Friday, May 18, 2012
The National energy education program picked Park View for its work educating the community and other students about energy use. It's the second year in a row that the school has won the award.
For the second year in a row, Park View Middle School has been named 2012 National Junior Level Energy School of the Year by the National Energy Education Development Project Board of Directors. "This is a great achievement, however, what establishes this as 'above and beyond' is the fact that this is the second year in a row that Park View NEED Cougars were bestowed this honor," said Park View Middle School Principal Joseph S. Rotz. The NEED students are invited to attend a national ceremony in Washington, D.C., in June. Throughout the year, the students work to promote energy education within the school and the community as a whole, including a large energy fair that attracts hundreds of people who come to see them showcase a variety of …
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Park View Middle School
25 Park View Blvd, Cranston, RI
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
The change came in the form of a budget amendment last week and is expected to save $100,000.
In the hopes of saving about $100,000, the City Council last week amended the budget to de-fund the city's personnel department and merge its operations with the school district. The change effectively eliminates the city's personnel director — a mayoral appointment — and marks the first of several consolidation measures that have been kicked around for years to actually get implemented. Council Member James Donahue said the consolidation is an "experiment for the city and the school district" and an "opportunity to reduce the amount of money the city is spending to manage a function and provide some additoinal relief to schools." The idea is that the school district would get paid by the city to compensate for the extra work. If things go…
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Cranston City Hall
869 Park Ave, Cranston, RI
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The city Finance Committee will consider a motion to ask the General Assembly to approve $2 million in bonds and notes to finance bus fleet replacement.
The school district's aging bus fleet has been an increasing cause for concern for city and school officials and there's an indication action could be taken soon. The City Council's Finance Subcommittee meets tomorrow night and on the agenda is a resolution asking the General Assembly to authorize the city to issue no more than $2 million in bonds and notes to finance the purchase of a new fleet of buses. According to the ordinance, the buses are "old, in disrepair and in some cases, unsafe." A new fleet of buses would "be safer for children, get better gas mileage saving the [city] money in fuel costs and be more environmentally friendly than the current school buses." The subject of the bus fleet came up during the school district's …
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Cranston City Hall
869 Park Ave, Cranston, RI
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Cranston Schools ranked towards the bottom of the pack.
Cranston West and East ranked as the 29th and 33rd best high school in the state, according to GoLocalProv’s Third Annual Top High Schools list, which was released on Monday. The list included public, charter and technical schools, which factored reading, math and writing proficiency, student to teacher ratio, spending per student, four-year graduation rates, average verbal, math and writing SAT scores into the rankings. View the complete list here. Schools were ranked according to the following calculations: Student/Teacher Ratio 15% Per Pupil Spending 15% NECAP-English 10% NECAP-Math 10% NECAP-Science 10% SAT-Verbal 10% SAT-Math 10% SAT-Writing 10% Graduation Rate 10%
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Along with Superintendent Peter Nero, the district will say goodbye to more than 20 teachers and administrators at year's end.
Superintendent Peter Nero isn't the only person who is leaving the district at the end of the year. Along with Nero, 20 teachers have announced plans to retire including Cranston High School West Principal Steven Knowlton, the Providence Journal reported. School Chief Operating Officer Raymond L. Votto Jr. said the higher than expected retirements are likely due to changes to their pension plans. The General Assembly approved pension reform legislation last November. Stay tuned to Cranston Patch as we report on who's retiring and interview them as the end of the school year approaches.
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Cranston Public Schools Administration
845 Park Ave, Cranston, RI
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Sarah Beaulieu of Cranston was among the six girls from Bay View Academy's Model Legislature Club who attended the fourth-annual Women Holding Office Celebration at Bryant University.
