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• PROVIDENCE

  
  

  Vision: The Providence Public School District will be a national leader in educating urban youth. Mission: The Providence Public School District will prepare all students to succeed in the nation’s colleges and universities, and in their chosen professions.

• CRANSTON

  
  

  The mission of Cranston Public Schools: The student completing an education program in Cranston Public Schools is an inquisitive, literate, culturally aware, life long learner, with positive self-esteem, who is able to think creatively and analyze information critically. The student is a resourceful technologically proficient worker, who contributes to team efforts. As a responsible citizen, the student is an ethical, self-reliant, and socially responsible member of the global community.

• WARWICK

  
  

  The mission of the Warwick Public Schools, working cooperatively with families and the community, is to provide challenging learning environments that enable all students to develop skills and knowledge necessary to become self-directed, life-long learners, highly productive responsible citizens, and contributors to a technological and diverse society.

• PAWTUCKET

  
  

  Educating nearly 9,000 students in three high schools, three junior high schools, and ten elementary schools, the administration, faculty, and staff of the Pawtucket School Department strive for excellence in instruction and learning.

• WOONSOCKET

  
  

  Our city schools are made rich and vibrant through the heritage and diversity of our students and community. Dedicated teachers blend the past with the future through the use of advanced curriculum, eclectic instructional practices and cutting-edge technology. Our goal is to prepare our students to meet twenty-first century challenges and opportunities. Mission: “Empowering all learners to shape and enrich their changing world.”

• EAST PROVIDENCE

  
  

  MISSION STATEMENT: The East Providence School Department, in partnership with families and the community, is committed to provide a comprehensive, inclusive program of academic excellence in a safe, nurturing environment, preparing all students to become responsible, life-long learners, able to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

• COVENTRY

  
  

  The mission of the Coventry Public Schools is to prepare all students to lead safe, healthy, and successful lives as productive members of a complex global society. Coventry will achieve this mission by providing a high quality, standards-based education for all students in an environment based on respect, trust, and ethical and responsible behavior.

• CUMBERLAND

  
  

  MISSION: The Cumberland School Department will prepare all students to become responsible, contributing members of a complex global society through a partnership with home and community. A VISION FOR EDUCATION IN CUMBERLAND: The vision of Cumberland School Department is to support the educational development of the whole child through proven strategies and a guaranteed and viable curriculum. As a result, students are aware of their global community, are active civic participants and achieve proficiencies which allow them to make valuable life choices. Through high expectations and best practice, students are led by an academy of teachers, administrators and staff dedicated to academic excellence. We envision a learning community established and supported through collaboration among students, families, educators, and the community.

• NORTH KINGSTOWN

  
  

  Our mission is to educate our students to become intellectually active adults, to inspire them to reach individual excellence, and to challenge them to become responsible members of society.

• NORTH PROVIDENCE

  
  

  The Mission of the North Providence School District, as an urban ring community with a strong neighborhood identity which recognizes its individual and cultural diversity and its sensitivity to the needs of the community, is to educate its students in a safe, nurturing, and challenging environment for successful entry into industry, business, or higher education by providing them with 21st century skills in academics, communication, technology, and the humanities, holding them to high expectations, and recognizing the needs of individual students in order to ensure they become productive and contributing members of a global society.

• BRISTOL WARREN

  
  

  Our vision, mission and goals have a singular and sustained focus-- student learning. We are committed to ensuring that all students achieve at the high levels needed to prepare them to lead fulfilling and productive lives, to succeed in academic and employment settings, and to make a positive contribution to society.

• CHARIHO

  
  

  District Mission: The Chariho Regional School District ensures that all students meet high academic standards and are prepared for lifelong learning and productive global citizenship.

• WEST WARWICK

  
  

  MISSION STATEMENT: The West Warwick Public Schools, in partnership with the entire community, is dedicated to providing all learners with access and opportunity to a challenging comprehensive education while developing 21st Century Skills in a safe, personalized learning environment.

