Warwick Public Schools (Rhode Island)

Warwick Public Schools (WPS) is the public school district of Warwick, Rhode Island.

## History[edit]

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In October 2015, Philip Thornton became the superintendent of the school district; he was previously the superintendent of the Cumberland School Department.[1]

Circa 2016 there was a plan to close and repurpose elementary schools that was to affect 600 students.[2] The Warwick Teachers Union opposed the plan.[3]

In 2019, the district announced that students which had families with school lunch fee debts would only be permitted to have sandwiches filled with jelly and nut butter.[4] In response, the company Chobani paid fees of the students, and Hamdi Ulukaya, the head of the company, criticized the policy.[5] The school district ended the sandwich rule.[6]

In 2021 Thornton became the Cumberland superintendent again.[1] Lynn Dambruch replaced him as Warwick superintendent.[7]

## Schools[edit]

High schools

* Pilgrim High School
* Toll Gate High School

Middle schools

* Veterans Middle School
* The building was used as Warwick Veterans Memorial High School prior to fall 2016.[8] The district spent $3,250,000 to renovate the building prior to its use as a junior high school.[9]
* Winman Middle School

Elementary schools

* Cedar Hill Elementary School
* Greenwood Elementary School
* Holliman Elementary School
* Hoxsie Elementary School
* Lippitt Elementary School
* Norwood Elementary School
* Oakland Beach Elementary School
* Park Elementary School
* Robertson Elementary School
* Scott Elementary School
* Sherman Elementary School
* Warwick Neck Elementary School
* E.T. Wyman Elementary School

Preschool

* Warwick Early Learning Center at John Brown Francis
* It was formerly an elementary school, but in 2016 there were plans to turn it into a preschool.[10] From circa 1996 to 2018 Francis Elementary had a drama program.[11]

Other facilities

* Warwick Area Career & Technical Center

Former schools

* Warwick Veterans Memorial High School \- In 2015 there was a proposal to turn it into a middle school.[12]
* Aldrich Junior High School - In 2015 there was a proposal to close it.[12]
* Gorton Junior High School - In 2015 there was a proposal to close it.[12]
* Randall Holden Elementary School - In 2016, there was a proposal to close it.[10]
* John Wickes Elementary School - In 2016, there was a proposal to close it.[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Warwick superintendent returning to Cumberland". WPRI. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
2. ^ Gugliotta, Tony (2016-09-07). "Tempers flare at Warwick School Committee meeting over proposed consolidations". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
3. ^ Bui, Crystal (2016-09-12). "Warwick teachers protest plan to consolidate elementary schools". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
4. ^ Willingham, AJ (2019-05-08). "A Rhode Island school district wants to serve sun butter and jelly sandwiches to students with lunch debt". CNN. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
5. ^ Criss, Doug (2019-05-10). "After a school district said it'll serve jelly sandwiches to students with lunch debt, Chobani stepped in". CNN. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
6. ^ Horton, Adrian (2019-05-09). "'Lunch shaming': school district changes policy for students who owe meal debts". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
7. ^ "New Warwick superintendent hopes to re-energize the school community". WPRI. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
8. ^ Reed, Matt (2016-08-31). "Warwick Vets welcomes first junior high students". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
9. ^ Reed, Matt (2016-08-02). "Warwick gearing up to re-open Vets as junior high school". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
10. ^ a b c Crandall, Brian (2016-10-17). "Teachers, parents at odds with committee over Warwick elementary school consolidation". WJAR. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
11. ^ Kalunian, Kim (2018-05-11). "Students take final bow at John Brown Francis". WPRI. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
12. ^ a b c "Warwick School Committee again votes to close Vets". WJAR. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

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* Warwick Public Schools

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