.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Richmond City Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 2
Katie Ricard defeated incumbent Mariah White in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katie Ricard (Nonpartisan)  | 57.5 | 6,777 |
 | Mariah White (Nonpartisan) | 41.7 | 4,915 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 11,796 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Katie Ricard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ricard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I hold a bachelor’s degrees in history and secondary education from Boston University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from University of Massachusetts Boston.
I also served as the William Fox Elementary PTA president during the year of the Fox fire (2021-22) and was a board member two additional years. Currently, I serve on the board for Little Hands of Virginia, a nonprofit that distributes critical supplies to young families in the Richmond area. Now, I am running for school board to put my experiences as an educator, an administrator, a PTA leader, an advocate, and a parent to work for the students of the district.- Responsible Stewardship: As your next school board member, I believe open and transparent communication is essential to building trust and support for our school's needs. But to meet those needs, we must hold ourselves to a higher standard, and that requires wise, efficient financial management. The school board needs to spend taxpayer money responsibly, working with the RPS administration to examine the needs of the district and invest in ways that will improve student outcomes. Engaging in games like stalling contracts or pushing for unnecessary outside consulting, wastes the public's money and does a disservice to our students.
- Safe School Environments: Our schools must be safe, both physically and emotionally for our students to thrive academically. That means we must commit to building improvements and stop deferring maintenance on our school buildings. Fixing our buildings will take time, significant investment and creative budgeting, but our children and teachers have waited long enough. The mental health of our students, teachers, and staff is also vitally important. I will advocate for more social workers, psychologists, counselors, and social-emotional programs in RPS that teach our children how to communicate their emotions, handle mental health challenges effectively, and find academic success.
- Multiple Pathways to Success: There are many pathways for our children to succeed. Our schools serve different communities that have unique challenges and require specific resources. As part of this, it is important that we acknowledge Richmond's history and the role segregation continues to play in public education today, by prioritizing closing gaps, addressing the impact of inter-generational poverty, and coming together as a community to increase educational access. Our students also need access to courses that prepare them for their path after high school. That means emphasizing a strong educational foundation early on, focusing on literacy, critical thinking, and strong communication skills.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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