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Forum on Newport County STEM School Scheduled for Saturday

STEM Discussion ,Saturday 10/20 at CCRI ,Newport Campus, from 10-12. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the potential of a Charter School in Newport County

Chris Semonelli, Patch Mayor
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[editor's note: Thank you Middletown Councilor Semonelli for this update on the upcoming meeting, which is an in-person follow-up to his original blog.  To see his original post titled "I am convinced that Newport county needs a Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Charter High School" as well as community feedback, click here]

There will be a  meeting on Saturday 10/20 at CCRI,Newport Campus, from 10-12,  it will be conducted by the Newport County Mentor/CO-Op Group.

The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the potential of a Charter School in Newport County.  

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At this Session, Bill Clarke, a representative of the Rhode Island Department of Education, will:Define Charter School (includes history, tie to RIDE strategic plan, theory of action,etc)Authorization processRe-authorization processQ/A At a similar session last week in Providence , it was shared that, RIDE has a high level interest in creating 20 charter schools through out Rhode island and has seed funding to initiate this plan. There will be a discussion to follow, Ret. Admiral Mcgann. who led a STEM Charter school in Massachusetts will be present.

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