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Providence School District, Rhode Island

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Providence is a school district in Rhode Island.

Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Rhode Island school district websites

The good

  • Administrative officials are listed with contact information.[1]
  • School board members are listed with contact information.[2]
  • Meeting schedule, agenda[3], and minutes are available.[4]
  • Budget is published.[5]
  • District report cards and assessment reports are available.[6]

The bad

  • Does not provide information on taxes, contracts, audits, background checks, and how to make public record requests.

School board

The School Board is composed of nine members appointed to three-year staggered terms. A nominating commission recommends candidates to the Mayor for appointment or re-appointment, with the City Council confirming the Mayor’s final three selections.[7]


Member Position Term expires
Robert Wise President 12/31/09
Maila Touray Vice-President 12/31/09
Philip Gould Treasurer 12/31/10
Grace González Member 12/31/09
Magaly Sánchez Member 12/31/10
Brian Lalli Member 12/31/11
Melissa Malone Member 12/31/11
Katherine McKenzie Member 12/31/11

Thomas Brady serves as Superintendent.

Teacher contracts

Contracts are available on the Providence Teachers Union website.[8]

School budget

For FY 2010, the District projects a total budget of $386,033,647. This is a very slight decrease of $141,534 (0.04%) from FY 2009.[9]

In FY 2008 per pupil spending was $14,002.[10]

Academic performance

In response to the No Child Left Behind Act, Rhode Island joined with Vermont and New Hampshire to create Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) and the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP).[11] NECAP results can be found on the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education site.

Each year Information Works! (a partnership between the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Center for School Improvement and Educational Policy at the University of Rhode Island) puts out an annual report on public education in Rhode Island, creating detailed report cards for each district.

2007-08 District school performance

In the 2007-08 school year, 16 schools (35%) in the district were classified as making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), none were Regents' Commended schools, and 21 were identified as in need of improvement.[12]

Classification Number of schools Percentage of schools
Made Adequate Yearly Progress 16 35%
Did not make AYP - Caution 0 0%
Did not make AYP - Insufficient Progress 30 65%

2008-09 Accountability

The chart below details school classification indicators and targets:[13]

Level Math 2008 state target District's index score English 2008 state target District's index score
Elementary Schools 74.5% 70.4% 84.1% 76.2%
Middle Schools 64.1% 66.8% 78.6% 74.9%
High Schools 63.2% 59.1% 75.0% 79.6%

2008-09 Assessments

The chart below details the percentage of students reaching proficiency on the following subjects:[14]

Grade Math Reading Writing
Grade 11 14% 55% 29%
Grade 8 28% 41% 29%
Grade 7 29% 47% -
Grade 6 29% 45% -
Grade 5 35% 44% 38%
Grade 4 40% 47% -
Grade 3 35% 47% -

Unions

The Providence Teachers Union (PTA) is the teacher's union for this school district.[15] It is an affiliate of Rhode Island Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the Providence Central Labor Council. Steven F. Smith is the President.

School choice

External links


References

  1. ↑ Administration
  2. ↑ School Board
  3. ↑ Agenda
  4. ↑ Minutes
  5. ↑ Budget
  6. ↑ Assessments
  7. ↑ Providence School Board
  8. ↑ Providence Teachers Union - Contracts
  9. ↑ Providence Schools - 2009-2010 Proposed Budget Book
  10. ↑ RIDE - FY 2008 Per Pupil Expenditures
  11. ↑ Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - New England Common Assessment Program
  12. ↑ Infoworks! 2009 School District Performance Report
  13. ↑ Infoworks! Learning and Achievement: Accountability 2009 Report
  14. ↑ Infoworks! Learning and Achievement: Assessments 2009 Report
  15. ↑ Providence Teachers Union
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