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Narragansett adds sports‑medicine CTE, highlights AP success and URI partnerships
Summary
School officials announced state approval for a sports‑medicine and athletic‑training CTE program starting fall 2025, described roughly 20 AP course offerings with recent awards, and said the district is pursuing expanded partnerships with the University of Rhode Island.
The district announced state approval to add a career and technical education program in sports medicine and athletic training and said the program is planned to begin in fall 2025.
"We were just approved to put in sports medicine and athletic training as a CTE program," Dr. Cummings said, adding that the district hopes to partner with the University of Rhode Island—particularly to access kinesiology expertise and college‑credit opportunities at the Bay Campus where feasible. Officials noted many students already earn credits through URI’s Kingston campus in computer science, agriscience and education programs.
Dr. Cummings also highlighted the district’s Advanced Placement offerings, saying the schools offer "somewhere close to 20 AP courses" and reported the district received two golds and a silver in statewide recognition for AP programs last year.
Council members suggested additional CTE ideas—including aquaculture tied to the local maritime economy—and district leaders said they will consider such requests as part of program planning. The district emphasized that tuition from out‑of‑district CTE students helps sustain and expand offerings: the superintendent said tuition revenue has enabled hiring a second computer‑science teacher and offering more electives.
Why this matters: expanding CTE and college partnerships can increase career pathways and postsecondary credit opportunities for students, while revenue from tuition students can help sustain specialized courses. The district will continue program planning as it finalizes the FY26 budget and facility decisions.
