Category: Education
Aquidneck Island 2024 Candidate Forums
Election day is only a scant 8 weeks away. It’s an important moment for all communities on Aquidneck Island and Involve Newport encourages all interested citizens to attend. Candidates for local offices in Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth have been invited to participate in public forums in advance of the November 5, 2024 general election. Newport…
Joint Meeting on Education Data TONIGHT
The Newport School Committee has scheduled a joint workshop with the City Council where the 2023 district assessment data will be presented. The Meeting is TONIGHT Wednesday, January 3 at 5:30 PM at Pell Elementary School Cafeteria. Parents and community members are encouraged to attend If you’d like to follow more closely the many forces affecting…
Involve Newport Announces Congressional Candidate Meet & Greet
iNvolve Newport is proud to be presenting a Meet & Greet with the distinguished candidates running for the First Congressional District seat made available by Congressman David Cicilline’s resignation. Once again iNvolve Newport is partnering with Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County, AARP and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government…
Education Notes and Updates
Education Notes and Awards Our education working group has held a few meetings this summer to focus on Public Education in our City and the outcomes and considerations. A few notes of interest: As part of this year’s annual budget process, the City Council approved the education departments funding request. Members of our organization attended…
FACT is looking for Families Meeting April 6!
INFORMATIONAL MEETING TOMORROW APRIL 6! In late 2022 iNvolve Newport was proud to participate in the FACT program. FACT stands for FAMILIES ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. It is a collaborative effort of Boys and Girls Club of Newport, University of Rhode Island Johnnycake Center for Hope, Connexion Latina and other local community groups. The…
Learning in Process in Education Working Group
Involve Newport’s Education Working Group provides a space for residents to raise their questions related to public education in Newport and to work together to understand current issues or proposals, such as the regionalization ballot question in 2022. The Working Group has in-person meetings and maintains an email-based open forum for questions and answers. The…
Community Event WEDNESDAY, iNvolve Newport wants to talk about PELL School
On Wed March 15th, iNvolve Newport is hosting a conversation for Prospective Pell Elementary School parents. We’ll have our members there with PTO members to answer your questions and just get to know each other. Come See us at Parlor at 7:30 PM (held following our PTO meeting) Hope to see you there!
iNvolve Newport wants to talk about PELL School
For our friends and neighbors considering public education in Newport, iNvolve is hosting a conversation for Prospective Pell Elementary School parents. We’ll have our own members there with PTO members to answer your questions and just get to know each other. Hope to see you there!
OK Campers!
(guest perspective contributed Alana Hearn). Well, it’s that time of the year again – when well-meaning parents arm themselves with spreadsheets and set their alarms: in an attempt to get their children enrolled in a local Aquidneck Island camp or two! Good luck parents. More challenging than securing tickets to a T.Swift concert, if your…
FACT is looking for Families
In late 2022 iNvolve Newport was proud to participate in the FACT program. FACT stands for FAMILIES ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. It is a collaborative effort of Boys and Girls Club of Newport, University of Rhode Island Johnnycake Center for Hope, Connexion Latina and other local community groups. The focus is to have families…