Warwick Schools Assess PSAT, SAT Scores, Plan
![[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Road.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Warwick-Veterans-School-200x150.jpg)
WARWICK, RI – Recent PSAT (grades 9-10) and SAT (grades 11-12) results show Warwick students and teachers have some room for improvement, the Warwick School Committee learned Tuesday night […]
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Committee OKs ‘Educational Planner’ for High School Improvement Advice
WARWICK, RI – The School Committee authorized the district to develop an educational planner position Tuesday night at Warwick Veterans Middle School. Superintendent Phil Thornton said he’d had “several positive […]
School Committee OKs Phone Use Penalties, Hostile Work Environment Investigation Report
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee met Thursday, approving student penalties for failing to keep phones turned off and out of sight, agreeing to separately schedule professional development and […]
EEE Risk: RIDOH Advises Rescheduling Activities to Avoid Mosquitoes
PROVIDENCE — Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), the cause of one death in Fairhaven, MA this week, has been found in mosquitoes in Rhode Island, prompting the RI Department of Health […]
![[CREDIT: Red Sox Foundation] Recipients of the 2019 Red Sox Service Scholarship were honored with $1,000 college scholarship at Fenway Park on July 30 game alongside more than 200 fellow recipients.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Red-Sox-Service-Scholarship-140x140.jpeg)
Warwick, West Warwick Students Win Red Sox Service Scholarship
BOSTON, MA — Three students, one each from Toll Gate High, Pilgrim High and West Warwick High respectively, were recognized as recipients of the Red Sox Service Scholarship during a […]
![[CREDIT: NHTSA] Remember to safely stop for school buses as the back to school season nears.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NHTSA-School-Bus-Safety-140x140.png)
Red Cross, NHSTA Offer Back to School Safety Tips
The school year begins in just a matter of days, which means its time for many to start taking student and school safety into account again, and for some to […]
Warwick Schools Bus Routes for 2019 School Year
WARWICK, RI — With just three days left till the Warwick school year starts for grades K-6 & 9 Tuesday, with grades 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 starting […]
Committee OKs NEST Contract, Makes Staff Development Day Optional
WARWICK —The school committee voted Tuesday to extend the contract of Northeast Sports Training and Rehabilitation (NEST) for two years at $67,150, totaling $134,300. The company will provide services for […]
Committee OKs $79.9M Phase II Warwick School Repair Bond
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee approved Phase II of its school improvement bond Wednesday, now estimated at $79.9 million with extensive HVAC repairs at Winman Middle School and […]
Sports Are Saved, But Council and Mayor Keep Playing Games
WARWICK, RI — It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the lead-up to Warwick City Council’s vote to add $3.9 million to the FY20 school budget was a complicated affair, arguably taking […]
![[CREDIT: Robert Ford] Warwick School Committee Chair Karen Bachus at the July 25 meeting, Warwick Veterans Middle School.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Warwick_School_Committee_Bachus-140x140.jpg)
‘A New Day’: Warwick School Committee OKs Extra $3.9M
WARWICK, RI — “It’s a new day in Warwick,” said Karen Backus, school committee chair, after the committee voted 5-0 to approve $3,985,474 in additional funding allocated by the Warwick […]
City Council Steps Up and Pays Up — Will This Progress Keep Up?
WARWICK, RI — In a clear rebuke to Mayor Joseph Solomon, the Warwick City Council this week approved a plan to cover the lingering school budget deficit from FY19 and […]
