Student Survey Grade 9, 10 Limit Clouds Funding Data
By: Rob Borkowski on March 23, 2026 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick School Committee’s March 10, 4-1 vote to limit the Rhode Island Student Survey to Grade 9 and 10 will also limit information used to plan funding […]
Bond Nixed, Extra-District Placements Rising
By: Rob Borkowski on February 12, 2026 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Department’s plan for facilities that’ll curb sports-related out-of-district placements snagged with the $50M bond defeat Feb. 3, so now city and school officials are looking for at least $13 million to build the planned fields.
WPS Bests ’24-’25 RI English, Trails Math Scores
By: Joe Siegel on November 15, 2025 in Schools, News to You, Yearly Subs
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Schools beat RI average SAT and PSAT scores in all but SAT Math in t… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost […]
Warwick Schools Budget: Picozzi Contributes $2M, Council Reviews FY26
By: Rob Borkowski on May 19, 2025 in Schools, News to You
WARWICK, RI — Hours after Warwick Teachers protested outside Warwick City Hall urging officials to increase the Warwick Schools budget, Mayor Frank Picozzi increased school funding to $2.1 million. The […]
Committee Names McCaffrey Acting Superintendent
By: Joe Siegel on May 13, 2025 in Schools, News to You
WARWICK, RI – The School Committee accepted the notice of retirement from Superintendent Lynn Dambruch and named William McCaffrey as Acting Superintendent unanimously Tuesday. Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan, David Testa, […]
Dambruch Retiring, Acting Superintendent On May 13 Agenda
By: Rob Borkowski on May 9, 2025 in Schools, News to You
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools Superintendent Lynn Dambruch, on personal leave since mid-March, is retiring, hinted at in the May 13 Warwick School Committee’s executive session agenda. The executive session […]
Budget Commission Proceeds, $380M FY26 Budget Draft Out
By: Rob Borkowski on May 8, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Schools Budget Commission wrapped its review of School Department purchasing Wednesday night, hours before Mayor Frank Picozzi sent his proposed $380M FY26 budget, with $194M […]
City Warwick Schools Budget Commission Appointees Named
By: Rob Borkowski on April 18, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi’s three appointees to the Warwick Schools Budget Commission, dated April 9, are now public in Warwick City Council documents released with the agenda for […]
Committee Cuts FY25 Warwick Schools Deficit to $3M
By: Rob Borkowski on February 12, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI – Tuesday night the School Committee cut another $ 2.6 million from their budget, bringing an original $9 million FY25 deficit down to $3.1 million. The vote was […]
Warwick Schools Deficit Cut to $5.7M Thursday
By: Joe Siegel on February 1, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee continued chipping away at its Warwick Schools deficit Thursday, cutting $401,248 for a new FY25 deficit total of $5,704,119. “We have approximately another […]
New High Schools Cost Overruns Cut to $22.9M
By: Joe Siegel on January 29, 2025 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – Budget overruns for the new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools have been reduced from $37.8 million to $22.9 million, Left Field Project Management’s Chris Spiegel told […]
Council OKs Warwick Schools Budget Commission Jan. 22
By: Rob Borkowski on January 23, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Despite School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan’s best efforts, the clock is ticking on Warwick Schools’ solution to its $9 million deficit before a Warwick Schools Budget Commission […]
Warwick School Committee Cuts $2.8M of $9M Deficit
By: Joe Siegel on January 15, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools face a $9 million FY25 deficit, so Warwick School Committee cuts of $2.8 million approved Tuesday will be the first of three rounds of expense reductions […]
PHOTOS: Warwick Inauguration 2025 Fetes Picozzi, Council, Committee
By: Rob Borkowski on January 8, 2025 in Election 2024, News to You
WARWICK, RI — Officials gathered at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Ave., Tuesday night for the Warwick inauguration of newly elected and re-elected leaders, celebrating Mayor Frank Picozzi’s first four-year […]
WPS Contracts Probe: Oliver, Gothberg Broke Law, Policy
By: Rob Borkowski on December 18, 2024 in Schools, Business, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools facilities Director Kevin Oliver and Director of Capital Projects Steven Gothberg each broke the law, giving the district reasonable cause for termination, ignoring rules for […]
Warwick Schools FY24 Salaries Overspend $4.8M
By: Joe Siegel on November 16, 2024 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Schools Finance Director Brandon Bohl says Warwick Schools FY24 salaries were over budget by $4.8 million for FY24, which the administration recommends fixing by increasing FY25 […]
Colon School Committee Race Q&A
By: Rob Borkowski on October 15, 2024 in Election 2024, News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Zach Colon, former high school student political leader and an institutional investment wholesaler in Smithfield, hopes to improve district and city communication, bolster Career & Tech Center […]
Bachus: School Committee Race Q&A
By: Rob Borkowski on in News to You, Election 2024, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Karen Bachus, an outspoken and often contrarian voice on the Warwick School Committee since she was first elected in 2012, is one of four School Committee candidates […]
