Thursday, January 31, 2013
The East Providence Budget Commission signs off on the plan to close Oldham Elementary School and move all of its students and staff to Meadowcrest.
The shutters were closed on Oldham Elementary School in Riverside on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31. The East Providence Budget Commission approved the recommendation by Interim Superintendent John DeGoes and the East Providence School Committee to close the school at the end of this year. The budget board left the implementation of the closure plan and the costs that will be incurred up to the administration to address at future budget commission meetings. “There will be a financial impact,” said Diane Brennan, chair of the budget commission. “I’m looking to the administration to come back to us." The city’s smallest elementary school is being closed almost entirely for financial reasons – it needs more than $2.1 million in health and …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Oldham pupils will now be transferred to Meadowcrest School, not Waddington; the Meadowcrest kids will go to Waddington instead under a new closure plan.
The East Providence School Committee voted Tuesday night to close Oldham Elementary School – but with a twist. Pupils will be moved to Meadowcrest School instead of Waddington School – the original destination. The Meadowcrest pupils will be moved to Waddington – the original closure plan did not involve the movement of those children. The vote was 3-0 with two abstentions. The closure plan still must get the okay from the East Providence Budget Commission. It will go before them Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31. “We’re changing their address only,” said Interim Superintendent John DeGoes of the pupils and staff at both schools. DeGoes said he came up with the second option to close Oldham after weighing the concerns of parents and other …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The East Providence School Committee is hosting a public hearing in Riverside Middle School to allow people to comment on the recommendation to close Oldham Elementary School in Riverside.
A public hearing on the proposed closing of Oldham Elementary School in Riverside is tonight at the Riverside Middle School. It starts at 7 pm. “The purpose of this public hearing is to hear rationale for and reaction to” the proposed closure, according to Interim Superintendent John DeGoes. DeGoes made the recommendation to the School Committee on Jan. 10 after a charge by the East Providence Budget Commission to trim the budget by closing a school because of declining enrollment in the district. (See the Patch story.) “All interested parties are invited to attend and offer comments regarding this proposal,” DeGoes said. In short, DeGoes told the School Committee: “It’s the best move at this time, the only move. Any other move would be…
Friday, January 18, 2013
The East Providence School Committee has set up a public hearing for next Wednesday, Jan. 23, on the recommendation to close the Riverside School.
A public hearing on the recommended closing of Oldham Elementary School in Riverside will be held next week. The East Providence School Committee will host the hearing in the Riverside Middle School auditorium. It will start at 7 pm. “The purpose of this public hearing is to hear rationale for and reaction to” the proposed closure, according to a press release distributed by Interim Superintendent John DeGoes. DeGoes made the recommendation to the School Committee last week after a charge by the East Providence Budget Commission to trim the budget by closing a school because of declining enrollment in the district. “All interested parties are invited to attend and offer comments regarding this proposal,” he said. DeGoes made the …
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