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 …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Jan. 29.
School Committee Budget Session: This is the first of five budget work sessions that will take place over the next few weeks. The focus of this meeting will be the elementary and secondary school budgets. It takes place in the library at Cole Middle School at 6:30 p.m. Avenger Home Action: The Girls Basketball team plays Mt. Hope today – JV at 5:15, varsity at 7 p.m. Parks & Rec February Vacation Sign Ups: Registration begins by mail began Jan. 28 for the EG Parks and Recreation Department's February Vacation programs. Four full days of trips and activities for area children, in grades 1-6, will be offered. Children may either sign up for a whole day of activities or simply a trip or a project. Flyers and registration forms were passed …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Advantages include ability to better gear course material to each individual student as well as up-to-date material; outcome data scarce.
Teachers and administrators from East Greenwich High School gave a lengthy presentation to the School Committee Tuesday night about the benefits of providing every student at the school with their own iPad. The only catch? It won't come cheap. According to Supt. Victor Mercurio, the total cost of the one-time purchase of iPads for the entire school would be $550,750 – including the iPads themselves, protective casing, and professional development for teachers. In addition, Mercurio said, the district would want to add one full-time and one half-time staff member to support the endeavor, at a total cost of about $100,000. That may or may not be temporary, he said. Each student would "own" their iPad, so new purchases for incoming …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Jan. 22.
Trash pickup delayed one day: Because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday, trash is delayed one day this week. So, if your trash is usually picked up on Tuesday, it will be picked up on Wednesday this week. School Committee meeting: On the agenda is an overview of the FY 2014 budget and the EGHS program of studies. The meeting takes place in the library at Cole Middle School and starts at 7 p.m. The agenda is attached, right. Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's CVS Caremark Hiring Our Heroes hiring fair, sponsored by CVS Caremark, takes place today at the Warwick Armory. This hiring fair for Rhode Island veterans/military spouse job seekers is co-sponsored locally by the Employer Support of the Guard & …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Union representatives say any changes need to be negotiated.
In a 6-0 vote Tuesday night, the School Committee approved a new personnel policy that eliminates using senority as the sole criteria for teacher hiring and placement. Committeewoman Mary Ellen Winter was absent. School Committee Chair David Green said the action came in an effort to align EGSD policy with the state Department of Education's Basic Education Program, or BEP. The BEP calls for "an effective human capital management system," according to a 2009 letter from Education Commissioner Deborah Gist to superintendents. In that letter, Gist highlighted the language in the BEP (which was enacted by Gist's predecessor, Peter McWalter) that reads, "each LEA shall maintain control of its ability to recruit, hire, manage, evaluate and …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Bruce Fox says middle school children have to negotiate the traffic caused by parents picking up their kids.
Bruce Fox grew up at 120 Tamarack Drive and lives there now, so he's no stranger to the traffic that collects there come 7:15 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays during the school year. He's used to kids crossing over his property on their way to or from East Greenwich High School. That he can live with. What he doesn't like is that beginning of this school year, a middle school bus stop was changed so that his 12-year-old and at least two other Cole Middle School students are dropped off at Tanglewood Drive at Larch Road have to navigate the traffic to get from the drop-off point to their homes. At Tuesday night's School Committee meeting, Fox asked School Committee members to reinstate the old bus stop, which dropped children off at the …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
School officials tell the Town Council at a budget session Monday they will probably receive $2.2 million in state aid next year – up more than $400,000 over current year funding.
For years, East Greenwich elected officials have cried foul when it came to state funding allocations, arguing the town did not get its fair share. The state may have gotten the message. School officials told the Town Council Monday night at what was billed as a "pre-budget meeting," it looked very probable schools would receive $425,000 more than last year in state aid to education. EGSD Director of Administration Mary Ann Crawford said the figure should stay unchanged, unless state legislators decide to dismantle the education funding formula – unlikely since it only came about last year after several years of effort. That said, with built-in add-ons, the EGSD budget – by far the largest portion of the town's expenditures – will go up 3…
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Jan. 8.
Cove Commission meeting: The agenda includes discussion of a possible water dock and recap of a December visit to the Rocky Hollow right of way (otherwise known as Harris Marina). The meeting starts at 4:30 p.m. at Town Hall. School Committee meeting: On the agenda is the second reading of a new personel policy and the 2013-14 school year calendar. The meeting, in the library at Cole Middle School, starts at 7 p.m. (The panel meets in executive session at 5:30 p.m.) Going Mental with Rory Raven: The Friends of East Greenwich Library are hosting an evening of mind-bending tricks performed by Rory Raven. Minds will be read, spoons will be bent, and volunteers will be invited to test their own "powers." If the powers are with us, the evening…
Monday, January 7, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Jan. 7.
School Committee/Town Council meeting: A “pre-budget” discussion is on the agenda … in other words, the budget discussions for Fiscal Year 2014 (which starts July 1) begin! Weather: It’ll be in the 30s today but is supposed to be in the 40s during the day for the rest of the week. Goodbye snow. Outdoor Ice Skating: The town’s two rinks are open for skating – the plus from all the recent cold weather. One rink, pictured here, is downtown, at the basketball courts at the bottom of Eldredge Field. The other is at Shovlin Park, off Middle Road. You must bring your own skates and there’s no zamboni, but it’s free and glorious to be able to skate outdoors! With the newly warmer temperatures, it’s better to skate early or late in the day. …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Dec. 18.
School Committee meeting: The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the library at Cole Middle School Senior Day at Orange Leaf: Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt at 1000 Division St. is hosting their second “Senior Day” event today from noon to 5 p.m. To spread some holiday cheer this season, they have invited older citizens to enjoy some frozen yogurt for 50 percent off. In addition, each senior will get discount cards for their next visit. All five Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt shops in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are participating. Holiday Spotlights: EG Patch is featuring “Holiday Spotlights” up to Dec. 24, short articles highlighting a good gift idea you can buy in East Greenwich (or very nearby). To check out all the spotlights we’ve run so far, …
La Dolce Vita
5:30 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Nice photos of the rhododendrons! I guess you don't have deer snacking on yours. more ›