New High Schools $50M Bond Vote Feb. 3
By: Rob Borkowski on January 7, 2026 in Schools, News to You
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Budget Commission Seeks School Grants Control
By: Joe Siegel on December 10, 2025 in News to You, Schools
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New High Schools Update Forum Jan. 6
By: Rob Borkowski on December 1, 2025 in News to You, Business
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee will host a public forum update on the new Warwick high schools project on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m. in the auditorium […]
Pilgrim School Work Waits on DEM’s Say Oct. 17
By: Joe Siegel on October 16, 2025 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Work on the new Pilgrim High School may resume soon, according to John Bates, Project Manager for Left Field, depending on the go-ahead from the Department of […]
Warwick Needs $2.2M for FY25 Schools Deficit
By: Joe Siegel on September 10, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The School Department plans to ask for $2.2 million more from the city to make up for a persistent FY25 schools deficit they’ve been wrangling since 2024. […]
Warwick Schools Nix Admin Positions
By: Joe Siegel on July 16, 2025 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools are cutting admin positions, including currently vacant roles such as Assistant Superintendent and Assistant Director of IT, cutting costs. Warwick School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan […]
Warwick Schools Tech Director on Leave June 15
By: Rob Borkowski on July 15, 2025 in Schools, News to You
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Public Schools Tech Director Jeffrey Taylor has been put on leave with pay for an undisclosed “personnel issue.” When asked about Taylor, Warwick Schools Superintendent William […]
Committee OKs 15 Teacher Layoffs, $1.9M Cuts Remain
By: Joe Siegel on May 28, 2025 in Schools, News to You
WARWICK, RI — The School Committee approved 15 teacher layoffs Tuesday on a 4-1 vote, which still leaves the district with a $1.9 million FY26 deficit. The district’s FY26 budget […]
McCaffrey: Full $144M City School Funds Needed to Defeat Deficits
By: Rob Borkowski on May 15, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick School officials reviewed recent progress righting their FY26 budget at a special City Council meeting Wednesday, reiterating the need for $144,994,755 in school funds requested in […]
Committee’s $198M School Budget Cuts $3M In Salaries
By: Joe Siegel on April 18, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee approved its proposed $198,162,060 FY26 budget Thursday, with school budget cuts of $3 million in salaries that were not specified, in a 3 […]
McCaffrey Interim Superintendent, Dambruch On 30-Day Leave
By: Joe Siegel on March 19, 2025 in Schools, News to You
UPDATE: FRIDAY, MAY 9: Dambruch Retiring, Acting Superintendent On May 13 Agenda WARWICK, RI – The School Committee Wednesday voted 5 to 0 appointing Assistant Superintendent William McCaffrey to serve […]
School Committee Reviews Updated New Pilgrim High Designs
By: Joe Siegel on August 14, 2024 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The revised New High Schools designs for the new Pilgrim High School met with a mixed reaction before the School Committee approved it Tuesday. The Pilgrim High […]
Warwick School Committee Approves Five Teacher Layoffs
By: Joe Siegel on May 14, 2024 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The School Committee voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to approve five teacher layoffs for the next school year, including three art teachers, a business teacher at Warwick […]
New Warwick High Schools Build Begins in Late 2024
By: Joe Siegel on March 12, 2024 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — The new Warwick High Schools construction projects will start in November or December, said Chris Spiegel, Senior Project Manager for Left Field Project Management during Tuesday’s Warwick […]
School Committee OKs Gamm After-School, Chromebooks
By: Rob Borkowski on December 13, 2023 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI – Tuesday night, the Warwick School Committee voted to table a health/physical education policy, approved an $11,000 Gamm after-school program and OK’d new Tech Department Chromebooks at $982K, […]
Committee Praises Warwick RICAS Progress
By: Joe Siegel on November 16, 2023 in Schools, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee praised Warwick Schools RICAS progress for K – 8 scores Tuesday during a review of testing highlights across the district. The district’s ELA […]
Committee to Discuss Substitute Pay, Tech Specialist
By: Rob Borkowski on August 8, 2023 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — The School Committee meets tonight, 6 p.m., at Warwick Veterans Middle School to review the school calendar, substitute teacher rates, and the FY 2024 monthly financial report. […]
Committee Supports Extending New High Schools Project Window
By: Joe Siegel on April 26, 2023 in News to You, Schools
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported the matter voted on Tuesday night. The vote concerned support for extending the start and end deadlines on for work on […]
Warwick Inauguration: Mayor, Council, Committee
By: Rob Borkowski on January 4, 2023 in News to You
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story inaccurately identified Democrat James McElroy’s political affiliation. Warwick Post has corrected, and regrets, the error. WARWICK, RI — The city swore in its […]
School Committee Trio End Terms
By: Joe Siegel on December 14, 2022 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Three School Committee members who passed on reelection November said farewell to the district Tuesday. It was the final meeting for School Committee Chairwoman Judith Cobden and […]
Netcoh Praises Vote for $350M New High Schools Bond
