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News
We're in the search for a new Head of School
David Bourns, the founding Head of School, has announced his
intention to retire at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. The
Board of Trustees has formed a search committee of Board members,
teachers, staff, and parents to seek an energetic, inspiring head to
lead the school as it continues its successful, forward momentum.
The Search Committee is being assisted in its efforts by Jane Foote
and Bill Lyons of Independent Thinking (www.independent-thinking.com).
Interested candidates for the position of Head of School are
encouraged to read the Opportunity Statement (click
here), available in English and Spanish. For consideration
please send a Resume, Letter of Interest and an Educational
Philosophy and/or Personal Statement to:
Jane Foote and
Bill Lyons, Managing Partners
Independent Thinking
it@independent-thinking.com
(617) 332-3131
Request for Proposals for Telecommunications Services
Paul Cuffee
School is seeking proposals from telecommunication service providers
for the services to be provided during its 2010-11 fiscal year.
Click here
for more information.
Archives
Paul Cuffee lower school students participate in the Guinness World
Records Day for Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations
in One Day
Our
K-5 students joined many other school all over the nation for a day
of Sports Stacking! Sport-Stacking, implemented by Coach Mussington,
helps train the brain for sports and other activities where the use
of the left and right of the brain and body is important.
Sport-Stacking has unbelievable benefits - it promotes athleticism,
polishes fine motor skills, improves hand-eye coordination/accuracy,
trains concentration and sharpness of the brain, promotes team
building, and much more!
Ms.
Berrios' 5th Grade Class Wins the Shape Up
RI Challenge!
"After
a 6-week competition as a part of a pilot program for Shape Up RI
Kids...our class won! We competed against a 5th grade class from
Veterans Memorial Public School (Central Falls) and combined classes
at St. Andrews (Barrington). The students wore a pedometer for
6-weeks and logged their steps nightly. It was a lot of fun. They
encouraged each other and even some family members to walk with
them. Thanks to all of those who kept encouraging the students to
keep moving!" Ms. Berrios
Total average Steps = 446,995!
Captain Paul Cuffee is Honored in
Westport, Mass
On June 20th, several of our students and staff
members attended and participated in the 250th Anniversary
Celebration in honor of Captain Paul Cuffee, our namesake.
Click here to read more.
Support Paul Cuffee School
Did you know that
under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, if you are at
least age 70-1/2, you can make a tax-free gift directly from
your IRA to Paul Cuffee School! This time-limited opportunity
for qualified charitable distributions is now available through
December 31, 2009. Donations to Paul Cuffee School apply toward
the minimum required distributions for the year and cannot
exceed $100,000. Any amount is appreciated and will help the
School to support special programs, ensure adequate facilities,
retain talented faculty and continue to improve our school with
current educational resources and equipment. Please share this
information with friends, co-workers and relatives who might be
in a position to support this fabulous school for Providence
children. Your help will make a difference!
Library Media Center
Our new
online Library Media Center is up and running.
Click Here
to view
available resources.
Hooked on Books
To put
current books and media resources into the hands of our
students, we have launched Hooked on Books, an
ambitious library campaign for Paul Cuffee School. Help us
support a librarian position, pay for new books, circulation software to track collections, official library cards for
all students and more! Call 401-453-2626 x118 for more
information.
PCS Emergency Fund
The PCS
Emergency Fund was created to be able to respond to our
families in crisis situations. We will continue to grow this
Emergency Fund to ensure an adequate base of support. Please
feel free to make donations at
any time.
Congratulations Class of 2009!
Click here to view
graduation pictures online
Cuffee Students Appear on WBUR
Alexandra Davila and Henry Arnaut, both seventh grade
students, and Nell Sears, our middle school Academic Head, were
featured on an episode of WBUR's "Here and Now" with Robin Young.
They discussed presidential politics and young people. Their
interview follows an interview with a teacher and 12th grade student
from Memphis, TN.
Click here to listen to the broadcast.
Paul Cuffee was
selected as one of the top 53 charter schools in America from among
3,940 nationwide! Click the above image for more details.
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