The purpose of the Rhode Island Partnership for Community Schools is to mobilize state resources in promotion of the community school model as a proven strategy for increasing student success.
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Our purpose
Community Schools of Rhode Island
COZ Network
Bristol-Warren
Bristol Warren Family Resource Center
50 Asylum Road, Warren, RI 02885
401-245-1460 x 8077 • Patricia.Brissette@bwrsd.org
Central Falls
Administration Building
949 Dexter Street, Central Falls, RI 02863
401-721-2885 • betancurm@cfschools.net
Cranston
Cranston Family Center/COZ
50 Gladstone Street, Cranston, RI 02920
401-270-8211 • gswinski@cpsed.net
Middletown
Serving: Aquidneck/Forest/Gaudet Schools
(Office at Gaudet)
1113 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown, RI 02842
401-261-6773 • Abdunn@mpsri.net
Newport
Newport Family and Child Opportunity Zone
35 Dexter Street, Newport, RI 02840
401-842-1925 ext.1 • christinearouth@npsri.net
North Kingstown
Office of Family Learning/NKSD
50 East Court
North Kingstown, RI 02852
401-541-6353 • cindy_bowe@nksd.net
Pawtucket
Pawtucket School Department
286 Main Street
401-729-6293 • parellam@psdri.net
Providence
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
220 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI 02907
401-784-8764 • kwilliams@diiri.org
Westerly
Westerly Public Schools
93 Tower Street, Westerly, RI 02891
401-348-2790 • serraj@westerly.k12.ri.us
Woonsocket
Connecting for Children & Families
46 Hope Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
401-766-3384 • tcurtin@ccfcenter.org
The major goals of the RIPCS
are to:
1. The promotion of the community school model throughout the state with an active advisory board of public and private partners.
2. Timely and effective communications about Child Opportunity Zones and community school developments both locally and nationally.
3. Advocacy of the RI Child Opportunity Zones and the community school model at the state and local level.
4. Assistance to emerging community school programs in the state through professional development, resource development and technical assistance.
MISSION
Community schools also focus on family and community education and engagement as a means to support student learning.