By: Joe Siegel on November 11, 2022 in Schools, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Darlene Netcoh, President of the Warwick Teachers Union, praised Tuesday’s approval of the $350 million bond to replace Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools during Wednesday night’s […]
Winman Opens, Bonang Retires
By: Joe Siegel on September 20, 2022 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Winman Middle School reopened Sept. 6 after a $162,000 fire code upgrade addressing multiple “fire protection code issues” throughout the building. Last month, Stephen Gothberg, Director of […]
Winman Opens Sept. 6 After ‘Fire Protection’ Work
By: Joe Siegel on August 19, 2022 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – Winman Middle School’s new school year will be delayed until Sept. 6 as district workers address multiple “fire protection code issues” in the building. Stephen Gothberg, the […]
Committee OKs Substitute Raises, After-School Pilot
By: Joe Siegel on July 14, 2022 in Schools
Warwick – The School Committee approved the AlphaBEST before and after-school onsite program and substitute raises at Tuesday’s meeting. Vice-chairman David Testa, Kyle Adams, Nathan Cornell, and Karen Bachus voted […]
Committee Approves $178M Budget, Celio Resignation
By: Rob Borkowski on June 7, 2022 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – The School Committee approved its $178.6 million FY23 budget and accepted the Wyman Principal Ron Celio resignation Tuesday night. The Committee’s budget approval vote was 4 to […]
Celio Resigns as Wyman Principal
By: Rob Borkowski on June 6, 2022 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — ET Wyman Principal Ron Celio, coach for the Warwick Wolves running club pre-pandemic, has resigned after Superintendent Lynn Dambruch recommended firing him for “restraint” of a student. Dambruch made […]
School Committee To Vote on 2023 School Budget Tonight
By: Joe Siegel on April 28, 2022 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee will vote on a proposed 2023 Warwick Schools budget tonight, which currently stands at a $5.8 million increase, $179.5 million. The Committee voted […]
Pilgrim Principal Habershaw Dies of Heart Attack
By: Joe Siegel on November 28, 2021 in COVID-19, Schools
Editor’s note: The following report had been updated with relevant information about Gerald Habershaw’s health in the weeks before his death. WARWICK, RI – The Pilgrim High School community is […]
School Committee Reviews $7M Deficit, Bussing
By: Joe Siegel on November 18, 2021 in Schools, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI— The Warwick School Department is projecting a year-end $7 million deficit. Last July, a $173 million budget was approved for FY22. The latest estimates from the finance department […]
Dambruch ‘Highly Optimistic’ on Bus Service Monday
By: Rob Borkowski on October 4, 2021 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Sunday night, Warwick Schools administration, School Committee members, drivers and parents were unsure if students would have a ride to and from class Monday, though Superintendent Lynn […]
School Committee Livestream Returning Soon
By: Joe Siegel on September 24, 2021 in COVID-19, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee Livestream will be returning in the future,Committee Chair Judy Cobden says. Cobden said the Sept. 14 meeting was not live-streamed on the Committee’s […]
Cobden: Masks To Be Discussed at School Committee Thursday
By: Rob Borkowski on August 18, 2021 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Masks in schools will be a topic for discussion during Thursday’s School Committee meeting, said Chairwoman Judy Cobden. Masks are required during the in-person meeting (as has […]
Administrator Investigation on School Committee Agenda
By: Joe Siegel on July 19, 2021 in Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee will discuss an administrator investigation during its meeting Tuesday night. The issue will be discussed first in an executive closed session, and then […]
Warwick School Committee OKs 10 Budget Neutral Jobs
By: Joe Siegel on June 8, 2021 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee approved 10 new “budget neutral” positions for the 2021-2022 school year. They include seven math interventionists for one year only, a part-time math […]
Committee OKs $305M High School Rebuilds
By: Joe Siegel on May 13, 2021 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee voted to approve two high school rebuilds for Toll Gate High School and Pilgrim High School totaling $305 million Tuesday. The committee selected […]
Warwick Schools: In-Class Learning Starts Jan. 13 – 20
By: Joe Siegel on January 8, 2021 in COVID-19, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Public Schools’ students will be back to in-class learning beginning Jan. 19, despite a COVID-19 surge and the pleas of the Warwick Teachers Union for distance […]
Bachus: Parents Raise Concerns About Teaching Schedules
By: Liz Taurasi on October 23, 2020 in COVID-19, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Concerns were raised during Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting about reports that not all teachers are teaching a full day or are available for students when they […]
School Committee Reviews Repairs, New Bond
By: Joe Siegel on October 13, 2020 in Schools, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI – Several of the district’s schools have received much needed upgrades, Director of School Buildings and Maintenance Steven Gothberg told the Warwick School Committee Tuesday. The $40 Million […]
Warwick Plans Staggered Schools Return
By: Joe Siegel on October 2, 2020 in Schools
Warwick – Students will be returning to schools on a staggered basis as the district anticipates the delivery of air purifiers later in the month. Assistant Superintendent Lynn Dambruch said […]
School Committee Members’ Personal Argument ‘Settled’
By: Rob Borkowski on September 29, 2020 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Longtime friends School Committee Chairwoman Karen Bachus and Vice Chair Judith Cobden say their service to Warwick Schools remains their focus despite an argument that entered public […]