School Committee Unanimously Votes for 2018 Sixth Grade Move

By: Rob Borkowski on February 15, 2017 in Schools

WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee voted unanimously to delay moving sixth grade classes to the district’s junior high schools until 2018, citing cost concerns during a brief special meeting Wednesday at the School Administration building at 34 Warwick Lake Ave.

School Committee Members Vow to Vote Against Sixth Grade Move

By: Rob Borkowski on February 8, 2017 in Schools

WARWICK, RI — Four members of the Warwick School Committee pledged to vote against moving the sixth grade into the district’s junior high schools during a special meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 14.

Warwick Public Schools Sixth-Grade Move HInges on $3 Million Expenditure

By: Beth Hurd on February 4, 2017 in Schools

WARWICK, RI — The next step in the Warwick School Department’s school consolidation plan — moving the sixth graders into Warwick Veterans Jr. High and Winman Jr. High, converting them to middle schools — will cost $3 million, which Superintendent Phil Thornton plans to a ask for during Monday’s Warwick City Council meeting, as part of an $85 million bond request for building renovations.