Toll Gate Plan OK’d, LGBTQ Policy Discussed
By: Joe Siegel on September 19, 2024 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee approved the new Toll Gate plan for the Stage 3 schematic design, and heard criticism of the district’s LGBTQ policy from a Westerly […]
Warwick Primary: Kirby, 2 WSC Incumbents Advance
By: Rob Borkowski on September 10, 2024 in News to You, Election 2024
WARWICK, RI — At 10:30 p.m., with all precincts reporting, Warwick Primary Results appeared to advance two School Committee incumbents and Ward 7 hopeful Jack Kirby to the Nov. 5 […]
Architects Present Toll Gate & Pilgrim’s New High Schools Designs
By: Joe Siegel on August 23, 2024 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Construction of Toll Gate & Pilgrim’s new high schools begins March 2025 and is expected to wrap June 2027, the public learned during an information session […]
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 Exerts Extra Contract Oversight
By: Rob Borkowski on August 7, 2024 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Schools
WARWICK, RI – The School Department will be maintaining greater contract oversight after the RI State Police began investigating the district for hiring Jada Trucking for contracts without first advertising […]
New High Schools Project Enabling Work Begins July 16
By: Joe Siegel on July 10, 2024 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Although construction for new high schools replacing the Toll Gate and Pilgrim buildings is set for March 2025, the project is still very much a work in […]
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 High Schools: Dimeo Construction Named Construction Manager
By: Joe Siegel on April 10, 2024 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Tuesday, the School Committee approved Dimeo Construction as the new high schools project Construction Manager, to replace Pilgrim and Toll Gate High Schools. Construction on the project […]
Galligan: School Committee Reviews Public Speaker Rules
By: Rob Borkowski on January 30, 2024 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick School Committee Chairman Shaun Galligan says the board is re-examining its public speaker rules after an American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island report noted its […]
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, […]
Warwick RICAS Scores Dip Attributed to Pandemic, New Curriculum
By: Rob Borkowski on November 28, 2023 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — While the School Committee has praised progress among certain schools in English and Math on Warwick RICAS scores, the district has plans to address four schools that […]
Warwick High Schools’ Designs Expected Next Year
By: Rob Borkowski on October 12, 2023 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — New Warwick High School’s designs are expected within the year as discussions among city officials regarding financing the $350 million project continue. The $350 million bond to […]
Council Releases $350M New High Schools Bonds
By: Rob Borkowski on September 19, 2023 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council voted 8-1 to release $350 million in building bonds for two new high schools Monday, though a new estimate shows the voter-approved plan […]
Many School Renovations Finishing, Substitute Pay Increased
By: Joe Siegel on August 9, 2023 in Schools, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — A number of school renovations are nearing completion, according to Stephen Gothberg, the Director of Buildings and Grounds, during Tuesday’s school committee meeting at Warwick Veterans school. […]
Warwick Schools Budget Hearing Resumes Thursday
By: Joe Siegel on May 2, 2023 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI – The School Committee suspended its hearing on Superintendent Lynn Dambruch’s $141,463,624 FY24 Warwick Schools budget until Thursday after Vice Chairman Shaun Galligan led a vote to wait […]
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 Schools Resignations Claim Finance, WELC, Wyman, Curriculum Tech Chiefs
By: Joe Siegel on March 17, 2023 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – The school district was rocked by high profile resignations Thursday, including Timothy McGrath, the Director of Finance; Julie Martin, the Principal of Warwick Early Learning Center (WELC); […]
Bus Driver Shortage Stymies Schools
By: Joe Siegel on February 8, 2023 in Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI —Nationwide staffing challenges are also creating a bus driver shortage and lack of crossing guard staffing in Warwick, with no easy or complete solutions, the Warwick School Committee […]
Warwick Schools RICAS scores Buck US Trend
By: Joe Siegel on January 27, 2023 in News to You, Schools, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI – Warwick School officials are upbeat about the latest round of English & Math RICAS scores that buck a downward national trend for 2021-2022. During a presentation to […]
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 […]
School Committee Reviews Survey, Data, Seizure Policies Tomorrow
By: Rob Borkowski on November 8, 2022 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Warwick Veterans Middle School to discuss policies on student surveys, accommodations for students with seizure disorders and […]
Committee Candidates Weigh in on High School Bond
By: Rob Borkowski on October 21, 2022 in Election 2022, Schools
WARWICK, RI — The six Warwick School Committee candidates, two each for Districts 1, 2 and 3, met at the Warwick Public Library Thursday at 5:30 p.m. for a forum […]