Principal's Desk
We have
passed the midpoint of the school year and I am
happy to say that a majority of the senior class has
made tremendous progress with their senior project
and senior papers. Many students have reluctantly
embraced this new concept and a tremendous amount of
work is being produced. I am extremely proud of this
senior class. I realize that this new graduation
requirement has been pushed on them for the first
time, but they are starting to respond in a positive
manner.
I would
like to congratulate Mr. McGair as our new
graduation by proficiency (GBP) coordinator. Mrs.
Wilkinson decided to take a guidance counselor
position at Gorton Jr. High School. I thank her for
her efforts and wish her well. Mr. McGair has been
an outstanding science teacher at Warwick Veterans
for many years. He wanted to branch out into a new
area and we are grateful to have him in the GBP
position. Seniors will give an 8-10 minute oral
presentation on their senior project to a panel of
5-8 people. The final draft for the senior research
paper in English is due on March 28th.
Seniors will present their exhibition projects to a
group of Vets teachers and community members on May
20th. If have any questions or concerns regarding
the senior project, you may email Mr. McGair at
mcgairc@warwickschools.org.
Many
parents received a ConnectED automated message from
Dr. Mercurio, Director of Secondary Education,
regarding the eportfolio requirements for
graduation. I have received many concerned phone
calls about this issue. Downloading assignments in
the eportfolio is something that your student’s
teachers will be doing with them. Currently, we are
in the process of training all of our teachers in
the eportfolio system. We will be guiding our
students through this process.
The
latest NECAP test scores were released by the Rhode
Island Department of Education. The current junior
class was tested in October 2007. We faired pretty
well in reading and writing. Our math scores are a
concern. This is a state wide trend as well. We are
in the process of developing our school improvement
plan that will hopefully address the issue of the
math NECAP test scores.
Mr.
Habershaw
Principal
Warwick
Veterans Memorial High School