On Monday April 30, six members of Bay View Academy’s Model Legislature Club attended the 4th Annual Women Holding Office Celebration held at Bryant University. The students, Alexandra Abreu (Bristol), Sarah Beaulieu (Cranston), Sarah Kennedy (Warwick), Ashley Motta (Lincoln), Emma Smith (Seekonk), and Cori Sullivan (Tiverton) were accompanied by Club Moderator Diane Morel (Cumberland), Director of Admissions, Elizabeth Sepe (Warwick) and Admissions Assistant Rosa Ciunci (Cranston). The organizer, YWCA of Northern Rhode Island, is committed to supporting women who hold office and women who plan to run for office or become part of a campaign. They also encourage women to become more involved in the voting process. YWCA of Northern Rhode …
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3070 Pawtucket Ave, Riverside, RI
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A group of past and present Cranston High School West students last week appealed a federal court judge's rejection of their motion to intervene in the prayer banner saga last month.
The group of past and present students of Cranston High School West whose effort to reopen the prayer banner case was rebuffed by U.S. District Court Judge Ronald R. Lagueux last month have appealed his denial of their motion to intervene. The Associated Press reported that the group, identified as Michael Motaranni, Christian Frangos, Olivia Frangos, Carolyn Mesagno, Lori McClain, Jared McMullen and Ronald L'Heureux, filed an appeal of Lagueux's ruling last week in District Court. Lagueux rejected their motion on based on a lack of standing in the case and not timely, since their motion was filed after the entry of final judgement and an agreement between the Cranston School Committee and the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties …
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Cranston High School West
80 Metropolitan Ave, Cranston, RI
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Friday, May 11, 2012
The Barrington School Committee is considering accepting 10 such students next year, for tuition of $12,800 per pupil.
The Barrington School Committee made a splash earlier this week when they said the School Department would accept out-of-district students willing to pay $12,800 a year to attend Barrington schools. They have since stepped back a bit, but with ever-tightening school budgets, we wondered what people in Cranston think of such a proposal when this city's school leaders say the district is woefully underfunded. “We’re looking at new sources of revenue,” said Barrington Supt. Robert McIntyre in a story on the topic in Thursday's Providence Journal. “This is new. It’s different. It’s an opportunity for us.” Two things drove the decision, the Journal reported, the need to raise more revenue and a decline in enrollment. As reported by RI Future, …
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Cranston Public Schools Administration
845 Park Ave, Cranston, RI
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Superintendent Peter Nero has announced he will retire.
Superintendent Peter Nero has announced his retirement. So ends a career in education that was seeded, grew and flourished right here in Cranston, starting with his days as student. "Superintendent Nero is a great friend, a spirited educator, and a true gentleman. He will be missed more than words can express. I'm proud to have been a part of Peter's team and wish nothing but the best for him!" said School Committee President Andrea Iannazzi on her Facebook page. Nero is a product of the Cranston School District, graduating from Cranston High School East and getting hired to teach electronics and power mechanics at Cranston High School West in 1978. He taught at Bain Middle School, Western Hills Middle School and became an administrator in…
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Cranston Public Schools Administration
845 Park Ave, Cranston, RI
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Monday, May 7, 2012
These students made honor roll at Cranston High School East for the third quarter of 2012.
Seniors Highest Honors: Samantha Armenti, Erica Bachand, Kristen Bachand, Justin Calderara, Diana DellaPorta, Ricardo Figueroa Rentas, Talya Fischbach, Adrienne Gendron, Mariely Jimenez, Julie Martin, Jordan Peralta, Rebecca Rose, Andrew Rosenberg, and Diandra Zaki, High Honors: Haley Amoroso, Katherine Blake, Sylvia Catania, Gianna Delgado, Kelsy Evje, David Folcarelli, Alexis Forte, Lauren Giarrusso, Evan Gillissie, Claire Golde, Meaghan Healy, Lisa Huang, May Leung, John Lovelace, Christian Lynch, Taylor Magnone, Kathryn McDaniel, Brandon Nelson, Chansophanya Ngin, Jillian Proulx, Melanie Rainone, Christopher Rei-Mohammed, Katherine Shay, Brandon Silva, Nina Stiener, and Erin Torres. Honors: Serena Barton-Zainyeh, Lyza Baum, Mitchell …
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Cranston High School East
899 Park Ave, Cranston, RI
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Joe Richer
12:50 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Excellent point, that I somehow missed Steve. I agree that you should not be able to escape the charter through defunding. Both parties should know that that's a "trick" that cuts both ways. On the other hand, if we can save money through changes to the charter...I hope we will do what we can to speed that up. more ›