Rogers High School

A unified high school district between Middletown and Newport will be among the topics of discussion at Middletown’s Town Council Meeting this evening.

The discussion was prompted by Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent of Newport Public Schools, in the following letter;

For more on this, visit Newport officials to meet with Middletown Council, hopeful of again initiating high school merger talks

The item is listed under Other Communication as item #18 on this evening’s agendaCommunication of Colleen Burns Jermain, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, City of Newport, re:  Discussion on a unified school district.

The meeting is open to the public and will take place at 7 pm in the Middletown Town Hall at 350 East Main Road.

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