The following piece was posted on the ValleyBreeze.com. http://www.valleybreeze.com/2015-10-20/pawtucket/pawtucket-teacher-wins-milken-educator-award#.VifosdKrTIU PAWTUCKET – In a surprise ceremony last week at Slater Junior High School, English teacher Kendra Borden was named the Rhode Island winner of a 2015 Milken Educator Award. The…
DiCenso inks contract extension in Pawtucket
The Pawtucket School Committee unanimously voted to extend Superintendent Patti DiCenso’s contract at last night’s school committee meeting after a long duration of executive session. DiCenso will likely lead the school department for the next three years at a salary…
AFT looks at effective teacher development, evaluation
Teacher development and evaluation systems that are co-designed by teachers; based on agreed-upon teaching standards; assessed in multiple ways; and supported with ongoing training for teachers and evaluators alike are an effective strategy for teachers, administrators and students, the AFT…
School Committee Meeting 10-5-15
Meeting of the Pawtucket School Committee – Special Education Subcommittee Monday, October 5, 2015 at 6:15 PM School Administration Building 286 Main Street, Pawtucket Rhode Island 02860 Click below for the agenda SC 10-5-15
PTA Sponsored Professional Development
Professional Development To register, visit the following website: http://www.psdri.net/Employees/OpenRegistrationsPage/tabid/38299/Default.aspx Title: Math Practice Standards/ Questioning in Mathematics Facilitators: Jodie Olivo and Jo-Ann Enander Audience: All Grade Levels Date: September 17, 2015 Time: 3:30-5:30 Location: Pawtucket Teachers’ Alliance 413 Central…
AFT Endorses Hillary for President
WASHINGTON—On Saturday, the executive council of the American Federation of Teachers voted overwhelmingly to endorse Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary for president of the United States. The AFT is the first national union to endorse a candidate in the 2016 Democratic…