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Warwick Officers Win NHTSA Highway Safety Champion AwardsThe Warwick School Committee will meet April 10 at 6 p.m. at Warwick Veterans School auditorium for a routine executive session, followed by open session a undetermined time thereafter. Generally, the closed session lasts about an hour.
A copy of the agenda for the evening is listed below. For all the meeting documents, follow this link to the meeting’s public folder.
School Committee Agenda April 10, 2018![[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Rd,](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Warwick-Veterans-School-200x150.jpg "School Committee Votes to let Gannon’s Contract Expire, OKs $40M School Repair Bond")
Warwick, RI – The Warwick School Committee voted Tuesday at Warwick Veterans Jr. High to accept School Superintendent Phil Thornton’s recommendation to allow Norwood Elementary School Principal John Gannon’s contract to expire […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Warwick School Committee during their Jan. 10 meeting at Warwick Veterans Jr. High.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/School-Committee-Jan.-10-200x150.jpg "School Committee Cuts $1.3 Million, Including Chromebooks, Software, Tech Supplies")
The Warwick School Committee cut $1.3 million to balance the FY2018 School budget during their special meeting Jan. 18, taking $250,000 budgeted for Chromebooks, $150,000 for software and $100,000 for […]
The Warwick School Committee unanimously approved the agreement reached Oct. 16 at City Hall between members of the Warwick School Committee and Warwick Teacher’s Union during their Nov. 15 meeting […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A long line of public commenters begins to form at the April 4 School Committee meeting. Among the speakers was Warwick City Councilman Jeremy Rix. Seated at left is WFD Chief James Daugherty.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/School-Com-April-4-200x150.jpg "Community Asks Superintendent’s Resignation for Failing to Notify on Broken Fire Alarms")
Parents, members of the general public and School Committeewoman Karen Bachus called for the resignation of Superintendent Phil Thornton at Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting over the administration’s failure to […]
![[CREDIT: Mayor Scott Avedisan's office]](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/inauguration1-200x150.jpg "Warwick Inaugurates Mayor, Councilors, Committee Members")
WARWICK, R.I. – Warwick celebrated the inauguration of Mayor Scott Avedisian, the City Council and the School Committee atT.F. Green ‘s Skywalk people mover Tuesday night.
The City has voted in Mayor Scott Avedisian for another term, elected three new Democrats to the City Council, incumbent Karen Bachus and newcomer David Testa to the School Committee, […]
Jennifer St. Jean’s Change.org petition encouraging people to register a vote of no confidence in the leadership of Superintendent Phil Thornton is more about changing top school officials’ approach to […]
Dean Johnson, 39, of Essex Road, lifelong Warwick resident and Army vet, ran for School Committee the first time in 2014 to make tough calls on School Consolidation, and hopes […]
![[CREDIT: David Testa for School Committee] David Testa speaks with Vicki Matera during an Aug. 22 fundraiser at Dave's Bar & Grill.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Testa2-200x150.jpg "Testa Offers Knowledge of District, Focus on Trust in School Committee Bid")
David Testa, 53, of Narragansett Parkway, a Warwick citizen since 1992 and category manager for Gordon Food Service, has kids in Warwick Schools, IEP experience, and 15 years of careful […]
![[CREDIT: Mayor Avedisian's Office] Mayor Scott Avedisian, along with Superintendent Philip Thornton toured Warwick Veterans Middle School and Pilgrim High School Tuesday. Above, the two spoke to press outside Warwick Veterans Middle School.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/WarwickVets-upgrade1-200x150.jpg "Officials Tour Warwick Vets, Pilgrim Construction as School Consolidation Advances")
Construction upgrading Warwick Veterans Middle School and Pilgrim High School, in progress since June, continued Tuesday afternoon as Mayor Scott Avedisian, Superintendent Philip Thornton, and School Committee Chairwoman Bethany Furtado […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Warwick-Schools-200x150.jpg "Teacher’s Union Vows to Fight School Committee on Number of Layoffs")
The Warwick School Committee and Warwick Teacher’s Union disagree on whether 65 teachers should be laid off this year, or just 20, and settling that may happen in court.
