Dear BVP Families & Friends,

As we near the end of the first trimester, I’m so excited about the learning that’s happening within our classrooms and the meaningful ways we’re living out our new mission of preparing every scholar to achieve their goals for college and the world beyond. Earlier this month, our Junior High School hosted its third annual High School Fair designed to expose 7th and 8th grade scholars and their families to the many educational programs available to them locally. Our high school seniors are taking day trips to college campuses like Bryant University, Rhode Island College, and the University of Rhode Island, and thinking about their futures.

We’ve also made progress on advancing the goals outlined in our five-year strategic plan. Our strategic working groups kicked off last month, each focusing on a different project that is essential to advancing our organizational priorities around diversity and family communication, family recruitment and enrollment, college and career exploration, and budget planning.

Finally, The Pride Press, BVP’s e-newsletter, will be sent several times throughout the course of the year and will provide organizational updates, teacher spotlights, data highlights, and more. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.

In partnership,

Sarah Anderson

CEO and Superintendent

BVP in the News

McKee encourages Rhode Islanders to get their flu vaccines

Earlier this month, Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Department of Health officials launched their annual flu vaccination campaign at Elementary School 2. The Governor, Elementary School 2 Head of School Sara Tucker, and others received their flu shot.

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National Express LLC and Highland Electric Fleets Partner to Deploy Over 50 Electric School Buses

BVP is going green! Using EPA funds, Highland Electric Fleets will provide electric buses to Durham School Services for scholars at BVP. The buses will be delivered in late spring and will be fully operational by August 2024.

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Athletic Accolades

The BVPHS Girls Volleyball team has secured a Rhode Island Interscholastic League playoff spot with 10 wins this season – the most in school history. Playoff schedules for all teams can be found at www.riil.org.

Teacher Feature: Christina Tetreault

Number of years at BVP: 10 years

Number of years in education: 23 years

Hobbies: I love to go camping in New Hampshire and watch football on Sundays.

Fun fact: I was a gymnast for 10 years and won a State Championship.

Favorite PRIDE Value: +1 Love is my favorite PRIDE value. Encouraging kindness and support to others provides scholars with a safe and nurturing environment for learning.

What do you love most about being a teacher at BVP? I love the way BVP strives to do what's best for scholars, including providing materials, uniforms to families in need, and additional support for families to help with their scholars' success in school.

Christina Tetreault, Elementary School 1 First Grade Teacher, 2022-2023 District Teacher of the Year

Data Corner

AP School Honor Roll

Blackstone Valley Prep High School has secured a place on the AP School Honor Roll for the 2022-2023 school year, earning Gold distinction!

The Honor Roll recognizes schools that have done outstanding work to welcome more students into AP courses and support them on the path to college success. In 2022-2023, 73% of the class of 2024 took at least one AP course and exam. Of scholars who took AP courses in 2022-2023, 66% took more than one. Many colleges grant credit for AP exams if students achieve a certain minimum score, typically ranging from 3 to 5 on a 5-point scale, reducing what it costs to attend college. Nearly 60% of the AP tests taken by BVP scholars scored a 3 or higher.

MLL RICAS Success

Last week, the Rhode Island Department of Education publicly released the final results of the 2022-2023 administration of RICAS, and our multilingual learners (MLLs) continue to be a source of pride.

Rhode Island students who have tested out of an MLL program within the last three years are outperforming the state as a whole in ELA. Specifically, BVP scholars who recently tested out of the program had the highest average student growth in the state (71%). Thank you to our Junior High School teacher and Network MLL Chair Brianna Walker for presenting BVP’s work in this area in the Boston Globe.

Social Media Spotlight: Meet Muhamet!

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Mission Moment: Why BVP?

“I work at BVP because I believe in serving a community that once served you. I work at BVP because I believe each and every scholar is capable of reaching their full potential within a community that is catered to their successes, their failures, and their futures. I believe that every scholar deserves the opportunity to be prepared for a world that may not be prepared for them; to be a force and a menace to the inequitable, societal standards that they so actively fight against.”

Ellie Guerin is a graduate of Blackstone Valley Prep High School and currently teaches history at the Upper Elementary School.