'Tis the season of school open houses

Posted 9/27/18

Parking was at a premium for Monday's Holliman School open house. Some parents even considered leaving their cars at Pilgrim and walking across the playing fields to the elementary school if it hadn't been for an equally busy evening at the high school.

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'Tis the season of school open houses

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Parking was at a premium for Monday’s Holliman School open house. Some parents even considered leaving their cars at Pilgrim and walking across the playing fields to the elementary school if it hadn’t been for an equally busy evening at the high school.

But once in the school, parents and their children not only discovered there was plenty of room, but more importantly the time to talk with teachers and school Principal Joseph Coffey. Following a presentation in the auditorium where Coffey went over school procedures, schedules and answered questions, parents fanned out to their child’s classroom where they got to talk one-on-one with teachers and look at their child’s work.

Also during the open house, parents could talk with Jennifer Palmer of Aramark about the school lunch program, sign up to volunteer for various school activities during the year, join the PTA and learn about the Aspen system that enables parents to access their child’s scoring records. Information was also provided by West Bay Smiles, the CollegeBound Fund, Volunteers of Warwick Schools and on math, English and the arts.

As teachers have a contract, this was the first year in three years that teachers are attending school open houses. Superintendent Philip Thornton estimated about half of the district’s schools have held open houses.

Thornton was present at Holliman to talk about the $40 million school referendum appearing on the November Warwick ballot. The Warwick bond issue is in addition to the state $250 million state school bond and will be used for repairs and renovations to Warwick Schools. Thornton provided parents with a listing of the projects by school.

He explained that, with statewide approval of the $250 million bond, Warwick schools could be expected to be reimbursed up to 50 percent on the funds it used thereby enabling Warwick schools to make even more renovations and improvements. (Text and photos by John Howell)

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  • Justanidiot

    gorsch, pay the teachers and they show up. such dedication to a paycheck is hard to find these days. I long for the days of work to rule where they didn't have to do these dog and pony shows.

    Friday, September 28, 2018 Report this

  • wwkvoter

    School open house is a great community builder, and bridge builder. They are great!

    Sunday, September 30, 2018 Report this