Pilgrim High Admin Also on Leave After COVID Outbreak
By: Joe Siegel on November 24, 2021 in COVID-19, News to You, Schools
[CREDIT: Facebook/Warwick Beacon] Pilgrim High School Principal Gerald Habershaw is shown in a video… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. Support local […]
Thornton Did What He Was Hired to Do, Not Much Else
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on May 3, 2021 in News to You, Schools
[Credit: Warwick Public Schools]School Supt. Philip Thornton recently announced that he is resigning… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. Support local reporting! […]
School Committee Revises 2020 Budget, OKs Five-Year Plan, Smoking/Vaping Policies
By: Joe Siegel on November 12, 2019 in News to You, Schools
[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Road.WARWICK, RI — The Warwic… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this […]
Schools’ Budget Ask Would Have Added $104 to Median Tax Bill
By: Rob Borkowski on June 27, 2019 in News to You, Schools
Warwick City Hall. WARWICK, R.I. — When Warwick high school students protested $7.7 million cut from… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. […]
School Subcommittee: Drop Lunch Debt SunButter & Jelly Sandwich Policy
By: Rob Borkowski on May 8, 2019 in Schools
{CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] Warwick Schools Administration is headquartered at 69 Draper Ave. W… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. Support local […]
Solomon Proposes City Assuming $1.7M of School Debt Service
By: Rob Borkowski on August 7, 2018 in News to You
Warwick City Hall. WARWICK, RI — Mayor Joseph Solomon Sr. has proposed the City of Warwick could aid… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports […]
Warwick Schools Release 2017 – 2020 Teachers Contract
By: Rob Borkowski on April 13, 2018 in News to You, Schools
[Warwick Teachers Union] The Warwick School Department has released the full Warwick Teachers Contra… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. Support local […]
Committee Hires New Fire Extinguisher Vendor, Returns Admin Building to City
By: Rob Borkowski on September 13, 2017 in Schools
The Warwick School Committee voted to turn the former school administration building at 34 Warwick Lake Ave. back over to the city Tuesday night, the latest move in the district’s years-long building consolidation process.
Warwick Schools Bus Routes for 2017 School Year
By: Rob Borkowski on September 3, 2017 in Schools
With just five days left till the Warwick school year starts for grades K-7 & 9 Tuesday, with grades 8, 10, 11, and 12 starting Sept. 6, this year’s new 2017 bus routes have been made available online by the Warwick School Department.
February Vacation Cut the Right Move for Warwick
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on March 16, 2017 in News to You, Schools
Warwick, R.I. — The new Warwick school calendar eliminates a full week of February vacation in favor of a extended Presidents Day weekend.
Ladouceur: I Won’t Wait Long for Special Education Inquiry
By: Rob Borkowski on December 23, 2016 in Schools
WARWICK, R.I. — A day after 100 students demanded independent review of Warwick Public Schools’ special education practices, Councilman Ed Ladouceur was waiting on the RI Department of Education (RIDE)’s inquiry, noting a subpoena and/or depositions could be used if needed.
Warwick Teachers Picket Against Lagging Contract, Troubled School Consolidation
By: Beth Hurd on September 13, 2016 in News to You, Schools
[CREDIT: Beth Hurd] Teachers were joined by parents, students and taxpayers in an informational pick… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. Support […]
Warwick Schools Post Bus Routes for 2016 School Year
By: Rob Borkowski on August 26, 2016 in Schools
With just five days left till the Warwick school year starts for grades K-7 & 9 Aug. 31, then all grades Sept. 1, this year’s new 2016 bus routes have been made available online by the Warwick School Department.
Labor Board: School Committee Must Abide by Old Teacher’s Contract
By: Rob Borkowski on June 27, 2016 in Schools
The State Labor Relations Board has ruled the School Committee must honor the expired Teachers Union contract until a new one is agreed on, which would limit the number of teachers laid off this year to 20, not the 65 the board has announced it will let go.
Warwick Schools Secondary Education Director Suspended With Pay
By: Rob Borkowski on May 19, 2016 in Schools
director of secondary education has been suspended without pay on administrative grounds, as has his secretary, according to a School Committee member.
Teacher’s Union Vows to Fight School Committee on Number of Layoffs
By: Rob Borkowski on May 13, 2016 in Schools, Uncategorized
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.
RIAG: Warwick Must Give Ragosta Report to Post, Beacon
By: Rob Borkowski on March 2, 2016 in News to You
Warwick City Hall. Warwick, R.I. — RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin’s office has ruled the City o… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this […]
City Council to Discuss School Bonds Wednesday
By: Rob Borkowski on February 15, 2016 in News to You
The Warwick City Council meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. after the President’s Day holiday to discuss school bonds, the first mention of the topic on the body’s agenda since Mayor Scott Avedisian and Warwick Schools officials announced a compromise to split debt service on release of $5.2 million in school maintenance bonds Feb. 3.
City of Warwick Denies Warwick Post’s Request for Ragosta Report
By: Rob Borkowski on January 8, 2016 in News to You, Schools
The City of Warwick has denied Warwick Post’s public records request for the “Ragosta Report” on the handling of allegations of inappropriate conduct with students against Gorton Junior High School Science Teacher Mario Atoyan.
School Committee OKs Walkie Talkies for Intercom ‘Deadspots’
By: Rob Borkowski on December 11, 2015 in Schools
Tollgate High School, pictured in a file photo from August 2015. Warwick, RI — When a rumored weapon… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this […]
Warwick Schools Trail State Average on PARCC Scores
By: Rob Borkowski on November 18, 2015 in News to You, Schools
Districts state wide show room for improvement on the 2015 PARCC score test of Common Core readiness, with Warwick behind state averages in Geography, Algebra 1, and ELA/Literacy.
School Committee Subpoena, Invite on Deck for Council Monday
By: Rob Borkowski on September 11, 2015 in News to You, Schools
Three School Department officials including retired Superintendent Richard D’Agostino have left office since the School Committee received a report on how they handled allegations of a Gorton Jr. High science teacher’s inappropriate conduct with students, and some City Councillors want that report made public.
Warwick Schools Post Bus Routes for 2015 School Year
By: Rob Borkowski on August 28, 2015 in Schools
With just under a week left until the Warwick school year starts on Sept. 2, this year’s new bus routes have been made available online by the school department.
Holland Named Interim Superintendent, Atoyan Report Remains Sealed
By: Rob Borkowski on July 17, 2015 in News to You, Schools
The Warwick School Committee hired educational consultant and former Central Falls interim superintendent William Holland as interim superintendent for Warwick Schools.