Working to ensure that 360 HS remains open for students. Arguing for accountability and transparency in PPSD’s decision-making process.
Joined February 2024
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20 Mar 2024
School Board voted UNANIMOUSLY to call on @pvdschools and @RIDeptEd to halt the closure of 360HS. If there was ever a time for @AInfanteGreen to be a knight in shining armor for MLLs and other disadvantaged kids, it’s right now. Do the right thing: Halt the closure.
20 Mar 2024
“The Providence School Board vehemently opposes the closure or merger of 360 High School and strongly urges the exploration of alternative measures to sustain its continued operation” @pvdschools board votes on this resolution at Weds. 3/20 6pm meeting. The community needs this.
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17 Jul 2024
Our statement on the lawsuit settlement:
This settlement is a victory for 360 High School students and for all the teachers and staff in schools closed during the state takeover in Providence.
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17 Jul 2024
and adversely impacted one of the most vulnerable student groups in our city and state: multilingual learners. This is but one part of a greater pattern of incompetence, with the latest example in the Department of Justice intervention at the Newcomer Academy.
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17 Jul 2024
Friends of 360 is grateful to the Center for Justice and the Federal court for finally holding this unchecked Commissioner to account.
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26 Jun 2024
This survey is confusing and misleading, and to say that it is not family- or community-facing is an understatement. The only upside is that we can rate the state takeover “poor” in so many different ways.
25 Jun 2024
We’re committed to a responsible and successful transition back to the City’s management of the Providence Public School District. In addition to the vital work we’ve already undertaken since last fall, we’re planning this year to solicit valuable feedback from Providence families, educators, students and other local stakeholders through a comprehensive community engagement process to ensure that their unique expertise and voices are reflected in our final transition strategy.
Today we are announcing a citywide community survey designed to gather insight and perspective from various Providence stakeholders including families, educators, students and advocates.
To fill out the survey, please visit the link below.
🔗 bit.ly/3VYqx4a
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Friends of 360 HS retweeted
19 Jun 2024
Our last graduating class. The ceremony was beautiful, powerful & bittersweet. For 7 years I worked with an amazing admin & staff, I can’t thank them enough. I guess it’s true that all good things come to an end. I will hold this school & all of the memories in my heart forever.
17 Jun 2024
Congratulations to @360_HighSchool's Class of 2024 who graduated on Friday night at Rhode Island College! We are so proud of all your accomplishments. Go forth and do great things! 🎓
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18 Jun 2024
And just like that, the data is released! 360 High School outperformed the state and PPSD in 31 out of 35 indicators on RIDE surveys of staff, families and students! We are still asking: why close this school? Check out the results here:
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Friends of 360 HS retweeted
30 May 2024
Thank you @JohnsonAndWales for your tour and education about your Harborside Wind Turbines! Our pre-engineering students learned so much and had fun in spite of the rain. Kudos to Catherine for her engaging teaching in school and everywhere!
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Friends of 360 HS retweeted
18 May 2024
In a surprise to no one who is familiar with @Friendsof360HS, our staff and students continue to excel, with our school winning Top High School Project at RI Civics Day and @caleighrock winning the Teacher Changemaker award via @Sabina_Matos
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14 May 2024
What an incredible testimony to our community. All along, we have argued that test scores cannot convey all of the reasons why our school is special - this podcast shows what is possible when we consider this reality.
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11 May 2024
In their lawsuit against the district, one MLL says that she is "fearless" with her English thanks to the instruction she received at 360.
The district is closing us while across town, students need to beg to even have a language course.
10 May 2024
NEW: The US Department of Justice is investigating Providence's Newcomer Academy, a new school that launched in September for recent immigrants with interrupted schooling
The students aren't getting proper English language development, the DOJ says
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The closure of 360 and the lack of oversight at Newcomer show that the district continues to fail to meet the needs of our most vulnerable students. Both situations need to be rectified immediately.
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Friends of 360 HS retweeted
10 May 2024
Hello Community!
Update: Out of 350 students on our roster there are only 4 I don’t know by name and face! Of the 4 I don’t know by name and face, 3 are enrolled but has had challenges attending school this year so definitely some work to do!
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9 May 2024
The fight to #save360 continues until the very end.
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7 May 2024
Rich Norris' 1st recommendation for PPSD: "You have to work collaboratively with us. You cannot continue to do things to us, we expect you to do it with us. Consider our input"
No better way to celebrate #TeacherAppreciationWeek than to listen to teachers and #save360
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8 May 2024
His second recommendation: "It’s not a one-size-fits-all situation. Every school has a different context. When you apply a one-size-fits-all approach to our schools, you can actually harm children"
Just like every child is different, so is every school #save360
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"There are nearly 338 kids in my school and there’s only 15 I don’t know by name and face. You know what I do? I print the roster and I call them to my office to know them" - Rich Norris, 4/24 School Board Meeting
This community is not a coincidence!
2 May 2024
So thankful for this young lady who is always supporting her classmates with math and everything else…even during lunch. One classmate said “_____ explains the work so well. It’s easy to understand.” Life at 360 High School is a blessing.
AP Norris
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