The Newport School Committee approved adding two classrooms to the new elementary school.
The Newport School Committee unanimously approved adding two additional classrooms to the Claiborne D. Pell Elementary School during a special meeting at the Newport Area Career and Technical Center Tuesday afternoon. The classrooms passed 6-0. School committee member Robert Leary did not attend the meeting. Superintendent John Ambrogi said the two classes were needed for an “unexpected bump in enrollment” based on more recent demographic information received in February. The data revealed the estimated number of students in the new school rose from approximately 840 to “890 or 900.” “How do you know? You don’t know,” Ambrogi said, who stressed it was best to be prepared on the side of overestimating. “The worst thing you can do is open up…
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The community gathered along with school, city and state officials for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Claiborne D. Pell Elementary School.
Newport School Committee members, Newport City Councilors and dozens of Newport residents gathered under a tent on this rainy Friday afternoon for the Claiborne D. Pell Elementary School groundbreaking ceremony. The celebration was across from what used to be the Sullivan School. Pell Elementary School, which will put all of Newport’s elementary students under one roof, will have everything that has been lacking in the currently elementary schools, Superintendent John Ambrogi said. “This school will transform education in Newport,” he said. Mayor Stephen Waluk gave special credit to the Newport School Committee for its members' work toward making the school possible. The Pell School marks a commitment to our kids and their future, Waluk …
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8:52 am on Thursday, May 24, 2012
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