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District and partners preview summer learning programs, registration details
Summary
District staff and community partners described a range of in‑district and partner summer programs—elementary summer learning, robotics, credit recovery, CTE pilots and newcomer supports—along with registration procedures and capacity limits; many programs require May registration deadlines and several offer credits or stipends.
Deputy Superintendent Paul Dillon and Karina Pinto, chief of family and student engagement, presented the district's summer learning offerings and community partner programs. In-district programs include elementary summer learning at Pleasant View Elementary (transportation, meals), a middle-school underwater robotics program, credit recovery at PCTA, an over-age/under‑credited e-learning academy, an XQ summer‑sparks pilot for rising ninth graders, and CTE offerings (firefighting at Central High and health‑care partnerships). The district also runs a bridge program for newcomer students.
Community partner programs supported by the city and partners include Inspiring Minds (kindergarten readiness), Generation Teach/STEAM, Federal Hill House, PASA financial-literacy camp (with Fidelity Investments and a stipend/graduation credit for high-school participants), Design Studios, Boys & Girls programs, New Urban Arts, and ChemRise for refugee youth. Karina Pinto said the community partners' combined capacity is approximately 765 students and that district in‑district registration for many programs required sign-up by May 23 (deadlines vary by program). Several high-school and CTE programs offer credit or stipends; district staff said data-sharing agreements are in place to measure program outcomes.
Board members asked about capacity limits, credit eligibility and how families can register. Staff said families can register via ParentSquare or the district website and that some partner programs are citywide while in‑district programs are for Providence Public School students.
