RIDE Announces Community Design Teams for Prov Public Schools
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RIDE Announces Community Design Teams for Prov Public Schools
The teams will develop a Turnaround Plan for the Providence Public School District (PPSD).
“I am excited to have the opportunity to work with this incredible group of volunteers who have stepped up on behalf of Providence students and families. The stakes are high for all of us as we work on a plan that will transform the city’s schools into an effective, supportive, and responsive system. I look forward to the energy and creativity these team members will bring to our efforts,” said Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green.
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Community Design Teams
Through a series of meetings between December of 2019 and March 2020, CDT members will collaborate to develop strategies and actions that will be incorporated in the Turnaround Plan.
The three teams, which consist of 15 members each (including co-chairs), will focus on the priorities identified in Commissioner Infante-Green’s vision for education in Rhode Island: World-Class Talent, Excellence in Learning, and Engaged Communities.
An advisory selection panel worked with RIDE staff to evaluate the nominations and identify those who could best represent the breadth of communities and perspectives across Providence.
Panel members included:
- Peter Asen, Providence Housing Authority, former State House staffer
- Ducha Hang, Rhode Island College
- Diana Perdomo, Office of the Mayor of Providence
- Kyle Quadro, Trauma Informed Learning Organization
- Karla Vigil, The Equity Institute
- Latoya Watts, Providence Parent
The 45 people are:
ENGAGED COMMUNITIES
Abdourahim Akimana
Marcela Betancur
Regina L. Clement
Rev. Howard Melvin Jenkins Jr.
Salimatou Kaba
Alexis N. Lamb
Maria Monteiro
Ashley (Anjel) Newmann
Elizabeth Ochs
Janette Perez
Tania Quezada
Daniel A. Rodríguez
Ramona Santos Torres
Jennifer Scotti
Jeremy Sencer
David Talan
Jennifer Wood
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EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING
Yamil Baez
Jessica Cigna
Paige Clausius-Parks
Priscilla Cortez
Steven Dy
Phyllis Gingerella Wade
Moira Hinderer
Andrea Mazie
Kathleen McDonough
Latrice Motzenbecker
Rich Norris
Somaly Prak-Martins
Peter Quesnel
Cynthia Robles
Ariana Testa
Tammy Warner
Asher Westberg-Rubin
Ariana L. Wohl
Chanda Womack
Kuni Yasutake
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WORLD-CLASS TALENT
Jenny Adelman
Law-rel Butler
Ellen Cynar
Mia Dady
Shirley Francis-Fraser
Justin Lester
Hilary Levey-Friedman
Jenny Li
Soljane Martinez
Juanita Montes de Oca
Andrew Poyant
Betsy Shimberg
Jennifer Walker
Edmicelly Xavier