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Information Works! 2006 Reports Available On Line

12/22/2005 - - The first elements of Information Works! 2006 have been posted on the Information Works! website, www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu

Hope High School Complex: Progress Report #2

12/13/2005 - PROVIDENCE - The second Progress Report on the Hope High School Complex, released today (Tuesday, December 13th, 2005) by Education Commissioner Peter McWalters, has found that “positive progress” has been made to date at the three schools at Hope.

Commissioner McWalters Encourages Participation in Profile in Courage Student Essay Contest

12/1/2005 - SMITHFIELD - Fidelity Investments, Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and the Rhode Island Department of Education have joined to encourage eligible high school students to participate in the 2006 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest.

North Kingstown Mathematics Teacher Named 2006 R.I. Teacher of the Year

11/23/2005 - NORTH KINGSTOWN - Governor Donald L. Carcieri announced today (Nov. 23, 2005) that Barbara Morse, a mathematics teacher at North Kingstown Senior High School, has been named the 2006 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year.

Five R.I. Elementary Schools Honored for High Achievement

11/10/2005 - WARWICK - Five Rhode Island elementary schools have been selected by the National Center for Educational Accountability (NCEA) to take part in a research project on educational practices in high-performing schools.

2005 High School Classifications and Test Scores Released

11/9/2005 - LINCOLN - The test scores of Rhode Island high-school students remained virtually unchanged from 2004, according to the results of the 2005 state assessments in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics released today (November 9th, 2005) by the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE).

Two R.I. Secondary-School Teachers Win $25,000 Milken Educator Awards

10/26/2005 - - Two secondardy-school teachers were named today (Oct. 26th) as the Rhode Island recipients of the 2005-2006 National Educator Awards from the Milken Family Foundation.

Grants Available to Districts for electronic portfolio systems

10/20/2005 - - The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has been providing various types of support to schools to help them meet the requirements of the Regents’ Regulations and the high school diploma system. RIDE has recently committed funding to support the development and implementation of an electronic portfolio system that will help districts/schools that are using Graduation Portfolio as a component of their High School Diploma System. RIDE will award grants to eligible districts/schools for districts to participate in an electronic portfolio system.

2005 NAEP Results: Rhode Island students improve in mathematics, hold steady in reading

10/19/2005 - - The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 tests, released today (October 19th, 2005) show that Rhode Island public-school students have improved in mathematics and held steady in reading.

Commissioner Announces Hiring of New Director of Teacher Certification

9/21/2005 - PROVIDENCE - Education Commissioner Peter McWalters has announced that Paulajo Gaines has been hired as the new Director of the Office of Teacher Certification at the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE).

Three Rhode Island Schools Named as Blue Ribbon Schools

9/21/2005 - - Three Rhode Island elementary schools were named as No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools of 2005, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced today.

Governor Carcieri Announces New Director of Adult Education

9/7/2005 - - Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced the selection of the first Director of Adult Education, reporting to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. He also announced the distribution of nearly $4 million in grants to 23 community organizations for Adult Basic and Workforce Education, Family Literacy Grants and Project Opportunity.

R.I. Public-School SAT Scores Rise by 7 Points-SAT Scores - 2005 - by Public High School

8/30/2005 - - The SAT scores for public-school students in Rhode Island rose by 7 points this year, as the mean verbal score rose 2 points to 495 and the mean mathematics score rose 5 points to 501, according to results released today (Aug. 30th) by the College Board.

Decision regarding future operation of the Beacon Charter School

8/25/2005 - -

Decision regarding future operation of the Beacon Charter School

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Hope High School Complex Making Satisfactory Progress toward Reconstitution

7/29/2005 - PROVIDENCE - In his first report to Education Commissioner Peter McWalters regarding the Commissioner’s Corrective Action Order, Special Master Nicholas C. Donohue has determined that the Hope High School complex is making satisfactory progress toward a successful school opening next month.
Related Info: Progress Report: Commissioner's Decision and Order, The Hope High School Complex

Request for Proposals -- Consortium Student Information System (CSIS) Initiative

7/22/2005 - -

The Rhode Island High-School Diploma System, A Brochure

7/21/2005 - -

2005 Annual Performance Report: Improving Results for Children with Disabilities

7/20/2005 - -

RI AWARDED NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM GRANT

7/13/2005 - - Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that Rhode Island is being awarded an “Honor States” grant by the National Governors Association (NGA) to fund Rhode Island’s ongoing efforts to improve education standards, strengthen science instruction, and prepare Rhode Island high school students for college. While the amount of the grant has not yet been released, Rhode Island requested approximately $1 million over two years.

Youth Health Risk Behaviors: How RI Schools Can Use Survey Data to Create a Healthy Environment

6/20/2005 - -

Healthy Schools! Healthy Kids! School Health Chronicles- Spring 2005

6/7/2005 - -

Updated 2005-2006 Approved Supplemental Educational Services Providers List

6/7/2005 - -

Newport Superintendent Hired to Direct Progressive Support and Intervention at RIDE

6/1/2005 - PROVIDENCE - Former Newport Superintendent of Schools Mary C. Canole, Ed. D., begins work this week as the Director of Progressive Support and Intervention, at the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE).

New Information regarding Rhode Island Alternate Assessment and Alternate Grade Span Expectations

5/25/2005 - -

Education Department Dinner to Honor Rhode Island Teacher of the Year

5/12/2005 - - The 2004 National Teacher of the Year, Kathleen M. Mellor, of North Kingstown, will be the guest speaker at a dinner to honor the 2005 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year and other distinguished educators. The dinner is sponsored by the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

East Greenwich Teacher Receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics

4/15/2005 - - Domenic M. Giusti, a sixth-grade teacher at the George Hanaford School, in East Greenwich, was named this week as the Rhode Island winner of a 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching.

2005-2006 Consolidated Resource Guide and Application Documents

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Education Commissioner Names Special Master for Hope High School

3/9/2005 - PROVIDENCE - Education Commissioner Peter McWalters today (March 9th) named Nicholas C. Donohue, former New Hampshire Commissioner of Education, as the Special Master for Hope High School.

Information Works! 2005 reports are now on line

2/18/2005 - -

2005 Rhode Island Law Day And $1,000 Essay Contest

2/5/2005 - - The Rhode Island Bar Association and the Rhode Island Judiciary, with support from Roger Williams University School of Law, the Rhode Island Department of Education and the Rhode Island Police Chief’s Association, sponsor Rhode Island Law Day. This year the event will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 3, 2005. During Law Day, judge and attorney teams work with teachers to deliver law related education programs to classrooms throughout Rhode Island. In 2005, Rhode Island Law Day lessons will focus The American Jury: The Embodiment of Democracy. All Rhode Island court sessions are suspended on this day to allow active participation by Rhode Island judges and lawyers.

Hope High School: Decision and Order of Reconstitution

2/4/2005 - PROVIDENCE - Education Commissioner Peter McWalters today ordered that Hope High School continue to operate as three small, autonomous learning communities, each with the authority to recruit, hire, evaluate, and retain staff and to allocate funds.