RI In-Person Fall Classes: Details Outstanding
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Warwick-Public_Schools-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Superintendent Philip Thornton knows when the state wants Warwick Schools to return to in-person fall classes — he just doesn’t know how. Wednesday, the morning after Thornton […]
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Committee Nixes $700K in Warwick School Staff Cuts
WARWICK, RI – Following widespread opposition from parents and teachers, the Warwick School Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday against seven staff cuts totaling $700,000 proposed by Superintendent Phil Thornton. At their […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Lynn Dambruch, director of elementary education, was approved to assume interim secondary education director duties Jan. 23.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dambruch-School-Committee-Jan-23-140x140.jpg)
Dambruch Named Interim Secondary Ed Director, Assistant Superintendent Post Nixed
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee declined to create a new Assistant Superintendent position intended for Director of Elementary Education Lynn Dambruch, instead approving her to assume director of […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Matt Plain, with Barton Gilman, presenting his firm’s audit of Warwick Public Schools. Front, from left, are Councilmen Ed Ladouceur and Timothy Howe.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Warwick-School-Budget-Audit-1-140x140.jpg)
Audit: Warwick Schools Need $8M Increase FY21, Union Concessions
WARWICK- Matt Plain, attorney with Barton Gilman, presented the Providence law firm’s audit of Warwick Public Schools Wednesday night at Tides Cafe, telling officials the District needs an $8 million […]
![[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-140x140.jpg)
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 […]
School Officials: Solomon Rebuffs New FY19 Mediation, Limits FY20 Talk to Sports
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article listed the withdrawal of pension funds among the School Department’s budget balancing steps. While the withdrawal is part of the FY19 budget mediation […]
Thornton: School Deficit Talk Needed, Solomon’s Numbers ‘Misleading’
WARWICK, R.I. — Mayor Joseph J. Solomon announced his interest to “extend negotiation” with Warwick Schools on their budget deficit in a release Superintendent Philip Thornton called ‘deliberately misleading,’ while […]
Committee Reviews Thornton’s $9.6M FY20 Budget Increase Request
Warwick – The School Committee reviewed Superintendent Philip Thornton’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget Monday, which will add another $9.6 million to a budget with a pre-existing $8.5 million deficit in […]
![{CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] Warwick Schools Administration is headquartered at 69 Draper Ave.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Warwick-Schools-Draper-Avenue-140x140.jpg)
Thornton: Schools Can’t Wait Longer on 2018 – 2019 Budget
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Public Schools’ recent lawsuit against the City seeking a $4.9 million increase for the current 2018-2019 budget signals the district can’t wait any longer, Superintendent Phil […]
Avedisian, Solomon, Thornton, Students Celebrate Arbor Day at Hoxsie School
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Scott Avedisian, Council President Joseph Solomon and Superintendent Philip Thornton joined students and faculty at Hoxsie School for a tree planting ceremony in recognition of Arbor Day Friday, […]
![[Warwick Teachers Union] The Warwick School Department has released the full Warwick Teachers Contract, ratified by the union and district in November.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WTU-140x140.png)
Warwick Schools Release 2017 – 2020 Teachers Contract
WARWICK, RI — Four months after the Warwick City Council approved $3 million set aside for the School Department contingent on a settled teacher’s contract and six months after the agreement was ratified […]
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 technology supplies out of the spending plan, among several items.
