The Boys Varsity Basketball team will play AICA at the Middletown YMCA Saturday at 10:15am

The S.A.T. Prep Course will be scheduled for the following dates:
All Wednesdays in March beginning 3/3/2010 at 4:00 - 7:00 in the Library
All Sundays in March beginning 3/6/2010 at 1:00 - 5:00 in the Library

REMINDER: S.A.T. TEST DATE: May 1, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
Registration deadline for the SAT is 3/15/2010
Late registration period (late fee applies) is 3/26-4/8/2010

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The School Committee adopted budget for 2010-2011 is posted in the School Committee section of the website

Please read the attached for information on how to sign up for INSTANT notification on school closings and delays.

Click here to view INSTANT NOTIFICATION OF CLOSINGS AND DELAYS

School opening delayed one hour on Thursday, February 11

Dear Juniors and Parents -Starting right after vacation, an SAT preparation program will be offered at the Block Island School for all interested students. Please read the attached program description and respond ASAP if interested!!!
Time is of the essence if the program is to be completed by the May SAT.
Sincerely, Betty Gomes

Click here to view SAT PREP PROPOSAL

The document below includes the education aid tables that accompany the Governor's Recommended Budget.

Click here to view Governor's Recommended Aid to Schools

The Governor has released his recommended state budget for next year (2010-2011). Attached is the education section.

Click here to view Governor's Recommended Education Budget

While school closing and delay information is available through many media outlets, you can register for immediate mobile phone text and email notification. By doing so, as soon as a closing or delay decision is made, you will know immediately. To sign up, visit the web site below.

http://my.textcaster.com/ServePopup.aspx?id=1638

Additionally, at its December meeting the School Committee authorized the acquisition of a phone notification system so that calls can be sent not only for closings and delays, but for numerous other school events and announcements. We'll let you know as soon as this is operational, which is expected to be soon.

Upcoming 2010 PARENTING WORKSHOP. Jan 6 & 20, Feb 3 & 10. See attached information sheet.

Click here to view 2010 Parenting Workshop

PICTURE RETAKES: If your child/children had a picture retake, please turn in your order before the Holiday Break. Thanks.

CDC H1N1 e-mail scam alert The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) has received reports of fraudulent emails referencing a CDC-sponsored State Vaccination Program for H1N1 flu. Users that click on the embedded link in the email asking them to create a personal profile are at risk of having malicious code installed on their systems. To reduce the risk of being a victim of this cyber attack, do not follow unsolicited links or open or respond to unsolicited email messages and use caution when entering personal information online.

At its October 19th meeting the School Committee voted to post three policy revisions; Graduation Requirements, Travel Reimbursement, and Facility Use. The proposed revisions to these policies can be found in the documents secion of the website.

The Rhode Island Department of Education NCLB Report Card for the Block Island School, along with a cover letter and quick guide for interpretation, are posted in the documents section, or click View Attachment link.

Click here to view BI School Report Card

Welcome to the new website for the Block Island School and New Shoreham School Department. While now up and running, it remains a work in progress, so some sections are not yet operational. Our focus is to get needed information to the community as easily as possible; so you’ll see documents, forms, and handbooks here as well as schedules and contact information. We hope you find it useful and improving as time goes on.

Our website is volunteer-developed and it is essential to give a tremendous thank you to Howell Conant, who made it happen. His combination of community spirit, energy, and expertise came together in a way that exemplifies Block Island’s community values. His structure for this site provides a platform through which our school can increase its ability to communicate and interact with the community; a way for teachers and administrators to better engage you in your school.

Robert Hicks, Superintendent

SPORTS: If you are looking for practice and game schedules go to the respective sport and team in the Sports section. If you have a few moments please explore our website Sports section and provide feedback as we are in the midst of developing a user friendly online Sports section to deliver you the necessary information.

Back to School Packet - Documents in the back to school packet mailed August 20 are available in the documents section of the website.

H1N1 NOTICE: In the documents section of the website is the latest (August) guidance from the Centers for Disease Control regarding H1N1 flu. It includes general information as well as guidance for school, teachers and parents.