• SOUTH KINGSTOWN

  
  

  The mission of the South Kingstown School Department, in partnership with families and the entire educational community, is to educate ALL of our students in the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure readiness and success in college and career

• BARRINGTON

  
  

  The Barrington School District is considered to be one of the top school systems in the state and all six schools consistently score at or near the top in categories measured by the Rhode Island Department of Education. October 2012 enrollment at district schools is as follows: Primrose Hill Elementary (337 students), Sowams Elementary (255), Nayatt Elementary (337), Hampden Meadows (572) and Barrington Middle School (813) and Barrington High School (1038)

• LINCOLN

  
  

  The Lincoln Public School District, an educational system with a tradition for excellence, challenged by growth and diversity, is dedicated to building a partnership of home, school, and community, in order to provide educational opportunity through standards-based curriculum and high quality instruction so that all students can learn the skills needed to be productive citizens in a global society.

• JOHNSTON

  
  

  The Mission of the Johnston Public Schools, in partnership with the school community, is to provide students the education to become responsible citizens of a global society by offering rigorous and dynamic programs, which challenge all students to achieve high standards, become life-long learners, and lead selffulfilling productive lives.

• WESTERLY

  
  

  Westerly Public Schools … a place where learning has no limits and academic excellence is measured one child at a time. Core Beliefs: 1. Learning is the heart and soul of what we do. 2. All children are unique individuals with special gifts and talents. 3. Teaching is hard work in an organization where all children are expected to learn at high levels. 4. All people in the organization, both children and adults, should be valued and respected. 5. Risk taking, problem solving and creativity are traits we embrace. 6. The community is our “customer” and their ideas and opinions are listened to and acted upon.

• CENTRAL FALLS

  
  

  Central Falls School District is an urban school district of 2,900 students and 19,000 residents approximately 10 miles north of the Capitol City of Providence. The City of Central Falls located in Rhode Island encompasses a land area of 1.27 square miles. We serve a diverse population. Over fifty-percent of Central Falls residents are of Hispanic decent. The mission of the Central Falls School Community is to develop its diverse student population into responsible citizens, effective communicators, innovative problem-solvers and critical thinkers who are able to fully participate in and positively contribute to society. The school community is committed to the attainment of high standards by all students by ensuring a literacy-rich learning environment and providing results-oriented educational leadership at all levels.

• PORTSMOUTH

  
  

  Our mission is to create a comprehensive teaching and learning environment which provides opportunities to students to become, to their fullest potential, responsible citizens, self-directed individuals, and life-long learners.

• EAST GREENWICH

  
  

  Mission Statement: We are committed to creating an environment that ensures quality teaching, challenging curriculum, and community involvement enabling all learners to pursue academic excellence, share a love of learning, and become responsible citizens in global society.

• BURRILLVILLE

  
  

  The Burrillville School Department is a public school district that serves the Town of Burrillville, located about 20 miles from Providence in northwestern Rhode Island, bordering both Connecticut and Massachusetts. Burrillville, incorporated in 1806, is a rural community comprised of nine villages spanning 57.3 square miles: Bridgeton, Glendale, Harrisville, Mapleville, Mohegan, Nasonville, Oakland, Pascoag, and Wallum Lake. The Mission of the Burrillville Public School System is to provide high quality education to all students in a secure, nurturing environment in which all are challenged to reach full potential as life-long learners, responsible citizens and contributing members of society, recognizing its role as the education center of our unique and evolving community.

• SMITHFIELD

  
  

  Smithfield School District provides an excellent educational experience for all students thanks to the efforts of our talented, dedicated, and caring staff and our supportive parent community. We take great pride in knowing that every school in the district is high performing and has achieved Annual Yearly Progress with two of our schools regents commended. We have a commitment to hiring highly qualified and credentialed teachers and to providing support and professional development in order to assure top notch student performance results. Our positive partnership with parents, businesses and the community enhances our instructional program and provides an enriched learning environment in which student thrive. A partnership with Dr. Robert Ballard (explorer who discovered the Titanic) and the school of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island has allowed our students to be the first in the world to interact with research scientists all over the world. Through a partnership with Bryant University we were the first district in the United States to establishK-12 afterschool Confucius Classrooms to teach Chinese culture and language.

• MIDDLETOWN

  
  

  Mission: In partnership with students, parents, and community, the Middletown Public Schools will cultivate lifelong learning through a collaborative, student-centered, educational model in the context of real world experiences.

