Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy is a network of tuition-free public schools chartered by the Rhode Island Department of Education. BVP provides high-expectations public school choice to four Rhode Island communities: Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, and Pawtucket. BVP was founded in 2009 by Jeremy Chiappetta, a 1995 Teach For America - New York corps member, and there are 17 corps members and over 10 alumni on staff at the school.
In April 2012, key education leaders in Providence spoke at Community Learning Series. Susan Lusi, superintendent of Providence Public Schools, was joined by Providence Teachers Union president Steve Smith, mayor Angel Taveras’ education advisor Angela Romans, and School Committee president Keith Oliveira. The group spoke about how the state’s education system works with the teacher’s union, the mayor’s office, and the school committee.
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