Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, May 7.
Avenger Home Action: Boys Tennis against Cumberland at 3:30 p.m., Girls Varsity Fastpitch Softball against Johnston at 3:30 p.m., Boys Varsity Baseball versus Moses Brown at 4:15 p.m., and Girls Varsity Lacross against North Kingstown at 6 p.m. You can follow all the Avenger action at the EG Booster Club website here. Cove Commission meeting: New business on the agenda includes 48 Water Street (not sure why!), mooring issues, the URI Watershed Watch, and Town Boat Ramp maintenance. In the conference room across from Council Chambers at Town Hall, at 4:30 p.m. School Building Committee meeting: On the agenda is electrical energy savings and long-term planning. In the library at Cole Middle School at 5 p.m. Town Council meeting: Because …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, May 6.
Town Council–School Committee meeting: The two panels will discuss the 2012 financial report with auditors and the fiscal year 2014 budget, including the possibility of adding a second school resource officer and who would pay for that. At Swift Community Center at 7 p.m. Orange Leaf’s One Fund event: Orange Leaf Yogurt will donate 10 percent of all proceeds directly to the ONE Fund, to help those most affected by the Boston Marathon bombings last month. Stop in for some fro-yo to support a great cause! Between 3 and 7 p.m. Avenger Home Action: Boys JV Baseball versus Barrington at 4 p.m., Boys JV Volleyball against North Smithfield at 5 p.m., Varsity Volleyball at 6:30 p.m. You can follow all the Avenger action at the EG Booster Club …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, April 2.
School Committee meeting: On the agenda is a discussion of strategic planning for the district. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the library at Cole Middle School. Cove Commission meeting: At 4:30 p.m. at Town Hall. On Wednesday … Fire District Senate hearing: The Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Fire District legislation is scheduled to take place Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Room 211 at the State House. In addition, the House Municipal Government Committee hearing the legislation is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10. It will be at the “Rise of the House,” which is when the House session ends. This means that the hearing is usually around 4:00 or 4:30. It will be in Room 203. The Great Books Debate – What’s Worth Reading? How do you …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The survey of parents about possible changes in the school calendar will be used when planning for the 2014-15 school year.
Next year, anyway, school vacations will remain the same. There will still be weeklong breaks in February and April. There will still be days off for Rosh Hoshanah and Good Friday. School will still start the Wednesday before Labor Day. The School Committee approved the calendar for 2013-14 at their meeting Tuesday night. That calendar has the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 28. It has the last day (supposing no "snow" days) as Friday, June 13, 2014. That could change in subsequent years, depending on the results of a survey the School Committee plans to send out to parents this spring. The survey, which was discussed Tuesday night and sent back for revisions, would ask parents and staff to weigh in on when school starts, when it …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Should the district go to a one-week March break instead of breaks in February and April? What about holding school on holidays or election days?
The School Committee had a preliminary look at the 2013-14 calendar last week, prompting a wide-ranging discussion about the length of the school year. It’s on people’s minds this year in particular because students will not be getting out of school until Monday, June 24, due to weather-related school cancellations. The proposed calendar for 2013-14 has school starting on Wednesday, Aug. 28, and the last day of school as Friday, June 13. If all five “snow days” were needed, the end date would be pushed to June 20. “We’re going to school almost the entire month of June,” said School Committee Chair David Green, referring to this school year. “Either we quit worrying about going to school the entire month of June, or do something about …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, March 5.
School Committee meeting: The agenda includes adoption of the 2013-14 budget (which you can read about here) and discussion of the 2013-14 graduation requirements. Do you have a disabled child? EGSD is partnering with R.I. Parent Information Network (RIPIN) to provide leadership training to parents of students with disabilities specifically as it relates to the roles and responsibilities of our Local Advisory Committee on Special Education (LAC). There will be an informational meeting with Deb Belanger from RIPIN Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the library at East Greenwich High School. If you have any questions, please contact the EG Office of Student Services at 401-398-1230. Girls on the Run sign ups: Registration is now open for Girls on the Run…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The budget includes money for the third grades to be moved up but does not include money for iPads for every student at EGHS.
Supt. Victor Mercurio presented a $34.7 million budget for 2014 to the School Committee Tuesday night, an increase of $1.1 million – 3.2 percent – over the current year. The School Committee must approve a budget to go to the Town Council by March 15. The increase to the town – to taxpayers – would be 2 percent, due to a proposed $500,000 increase in state aid as well as revenue sources, including tuition. The primary budget increases are for salaries ($218,097) and benefits ($560,778). The teachers contract expires June 30 and included in Mercurio's budget are non-negotiable step increases. Committee Chair David Green refused to say there was money built into the proposed budget for raises, but he did say there could be money available…
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Feb 26.
Zoning Board meeting: Among the items on the agenda is an application by Wild Harvest Breads and Café, for a parking variance for a proposed new site at 1675 South County Trail. The meeting takes place in Council Chambers at Town Hall starting at 7 p.m. School Committee meeting: Tonight is the public hearing on the School Department’s budget for fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014). If you have an opinion about school spending, this is a great opportunity to express it. 7 p.m. in the library at Cole Middle School. ‘Business After Hours’ @ Coastway Community Bank: The East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce holds its monthly Business After Hours at Coastway Community Bank tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 5750 Post Road. Join …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Plans for the move are in the works, but school officials refuse to say it's a definite, pending final budget numbers.
For parents of East Greenwich second graders, one important piece of information they are looking for these days is whether or not their child will be attending a different school next fall. The answer is probably, but school officials will offer no guarantees. The School Committee decided last year to move the third grade classes from Meadowbrook and Frenchtown to Hanaford and Eldredge but budget constraints caused them to postpone enactment. The move had been recommendation of a reconfiguration study of the elementary schools prompted by the move of the sixth grade from Hanaford and Eldredge to Cole Middle School. One factor in the plan's favor this year is the cost looks to be substantially lower. Last year, the district would have …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Feb 5.
School Committee meeting: The agenda includes resolutions on binding arbitration and the layoff notification date as well as discussion of the fiscal year 2014 budget. The public meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the library at Cole Middle School. It is preceded by an executive (private) session that begins at 5:30. Cove Commission meeting: The agenda includes discussion of research on a water dock and the right of way at Harris Marina. The meeting takes places at 4:30 p.m. in the conference room across from Council Chambers at Town Hall. EG Art Club meeting: The EGAC holds its monthly meeting tonight at 7 at the First Baptist Church, with guest artist Domine Vescera Ragosta. Ragosta works in various media, but her first love is oils. A …
Elizabeth McNamara
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