Portsmouth School Department

School district in Rhode Island, US

Portsmouth School Department

Address

29 Middle Road

Portsmouth

, Rhode Island, 02871
United States
District information
Type| Public
Grades| Pre-K through 12
Superintendent| Thomas W. Kentworthy
School board| 7 members
Chair of the board| Emily Copeland
Schools| 4
Other information
Website| www.portsmouthschoolsri.org

The Portsmouth School Department is a school district in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States.

## Administration

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The superintendent is Thomas W. Kentworthy.[1] He has been superintendent since January 2020. Before being appointed, Dr. Kentworthy served as the assistant superintendent. Before coming to Portsmouth, he was a principal at North Kingstown High School, a principal and an assistant principal in Cumberland Public Schools, an educational specialist for the Rhode Island Department of Education, and a social studies teacher at North Kingstown High School.[2]

### School Committee

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There are seven members of the Portsmouth School Committee. All members of the Committee are elected.[3]

* Emily Copeland, Chair
* Frederick Faerber III, Vice Chair
* Karen McDaid, Clerk
* Jack Delehanty
* Brett Fox
* Isabelle Kelly
* Emily Skeehan

## Schools

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* Portsmouth High School
* Portsmouth Middle School
* Howard Hathaway Elementary School
* Melville Elementary School

## References

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1. ^ "Superintendent / Meet the Superintendent". http. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
2. ^ "Thomas Kenworthy appointed as new Portsmouth superintendent". EastBayRI.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
3. ^ "School Committee / School Committee Members". http. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

## External links

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* Portsmouth School Department

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Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Islands|

* Hog Island
* Hope Island
* Patience Island
* Prudence Island

Schools|

* Portsmouth School Dep't
* Portsmouth HS
* Portsmouth Abbey School

Landmarks|

* Battle of Rhode Island Site
* Greenvale Farm (1864)
* Green Animals Topiary Garden (1859)
* Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse (1901)
* Lawton-Almy-Hall Farm
* Mount Hope Bridge (1929)
* Oak Glen
* Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery (1699)
* Prudence Island Lighthouse (1823)
* Union Church (1720)
* Wreck Sites of H.M.S. Cerberus and H.M.S. Lark (1778)

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