Warwick Public Schools (Rhode Island)

Warwick Public Schools (WPS) is the public school district of Warwick, Rhode Island.

History

In October 2015, Philip Thornton became the superintendent of the school district; he was previously the superintendent of the Cumberland School Department.[1]

Circa 2016 there was a plan to close and repurpose elementary schools that was to affect 600 students.[2] The Warwick Teachers Union opposed the plan.[3]

In 2019, the district announced that students which had families with school lunch fee debts would only be permitted to have sandwiches filled with jelly and nut butter.[4] In response, the company Chobani paid fees of the students, and Hamdi Ulukaya, the head of the company, criticized the policy.[5] The school district ended the sandwich rule.[6]

In 2021 Thornton became the Cumberland superintendent again.[1] Lynn Dambruch replaced him as Warwick superintendent.[7]

Schools

High schools
Middle schools
  • Veterans Middle School
  • Winman Middle School
Elementary schools
  • Cedar Hill Elementary School
  • Greenwood Elementary School
  • Holliman Elementary School
  • Hoxsie Elementary School
  • Lippitt Elementary School
  • Norwood Elementary School
  • Oakland Beach Elementary School
  • Park Elementary School
  • Robertson Elementary School
  • Scott Elementary School
  • Sherman Elementary School
  • Warwick Neck Elementary School
  • E.T. Wyman Elementary School
Preschool
  • Warwick Early Learning Center at John Brown Francis
    • It was formerly an elementary school, but in 2016 there were plans to turn it into a preschool.[10] From circa 1996 to 2018 Francis Elementary had a drama program.[11]
Other facilities
  • Warwick Area Career & Technical Center
Former schools
  • Warwick Veterans Memorial High School - In 2015 there was a proposal to turn it into a middle school.[12]
  • Aldrich Junior High School - In 2015 there was a proposal to close it.[12]
  • Gorton Junior High School - In 2015 there was a proposal to close it.[12]
  • Randall Holden Elementary School - In 2016, there was a proposal to close it.[10]
  • John Wickes Elementary School - In 2016, there was a proposal to close it.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Warwick superintendent returning to Cumberland". WPRI. April 30, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Gugliotta, Tony (September 7, 2016). "Tempers flare at Warwick School Committee meeting over proposed consolidations". WJAR. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Bui, Crystal (September 12, 2016). "Warwick teachers protest plan to consolidate elementary schools". WJAR. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Willingham, AJ (May 8, 2019). "A Rhode Island school district wants to serve sun butter and jelly sandwiches to students with lunch debt". CNN. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Criss, Doug (May 10, 2019). "After a school district said it'll serve jelly sandwiches to students with lunch debt, Chobani stepped in". CNN. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Horton, Adrian (May 9, 2019). "'Lunch shaming': school district changes policy for students who owe meal debts". The Guardian. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "New Warwick superintendent hopes to re-energize the school community". WPRI. May 5, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Reed, Matt (August 31, 2016). "Warwick Vets welcomes first junior high students". WJAR. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Reed, Matt (August 2, 2016). "Warwick gearing up to re-open Vets as junior high school". WJAR. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Crandall, Brian (October 17, 2016). "Teachers, parents at odds with committee over Warwick elementary school consolidation". WJAR. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  11. ^ Kalunian, Kim (May 11, 2018). "Students take final bow at John Brown Francis". WPRI. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "Warwick School Committee again votes to close Vets". WJAR. June 10, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2023.


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