• NEWPORT

  
  

  The Newport Public Schools are located in the scenic city of Newport, RI. Our school district includes Rogers High School and Newport Area Career & Technical Center (Grades 9 - 12), Thompson Middle School (Grades 5 - 8), Coggeshall Elementary (Grades K - 4), Cranston-Calvert Elementary (Grades K - 4), Sullivan Elementary at Triplett (Grades K - 4) and Underwood Elementary (Grades PK - 4). We are excited to be building the new Pell Elementary School on Dexter Street to be completed in 2013. Newport Public Schools offer many great programs to help your child learn and develop into a responsible, contributing citizen. We believe that every student should be challenged and supported throughout their educational career. Principals, teachers, and staff are dedicated to making a positive difference in your child’s life.

• TIVERTON

  
  

  The Tiverton School Department has a total school population of 1917 students who are supported by a professional staff of 178 teachers and 62 non-certified support staff. The district is comprised of three elementary schools grades K-4, one middle school grades 5-8, and one high school grades 9-12. Tiverton High School is currently accredited by the N.E.A.S.C. (New England Association of Schools and Colleges). The high school is currently participating in the re-accreditation process which is scheduled to conclude in the Spring of 2012. The Tiverton School Department is committed to standards-based instruction and performance in a K-12 continuum. High expectations for student performance are supported by a rigorous curriculum that is aligned to both state and national standards. The School Department has initiated steps towards adopting the Common Core Standards which are scheduled for implementation in September 2014. Administrators are continually striving to build and improve our learning community by increasing parent, student, and community participation in support of our efforts to support high standards for both our faculty and students. Our goal is to provide every student the opportunity to excel and meet high standards in all of their classes at every grade level.

• NORTH SMITHFIELD

  
  

  "Our mission is to prepare each student to be a successful and responsible member of society."

• EXETER-WEST GREENWICH

  
  

  Mission: Empowering Students: Dream…Reach…Succeed The mission of the Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District is to empower students to contribute to school and community by providing substantial learning experiences in a safe, trusting, and motivating environment

• SCITUATE

  
  

  Scituate has three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The elementary schools, Clayville, Hope and North Scituate, educate students from kindergarten through grade 5. In addition, there is a pre-school program for special needs youngsters at the North Scituate Elementary school. The mission of the Scituate School system is to provide all students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible, contributing citizens in an ever-changing world.

• NARRAGANSETT

  
  

  The next generation of the Narragansett School System will be a place where the schools respond to the different constituencies of the community and at the same time take a role in leading the town toward its future. The Narragansett School System will achieve excellence through a caring environment where students are engaged in, intrinsically motivated for, and focused on achieving high academic standards and becoming well-rounded citizens.

• FOSTER-GLOCESTER

  
  

  Mission: Foster-Glocester Regional School District students is a highly effective learning community that ensures each of our graduates is well-prepared for post-secondary education, careers, and citizenship within a knowledge-based society.

• BLACKSTONE VALLEY PREP A RI MAYORAL ACADEMY

  
  

  Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP) Mayoral Academy is a network of tuition-free public schools chartered by the Rhode Island Department of Education. As a growing network of schools, BVP offers a high quality public school choice to the families of Lincoln, Cumberland, Central Falls and Pawtucket and currently serves 770 scholars in grades K-3 and 5-7. A member of the Rhode Island Mayoral AcademiesSM network, BVP’s mission is to prepare every scholar for success in college and the world beyond. Our school culture is founded on the core PRIDE values: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Discipline and Enthusiasm. Scholars, families and staff are expected to live and implement these in their daily work. Our homerooms are named after the alma maters of our staff, including URI, Brown University, RIC and colleges nationwide. Supported by the unyielding commitment to the belief that all children can achieve, we know our “students” are really scholars who will one day graduate from college.

• DAVIES CAREER AND TECH

  
  

  William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School, located in Lincoln, Rhode Island, is a local education agency (LEA) serving approximately 850 students from six sending districts: Central Falls, Lincoln, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, and Smithfield. Davies is a state-operated school governed by an independent, business-led Board of Trustees. Students must take an entance examination and apply for admissions to Davies. The mission of the William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School is to provide its student population a learning environment that is constantly improving its teaching delivery and mentoring/support systems to stimulate and nurture the students' intellectual growth, self-discovery, and aspirations to attain the following practices: Demonstrate respect, responsibility, and readiness to succeed; Exhibit creative and critical thinking; Acquire academic and technical training preparedness and appreciate an excellence for learning; Demonstrate a passion for learning, understand the value of education, and foster a commitment for life-long learning

• MET CAREER AND TECH

  
  

  Every student has an individualized learning plan built around that child’s needs and interests, while incorporating the MET’s rigorous learning goals. Parents and mentors are active members of the student’s learning plan team, working with the advisor to develop the best curriculum for that child. Strong relationships with parents, family, the community, business, government, and other educational institutions are key factors that contribute to the success of MET students.

