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Governor Releases School Classifications; Two-Thirds of Schools Met All Targets

12/15/2006 - - More than half of the public schools in the state (57%) are classified as high performing and two-thirds of the schools (68%) met all of their annual targets .....more

Commissioner McWalters Encourages Participation in Fidelity Investments JFK Essay Contest

12/13/2006 - Smithfield - The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDOE), Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and Fidelity Investments® strongly encourage Rhode Island’s public, private and home-schooled high school students to participate in the 2007 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest....

Warwick Arts Educator Named 2007 R.I. Teacher of the Year

12/12/2006 - Warwick - Governor Donald L. Carcieri announced today (Dec. 12th, 2006) that Catherine Davis Hayes, a visual-arts teacher at the Oakland Beach Elementary Schools, has been named the 2007 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year....more

New Website Released!

12/5/2006 - - We've redesigned our website! We hope your experience on our site is an enjoyable one. We welcome any comments or questions; please send them to webmaster@ride.ri.gov .

Final Report from Hope High Special Master Finds “Excellent” Progress Has Been Made

12/4/2006 - - In his fourth and final report to the Education Commissioner Peter McWalters, Hope High Complex Special Master Nicholas C. Donohue says that progress at Hope in the past eighteen months has been “enormous.”

Nicholas C. Donohue's Full Report on progress at Hope High School

12/4/2006 - - Nicholas C. Donohue's full report available online.

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

10/5/2006 - - Two elementary-school teachers were named today (Oct. 4th) as the Rhode Island recipients of the 2006-2007 National Educator Awards from the Milken Family Foundation.

Governor Carcieri Releases List of 2006 School-Performance Classifications, Elementary and Middle School

9/21/2006 - NORTH PROVIDENCE - Results from the latest round of school-performance classifications show that 62 percent of the elementary and middle schools in the state are high performing.

21st Century Community Learning Centers (CLC) Program Grades K-12

9/15/2006 - - Grant awards are contingent on the receipt of federal funds by the RI Department of Education on or after July 1, 2007.

Education Department Accepting Food Program Applications

9/8/2006 - - Local child-care centers and adult day-care centers in Rhode Island participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and provide nutritious meals daily to more than 15,600 participants at 217 locations statewide through 88 locally sponsored programs.

2006 SAT Scores Released

8/29/2006 - - The College Board today (August 29th, 2006) released the 2006 test scores and participation rates of Rhode Island public-school seniors on the SAT and AP (advanced placement) exams.

Schools Facing NCLB Sanctions 2006 - Elementary and Middle Schools

8/28/2006 - - Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Choice and Other Accountability Sanctions Entering 2006-07 Elementary and Middle Schools

List of Schools Facing NCLB Sanctions in 2006 is Released

8/28/2006 - PROVIDENCE - Education Commissioner Peter McWalters announced this morning (Aug. 28th, 2006) that no new elementary or middle schools will have to offer school choice or face additional sanctions mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

Experienced R.I. Educator to Lead Central Falls Schools

8/11/2006 - PROVIDENCE - Dr. William R. Holland, a Rhode Island educator with 43 years of experience in the field, will become the interim superintendent of the Central Falls School District.

Exeter-West Greenwich Superintendent to Lead State Secondary-School Reform Programs

8/3/2006 - PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) has selected Roy M. Seitsinger Jr., superintendent of the Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District, as the new director of the Office of Middle School and High School Reform.

Complete Information Works! 2006 Reports Available Online at RIDE-URI Website

7/31/2006 - - The complete set of Information Works! 2006 school, district, and state reports has been posted on the Information Works! website, www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu

Five Outstanding R.I. Schools Participate in Just for the Kids Best Practice Institute

6/26/2006 - - The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE), The Broad Foundation and National Center for Educational Accountabilty (NCEA) are pleased to release NCEA's Executive Summary of the 2005 Just for th e Kids Best Practice Institute featuring practices of Rhode Island public elemen tary schools.

Special Master Reports "Satisfactory and Positive" Progress at Hope Complex

6/9/2006 - PROVIDENCE - In his third progress report to Education Commissioner Peter McWalters, Hope High Complex Special Master Nicholas C. Donohue says that “satisfactory and positive” progress has been made at Hope during the school year.
Related Info: Progress Report #3 from Hope Complex Special Master

NAEP Science Results Results Released

5/24/2006 - - Rhode Island 8th graders scored slightly above the national average on the national assessment in science administered last year by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. The test results were released today (May 24th, 2006).

RIDE, Department of Health Announce Improvement in Health-Risk Behaviors Among Students

4/11/2006 - Providence, Rhode Island - Today, the Rhode Island Deparments of Health (HEALTH) and Education (RDE) anounced the results of the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surey (YRS). YRS monitors health risk behaviors among public high school students.

Regents to Consider Statewide Purchases, Contracts for All School Districts

3/29/2006 - PROVIDENCE - At the meeting last week(March 23) of the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education, Board Chairman James A DiPrete said that school districts should work together to establish statewide purchasing agreements and service contracts and that the Regents will help them to do so.

NECAP Data Released for grades 3 - 8 in Reading, Mathematics, and Writing

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Kenneth Swanson Named New Director of Special Populations Office

2/9/2006 - PROVIDENCE - An administrator with more than 27 years of experience working with students with disabilities has begun work as the Director of the Office of Special Populations at the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE).

School Districts, Nonpublic Schools Asked to Submit Applications for Aid for Students Displaced by Hurricane...with related documents

1/23/2006 - - Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (EIADS) is now available without disabilities and up to $7,500 per student with disabilities.

School Improvement in Rhode Island: A presentation to the Governor's Statewide PK-16 Council, January 12th, 2005 (Power Point)

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