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. 1 2 "Warwick superintendent returning to Cumberland". WPRI. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ↑ Gugliotta, Tony (2016-09-07). "Tempers flare at Warwick School Committee meeting over proposed consolidations". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ↑ Bui, Crystal (2016-09-12). "Warwick teachers protest plan to consolidate elementary schools". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ↑ Willingham, AJ (2019-05-08). "A Rhode Island school district wants to serve sun butter and jelly sandwiches to students with lunch debt". CNN. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  5. ↑ Criss, Doug (2019-05-10). "After a school district said it'll serve jelly sandwiches to students with lunch debt, Chobani stepped in". CNN. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  6. ↑ Horton, Adrian (2019-05-09). "'Lunch shaming': school district changes policy for students who owe meal debts". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  7. ↑ "New Warwick superintendent hopes to re-energize the school community". WPRI. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  8. ↑ Reed, Matt (2016-08-31). "Warwick Vets welcomes first junior high students". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  9. ↑ Reed, Matt (2016-08-02). "Warwick gearing up to re-open Vets as junior high school". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  10. 1 2 3 Crandall, Brian (2016-10-17). "Teachers, parents at odds with committee over Warwick elementary school consolidation". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  11. ↑ Kalunian, Kim (2018-05-11). "Students take final bow at John Brown Francis". WPRI. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  12. 1 2 3 "Warwick School Committee again votes to close Vets". WJAR. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
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