SALT Staff and Fellows

Office of Progressive Support and Intervention

SALT Staff

SALT is coordinated by the Office of Progressive Support and Intervention at the Rhode Island Department of Education. The current staff includes:

Rick Richards, SALT Project Manager: Phone: (401) 222-8401
Susan Rotblat-Walker, SALT Visit Coordinator: Phone: (401) 222-8413
The Administrative staff at RIDE includes:
Pattie Ricci, SALT Training Coordinator: Phone: (401) 222-8398

SALT Fellows

The SALT Regents Fellows lead the SALT visits, train SALT visit teams, and give advice and information to schools preparing for a SALT visit. The fellows are all teachers on loan from their schools. The current fellows are:

Andre Audette, Pawtucket Public Schools: Phone: (401) 222-8409

Margaret Della Bitta, South Kingstown Public Schools: Phone: (401) 222-8405

Ruth Haynsworth, North Kingstown Public Schools: Phone: (401) 222-8407

Geannine Magliocco, Middletown Public Schools: Phone: (401) 222-8406

Sixty school visits are planned for each academic year; each fellow will be responsible for conducting roughly ten visits.

Consultant

Tom Wilson, Principal Consultant to SALT; Principal, Catalpa, Ltd. Providing overall guidance to the SALT process and endorsements of SALT visit reports. E-mail taw@catalpa.org.