REPORT FROM THE
COMMISSIONER’S VISIT TO
NATHANAEL GREENE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Visit Conducted on
February 10th and 11th, 2009
The purpose of the Commissioner’s Visit to Nathanael Greene Middle School was to
provide useful information to help the school improve the learning and teaching of
literacy. The visit was focused on the questions:
How well do students read and write and use reading and writing as tools to learn?
How well are teachers helping students to become proficient readers and writers who use
reading and writing as tools to learn?
How well does the school and district leadership support teacher efforts to make all students
proficient readers and writers who use reading and writing as tools to learn?
REPORT FROM THE
COMMISSIONER’S VISIT TO
Central Falls High School
Central Falls, RI
Visit Conducted on:
April 29 & 30, 2009
The purpose of the Commissioner’s Visit to Central Falls High School was to provide useful
information to help the school improve the learning and teaching of literacy. The visit focused
on the following questions:
How well do students read and write and use reading and writing as tools to learn?
How well are teachers helping students to become proficient readers and writers who use reading
and writing as tools to learn?
How well does the school and district leadership support teacher efforts to make all students
proficient readers and writers who use reading and writing as tools to learn?
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RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF REGENTS
FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Robert G. Flanders, Jr., Esq., Chairman
Patrick A. Guida, Esq. Vice-Chairman
Colleen A. Callahan, Secretary
Amy Beretta, Esq.
Anna Cano-Morales
Honorable Frank Caprio
Angus M. Davis
Karin Forbes
Betsy Shimberg
RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Peter McWalters, Commissioner
The Board of Regents does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual
orientation, race, rel