NTW Presents Middletown 2020 School Committee Forum

Seventh in a series of candidate forums for the 2020 election, this video features 5 candidates for Middletown School Committee running for two vacant seats.

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Middletown RI SCHOOL COMMITTEE 2020 Candidate Questionnaire - School Regionalization

Do you support an updated study of school regionalization between Newport and Middletown?

Why OR Why Not? Please describe your position in detail (1,000-word limit)

NOTE: NO RESPONSE from Cynthia Perry - David Huntoon is WITHDRAWN

Vanessa Ellermann 2020 Candidate Questionnaire - School Regionalization - 2 short questions! - Google Forms (pdf)Download

Tami Holden 2020 Candidate Questionnaire - School Regionalization - 2 short questions! - Google Forms (pdf)Download

Frances Connolly Moldveen 2020 Candidate Questionnaire - School Regionalization - 2 short questions! - Google Forms (pdf)Download

William R. O'Connell 2020 Candidate Questionnaire - School Regionalization - 2 short questions! - Google Forms (pdf)Download

What does unification look like to aquidneck island?

Important benefits of regional schools -

Educational Benefits of Larger Schools

More diverse courses than smaller schools, including AP and STEM opportunities unavailable in smaller schools.
Provide students with course plans tailored to their strengths in certain subjects
Allow students to more adequately prepare for college-level courses.
Allow the student to explore more specified courses to give them a better idea of what they will major in while attending college.

Social Benefits of Larger Schools

Allow students to interact with a much larger and diverse pool of students.
Enable students to gain new perspectives on different groups of individuals they may have not been previously exposed to.
Grant students the opportunity to more easily integrate socially due to a large number of students to befriend.
Provide students with more and different extracurricular activities and clubs to strengthen connections.

Using Regionalization as a Future Investment

Constructing a new and cutting-edge regional high school would allow students to properly prepare for college and the workforce.
In the near future, these students will become a highly skilled and educated group of young adults within the two communities that will bring several economic improvements to Middletown and Newport in the future.
Some economic benefits include a larger and more diverse workforce that can be taxed, resulting in a lower tax rate for all property owners.

Other Local Economic Benefits

Both communities would also see an increase in businesses started and investments made within their cities, which would also contribute to tax revenue.
This newfound flow of taxable individuals and businesses can subsequently be allocated to other areas of much-needed improvements, such as infrastructure or public safety, causing the investment in the regional high school to come full circle.

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Why OR Why Not?

Read School Unification 2020 Candidate Survey Responses Here

NTW Presents Middletown 2020 School Committee Forum

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