• PAUL CUFFEE CHARTER SCH

  
  

  Paul Cuffee School (PCS) is a public charter school in Providence, Rhode Island, that serves a diverse community of students in kindergarten through high school. Our academic and extracurricular programs are designed to prepare students for success both in school and in whatever path they choose after graduation. Mission of Paul Cuffee School: Paul Cuffee School (PCS), a public charter school of choice, serves a diverse community of students from Providence, Rhode Island. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee’s life, the school teaches students to value personal initiative and social responsibility. It seeks to accomplish this goal through an academic program that fosters discovery, stretches thinking, and demands excellence. PCS’s maritime-themed curriculum prepares students for success in higher education and throughout their lives. We strive to be a community that respects each individual and responds to the needs of others. This quality of our life together is central to our mission.

• LEARNING COMMUNITY

  
  

  The Learning Community is a vibrant public school serving Central Falls, Providence and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. A K-8 school proving poverty is not a barrier to achievement, we serve over 500 students in our school and hundreds of other teachers and students in the schools where we work as professional development partners. This work fulfills our bold mission: At The Learning Community, we believe that literacy empowers each individual to have a voice, assume community responsibility and take social action. We expect leadership at every level. We grow teacher leaders, student leaders and community leaders.

• GLOCESTER

  
  

• JAMESTOWN

  
  

  The Jamestown School Department, in partnership with the community, provides a respectful environment that challenges each child to fulfill his/her unique potential, and to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become active and engaged 21st century learners and citizens.

• HIGHLANDER

  
  

  At Highlander Charter School, students get individual attention, build lasting bonds, and use customized plans to learn in the ways that are most effective for them. Highlander is an urban charter school with 272 students in grades K-8 located in the heart of Providence. It offers all the benefits of a private school – small classes, diverse populations, individual attention from teachers – in a public school setting. With only 18 students in each class, the diversity of each student at Highlander is celebrated. Each student works with teachers specially trained to help students, even those with learning differences, master reading and math. Together, students and teachers develop individualized learning plans that help students acquire the skills they need while learning about things that really interest them.

• INTERNATIONAL CHARTER

  
  

  The International Charter School is a dual language, elementary public school of choice, located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Department of Education allows charter schools to be established by public school districts or Rhode Island non-profit organizations. The International Institute of Rhode Island was granted the initial charter for the International Charter School in 2001. The mission of ICS is to integrate the diverse languages and cultures of the communities it serves by teaching all students in two languages-in Spanish and English or in Portuguese and English-and helping children develop an appreciation of other cultures. Children learn to work collaboratively from their multiple experiences and backgrounds, striving towards high standards of academic achievement. Everyone is part of a community of learners, engaging in inquiry about the world, themselves, and others.

• FOSTER

  
  

  Foster School District is a dynamic education community, which guarantees all students a quality education through a commitment to excellence. In student-centered, academically challenging environments that cultivate character, celebrate learning and foster collaboration, the staff, families and greater community of the Foster School District, as partners, will develop creative, lifelong learners with the skills and enthusiasm to shape a changing world.

• LITTLE COMPTON

  
  

  The Little Compton School District believes that: We can always improve. Each student has the right to an educational experience based on high standards. All children can achieve high standards. Not all children will achieve the standards in the same way or in the same time. School must provide safe, secure, nurturing learning environments. School must be flexible to change. Education is shared responsibility requiring the cooperation of the student, home, school, and community. School prepares and challenge students to contribute to the community. Love of learning fosters life-long educational growth.

• SEGUE INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING

  
  

  The Segue Institute for Learning, one of the state’s newest charter schools, serves students in grades 6th to 8th from the City of Central Falls. The school was founded and created in 2006 as part of an on-going neighborhood mobilization movement that engaged all facets of the community. The mission of the Segue Institute for Learning is to foster a community where students take ownership of their education. Segue scholars receive a rigorous academic experience that prepares them to excel in the high school and eventual college setting of their choice. At Segue, we believe that all of our students are AT PROMISE, versus being labeled At Risk. The Segue Institute for Learning is a safe and nurturing environment which promotes diversity, encourages individual growth, and allows students to view themselves as citizens of change in their homes and community.

