RIDE schedules 5 community forums on Every Student Succeeds Act

From: Commissioner's Memo to Friends of Education
October 26, 2016

As we prepare to transition to the new federal law - the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - RIDE will hold community forums next month to collect public feedback and input about how we can fulfill our vision for every student. Students, parents, teachers, community members, and community leaders across the state: You are invited to share experiences to help inform the ESSA implementation plan for Rhode Island.

We will hold five forums at locations across Rhode Island:

• Providence Area: Wednesday, November 2, at Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex, 182 Thurbers Ave., Providence  (Spanish language interpretation services are available.)
• Northern Rhode Island: Wednesday, November 9, at Lincoln Middle School, 152 Jenckes Hill Rd.
• West Bay: Monday, November 14, at Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd.
• East Bay: Thursday, November 17, at Portsmouth High School, 120 Education Lane
• Southern Rhode Island: Monday, November 21 at South Kingstown High School, 215 Columbia St., Wakefield 

All forums will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

These forums will be open to everyone. All are welcome, but to reserve a spot at any of the forums you can use this link:

www.ride.ri.gov/ESSA-Forum

Come lend your voice to advance Rhode Island schools!

Printable and shareable flyers about these forums can be found at www.ride.ri.gov/ESSA. For more information about these community forums, please contact Felicia.Brown@ride.ri.gov or 222-8182.