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School Budget Approved
After months of number-crunching, and with the settlement of a new teachers’ contract, School Committee members voted on Tuesday, Aug. 14 to adopt a final, balanced budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year. more »
Aug 17, 2012 in Education Beat
Pell Waiting on Steel Delivery
Construction on the largest elementary school in the state continues on Dexter St. as crews prepare for delivery on Monday of the first installment of structural steel that will form the new Claiborne deB. Pell School. more »
Aug 23, 2012 in Education Beat
School Department Makes Room for Large Kindergarten Class
As the largest kindergarten class in over 10 years gets ready to begin the school year on Sept. 5, the Newport School Committee met on Thursday, Aug. 23, to act on ways to handle the surging enrollment. more »
Aug 25, 2012 in Education Beat
Toppa Field Eyed for Improvements
Toppa Field on Freebody St. could be slated for structural improvements in the coming year, according to members of the Newport School Committee and City Council, who met on Tuesday, Aug. 28, for their monthly liaison session. more »
Aug 29, 2012 in Education Beat (3 Comments)
Rob Thorn
The Halls Are Alive with the Sound of Music
Nearly 50 students from Thompson Middle School have spent their last few days of summer participating in a four-day Band Camp to sharpen their musical chops before school starts on Sept. 5. more »
Aug 29, 2012 in Education Beat (3 Comments)
AIM Program Seeking Mentors
As children return to the classroom for the 2012-13 school year, the Aquidneck Island Mentoring (AIM) Program is looking for adults to volunteer an hour a week as mentors to students in Newport and Middletown schools. more »
Sep 7, 2012 in Education Beat
Meg O'Neil
Cluny School Commemorates 9/11
Students from Cluny School gathered outside on Tuesday morning to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. more »
Sep 11, 2012 in Education Beat
Committee to Examine Over-Enrollment
A rapidly increasing enrollment at the kindergarten level has prompted the Newport School Committee to create a subcommittee with the sole goal of examining options to address potential over-enrollment at the new Claiborne deB. Pell Elementary School more »
Sep 13, 2012 in Education Beat (2 Comments)
No ‘Unused Vacation’ Pay for Former Rogers Principal
A lawsuit filed against the Newport School Department by former Rogers Principal Patti DiCenso, who sought compensation for 72 unused vacation days that she says she accrued during her six years at Rogers, has swayed in favor of the school department more »
Sep 19, 2012 in Education Beat (1 Comments)
51st Cluny Country Fair Comes to Town
One of the most popular and longest-running fairs on Aquidneck Island, the 51st annual Cluny Country Fair, returns Sunday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the school’s grounds at 75 Brenton Rd. more »
Sep 20, 2012 in Education Beat
St. Michael’s Country Day School Unveils SMART Table Interactive Learning Center
Students in the Early Childhood program at St. Michael’s Country Day School will be using a new piece of technology in their classrooms this year. more »
Sep 26, 2012 in Education Beat
Uptick in Science Scores
Rhode Island students in grades 4, 8, and 11 took the annual New England Common Assessment Program test in May, and the results from the test, which were released Sept. 20, reveal that statewide science scores are on the rise at all grade levels. more »
Sep 27, 2012 in Education Beat (5 Comments)
Fighting Cancer with Cupcakes
Students from All Saints Academy in Middletown have taken a creative approach to spreading awareness about childhood cancer. more »
Oct 1, 2012 in Education Beat
College Planning Night
Ready to start the college search? Rogers High School is hosting a college planning night on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. more »
Oct 1, 2012 in Education Beat
International Walk to School Day
Five schools from Aquidneck Island are set to participate in International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 3. more »
Oct 1, 2012 in Education Beat
Rogers Implements Late Bus
A late bus has been added to Rogers High School to provide transportation to students who attend after school activities. more »
Oct 3, 2012 in Education Beat
Superintendent Contract to End in 2014
The Newport School Committee voted 7 – 0 to add an addendum to Superintendent John Ambrogi’s contract, that would end his contract with the Newport School Department effective June 30, 2014. more »
Oct 5, 2012 in Education Beat
City Report Examines School Business Department
An interdepartmental analysis of the Newport School Department's business office, done by city Finance Director Laura Sitrin, was discussed at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday & at a special workshop with Newport City Council on Wednesday. more »
Oct 11, 2012 in Education Beat
Rob Thorn
"Topping Off Ceremony" for Pell School
Less than two months after the first piece of structural steel was set in place at the new Pell Elementary School, crews are ready to install the final piece by the end of this week. more »
Oct 17, 2012 in Education Beat
Thompson Students Provide “Youth Voice” to Washington Square Charrette
As community members come together on Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20, to re-imagine Washington Square, one college student has made sure that the voices of some of Newport's younger residents will be well represented. more »
Oct 19, 2012 in Education Beat
Rob Thorn
Pell School Celebrates "Topping Off Ceremony"
The final piece of structural steel of the new Pell Elementary School was put in place on Monday afternoon. Coming in at over 100,000 sq. ft., the structure will be the largest elementary school in the state when it opens in fall 2013. more »
Oct 23, 2012 in Education Beat (1 Comments)
Committee Examines Enrollment Scenarios
The newly formed Elementary School Enrollment Options Subcommittee met for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 24 to discuss how to handle a possible enrollment surge when the new Pell Elementary School opens in September 2013. more »
Nov 1, 2012 in Education Beat
Easy Victory for School Committee
Tuesday proved to be an easy election day for the seven members of the Newport School Committee who ran unopposed for the first time in over 15 years. Six of the current school committee members will return in January. more »
Nov 8, 2012 in Education Beat
Rogers Students Attend Ocean Literacy Summit
Rogers High School Oceanography students attended the fourth biennial Ocean Literacy Summit on Friday, Nov. 2. more »
Nov 8, 2012 in Education Beat (1 Comments)
Candy for Our Troops
Students at St. Michael’s Country Day School recently donated over 90 pounds of Halloween candy for Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that sends care packages to U.S. Service Members deployed overseas. more »
Nov 14, 2012 in Education Beat
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