Diane Nobles 2023 Howard Kay Award Recipient

Diane Nobles, member of the Narragansett School Committee, was honored with the 2023 Howard Kay Award at the Rhode Island Association of School Committees (RIASC) Annual Meeting on April 29, 2023. Named after the late Newport school committee member and public education advocate, Howard Kay, the Award is given annually to a school committee member […]

School Committee 101

It was great to meet our new members and reconnect with our veteran members. Attendees received primers on Open Meetings, Ethics, Roles and Responsibilities, Conflict Resolution, the Funding Formula and Communication Strategies. If you were unable to attend, we provided you the links to all of the presentations.

DAVID TESTA ELECTED RIASC PRESIDENT

Congratulations to David Testa on becoming RIASC’s new President! David has been serving on the Warwick school committee since 2016 and has been a RIASC board members since 2018. He is a graduate of RIASC’s Leadership Academy and has achieved Master’s Academy status. Also elected were Paul Bourget, Woonsocket School Committee, as RIASC President-elect, and […]

Brousseau Receives Howard Kay Award

Congratulations to Michelle Brousseau, South Kingstown School Committee member, who is the 2022 Howard Kay Award winner. Michelle’s colleague, Michael Marran, presented the award at RIASC’s Annual Meeting, stating that she has been a consistent advocate for the best education for the Town’s students and has shown reason over emotion in decision making and maintaining […]

NSBA’s Guide to Operating Schools in a Pandemic

“Perhaps no public service shutdown has affected other enterprises more than the mass closures of K-12public schools associated with the coronavirus pandemic. When K-12 school districts nationwide closedbuildings and moved instruction online in the spring of 2020, American life changed. Teachers, students,and their families were asked to support the online learning effort, and employers were […]

RIASC Elects New Officers

RIASC held its Annual Business meeting where new officers were elected. Liana Fenton of Middletown was elected President, Erin Dube of Pawtucket was elected President-Elect, and David Testa of Warwick is the new Secretary/Treasurer. Congratulations to all new officers who have all been serving on the Board, setting policy and planning professional development opportunities for […]

Mary Anne Roll Elected RIASC President

Mary Anne Roll of the Lincoln School Committee was elected to serve as President of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Mary Anne has served on the Lincoln School Committee since 2004 and has served on the RIASC Board in various capacities since 2014.  Her past service has included […]

Kate Brody Recipient of the 2018 Howard Kay Award

Kate Brody, Chair of the Barrington School Committee,  was awarded the 2018 Howard Kay Award at RIASC’s Annual Meeting.  The award is given annually for outstanding school committee leadership. Kate was nominated by her fellow school committee members who, in their nomination letter, extolled Kate’s accomplishments and stated that “Kate is a leader and advocate […]