Superintendent update 3/18/2020

Dear North Smithfield Families and Staff,

At noon today the Governor announced that all Rhode Island Public Schools will transition to Distance Learning for the next two weeks with a potential return date of Monday, April 6th at the earliest.

North Smithfield Schools has prepared for this and is ready to continue instruction and support our students and families during this time. 

• We are building a Distance Learning webpage at https://www.nsps.us/dl as a one stop shop for instructional information, resources, and support. Parents, you will find on this page a Distance Learning Parent Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) with additional informational information to better inform and support you and you students. 
  

• Teachers, we are updating our Distance Learning Employee Guide which we will publish on the DL page and email to you directly. 
  

All NSPS staff are fully committed to continuing instruction and to do the work that is needed to support our students and families during these challenging conditions. The past few weeks have seen among our teachers, staff, and administrators a release of creative energies and ideas as to how we can best serve our students in this evolving situation.

We do, however, ask for your patience and cooperation as we walk this path together. We will keep communications open and we assure you that we will be here for our students. Please, everyone remain healthy. 


Michael St. Jean, 
Superintendent