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Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and Providence Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Javier Montañez today announced the formal closure of a federal class-action lawsuit concerning early childhood special education services in the Providence school district. The closure of the lawsuit follows a final report from an independent monitor confirming the district’s substantial compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement.

The Providence Public School District (PPSD) celebrated an exciting milestone today as State, City, and District leaders gathered in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Providence for the groundbreaking of the future Mount Pleasant High School Campus. The groundbreaking ceremony marks a significant step in PPSD’s commitment to providing every student with modern, high-quality learning environments as part of the District’s historic $1 billion school facilities improvement plan.

Providence, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today joined Superintendent Javier Montanez to recognize Robert L. Bailey, IV Elementary School in Providence as a Blue Ribbon School for their progress in closing the achievement gap. Bailey is only the third school in the District to receive the prestigious recognition.

Exemplary Achievement Gap-Closing Schools are among their state’s highest performing schools in closing achievement gaps between a school’s student groups and all students.  The announcement and recognition from the State of Rhode Island follows a rigorous nomination process aligned with criteria established by the U.S Department of Education (ED). The ED had administered the national Blue Ribbon program since 1982, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) announced that it would take over the program following the U.S Department of Education unexpected decision to end the program just weeks before the official announcement in late September.