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Central Falls sees enrollment decline, wins grants and modest RICAS gains; district outlines supports
Summary
Superintendent reported the district—s October enrollment near 2,400 (down from 2,680 last school year), announced grants for McKinney-Vento students and an NFL Foundation application for field improvements, and highlighted modest districtwide gains on RICAS assessments.
At the Nov. 4 meeting the superintendent gave a monthly operations and academic update, reporting enrollment declines, new grant awards, construction progress on the new high school, and RICAS assessment results that the district described as modest but meaningful.
Enrollment and demographics
The superintendent said district enrollment is "still low for October," staying "in that 2,400 range" compared with 2,680 at the end of last school year. Staff attributed the decline largely to a reduction in incoming families and lower immigration.
Staffing and HR
The HR memo referenced new hires, internal moves and a retirement; trustees raised concerns about a recent nurse resignation and recurring speech-language pathologist (SLP) vacancies at certain schools. District staff said they had engaged contract agencies to provide interim SLP services and were addressing compensatory services…
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