• BEACON CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Our Mission: Beacon Charter High School for the Arts develops artistic thinkers by nurturing self-expression while preparing our graduates with the academic skills necessary for sustained postsecondary success. Our Vision: The school has achieved many of its initial goals through sustained academic success and the purchase of our facility. In the near future, we will renovate the facility, beginning with the first floor, identify additional sources of revenue, particularly through grant funding and a capital campaign, and begin to explore growth options. Beacon will maintain the quality of its program offerings by continuing to evolve.

• KINGSTON HILL ACADEMY

  
  

  Kingston Hill Academy (KHA) is dedicated to providing students with the opportunity for an inclusive, individualized, and challenging curriculum that supports them to reach their full potential. KHA is a public (no tuition) charter school located in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. The school opened in September of 2001 with just 40 Kindergarten students. Since that time, the school has grown to 180 students in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. KHA is chartered for up to 260 students, Kindergarten through Eighth grade and is exploring the opportunity of expanding the physical plant to accommodate middle school students.

• BLACKSTONE ACADEMY

  
  

  Blackstone Academy was established in 2002 as a small, public high school of choice for students from Central Falls and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The school was founded to give students in these communities the option of attending a college-preparatory high school that connects learning to the community. Through participation in our signature Community Improvement Projects, Blackstone students learn skills that will benefit them as they learn how to become real world problem solvers. Rigorous coursework prepares our students for college and other programs of higher education. The mission of Blackstone Academy Charter School is to build a strong community of learners and leaders. Our small educational environment helps foster independent inquiry, teamwork, and communication. Our students develop the skills to solve problems and use their voices in ways that lead to success in the academic, social, and professional arenas. They demonstrate their achievements through a process of discovery, presentation, and reflection. Community involvement and community improvement are key themes at BACS. In addition to classes, our portfolio system structures the progression of their learning by having students study themselves and their relationships to others, move forward with an exploration of the local community, and ultimately integrate an understanding of the wider world as students become responsible, motivated, life-long learners.

• THE COMPASS SCHOOL

  
  

  The Compass School is a small learning community in which all children can excel. Our practices are developmentally appropriate, and we offer children a continuous, multiyear educational experience. An integrated, project based curriculum provides the foundation to develop each individual as a cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and reflective being. Our strength is gathered through reciprocal relationships among all members of the learning community. Students graduate knowing they are members of a global community, having developed an awareness of and practiced their personal, social and ecological responsibility.

• URBAN COLLABORATIVE

  
  

  UCAP (The Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program) is located in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1989, we are a unique alternative independent public middle school dedicated to reducing the dropout rates in Providence, Central Falls, and Cranston. The Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program seeks to intervene in the lives of adolescents at risk of dropping out. We strive to create a supportive community that motivates students with a coherent, relevant, and challenging accelerated program that will help them attain the academic and social skills necessary for success in high school and in life. We stress the importance of achieving at high levels by taking responsibility, setting goals, working hard, taking risks, and having fun.

• NEW SHOREHAM

  
  

  The philosophy of the New Shoreham School Department is based on the premise that the most valuable resource of the Town of New Shoreham is its children. It is our belief that schools benefit not only children and their parents, but all of society, by helping to assure that each individual is capable of contributing to the overall good of humankind. The school experience should be a catalyst to help students clarify their own goals and values, to acquire healthy attitudes toward success and failure, to understand the function of experimentation in learning, and to gain sufficient confidence to take appropriate risks in order to achieve. Fundamental to the educational process is the conviction that students learn differently from one another and each must be regarded as an individual worthy of our interest, respect, and best efforts.

• DCYF

  
  

  The Department was established by the state legislature in 1980 by merging children's programs previously administered by 4 different state agencies. The Director of DCYF is also a member of the RI Children's Cabinet, which addresses cross-departmental issues relating to children’s needs and services. We are one of a small group of states that integrate the 3 major public responsibilities for troubled children, youth and families in one agency: Child Welfare, Children's Behavioral Health, and Juvenile Corrections. It is the mission of DCYF to assist families with their primary responsibility to raise their children to become productive members of society. We recognize our obligations to promote, safeguard and protect the overall well-being of culturally diverse children, youth and families and the communities in which they live through a partnership with families, communities and government.

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