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Four young students laying and sitting on the floor with a wooden puzzle of numbers 0-9 on it, looking at it together.
CHSW graduates sitting at graduation listening to speeches.
High school students standing in a room with elementary students holding pieces of yarn and working on an activity shown on a screen in the front of the room called Building a Network.
National Honor Society students at PVMS pose for a photo after their community service project.
Two students sitting on a rug decorated with colorful happy faces, reading together.
Five students gathered around a whiteboard desk, reading together.
Mr. Lachance playing the keyboard with the CHSW choir at his final graduation ceremony.
Smiling teacher leaning over a desk with three students.
Superintendent Nota-Masse and Exec. Director of Pupil Personnel Services Michele Simpson hand a Project SEARCH graduate their diploma.
CHSE and CHSW seniors pose with their Rhodes Elementary School teachers during the Senior Walks.
A teacher reads with a small group of four students at a table. One student is speaking and another has their hand raised.
Chef showing the contents of a silver cooking bowl to a group of students.
Principal Heather Breton and 5th gr. teacher Susan Weber help a student place items into the silver time capsule to be opened in seven years when they are seniors.
PVMS Memorial Day laying of the wreath ceremony.
The WHMS Science Olympiad team pose together outside in front of a tree.
A young student in a red sweatshirt and an adult in a backwards baseball cap look at a Birds of Prey book through a magnifying glass, together.
Falcons on the Fly Food Truck Culinary Arts students pose after winning the Savory award against all the other RI Culinary CTE program food trucks in the statewide competition.
A young student stands holding a yellow pointer, pointing to words on a piece of chart paper. She is reading to two adults, one on either side of her, with a colorful banner of fish above them.
A teacher sitting at a U-shaped table working with a group of seven young students. All are holding up two fingers.
A teacher in a white sweater stands holding a government certificate of recognition with students and educators standing next to her and behind her for a posed photograph.
A young student laying on a blue mat and colorful beanbag on the floor, feet propped up on a bright green chair which is laying on its side, reading a picture book to themselves aloud.
Chef standing pouring salt into a cooking bowl with a green Discovery Kitchen banner behind him.
Eight students pose together in the lobby of a school dressed in vintage clothing for the 100th day of school.
Staff and students shown together in a large group, wearing football jerseys and giving a "thumbs up" for spirit day before the Super Bowl.
CHSE grads watching the ceremony.
AES students honored for their attendance gains.
First grade teacher, Gladstone's Teacher of the Year for 2025, Jessica Geary, working with a small group of students.
Two students sitting together on the floor against a bookcase reading together. One student is turning the page for the other.
AES students turning their tassels.
A young child examines eight rainbow colored cups filled with crayons, each cup one primary color of the rainbow, as she chooses which crayon to use for her coloring sheet.
Choir Director Emily Johnson directs the CHSE choir at graduation.
AES students stand for the beginning of the graduation ceremony.
CACTC Construction and Welding technology students working on a community service project at the EGPAL Heart of RI animal shelter.
The inside wall of a school filled with student-created flags from about a dozen different countries, surrounding student-created tiles on the wall.
A group of four student chefs are standing in a commerical kitchen with colorful standup kichen mixers in green and purple, with silver mixing bowls in front of them, preparing to bake.
CHSW students walking in front of the stage to get their diplomas.
A group of students sitting at their desks, holding pencils, and leaning in over notebooks, observing a science experiment.
Students playing the trumpet at City Hall
Medical Pathways high school students shown learning CPR as they practice on figures on the floor.
Two students sitting at a whiteboard desk writing multiplication problems on the desk with dry erase markers.
Students and the principal stand in a line along the curb, watching the time capsule be buried. Their blue shirts are the Class of 2026 shirts.
A teacher sits in a chair reading aloud from a picture book to a group of students sitting on the rug in front of her.
A young child with beads in her hair plays with a plastic pop-up toy with one hand and a rainbow fidget toy with the other.
A teacher sits criss-cross applesauce on the rug with a young student playing with a piece of a wooden puzzle with a lion on it.

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Mission Statement

The Mission of the Cranston Public Schools is, through collaboration with the entire community, to deliver a high-quality, aligned and evidence-based instructional system that is accessible and responsive to diverse learners, which is supported by finances and facilities for the 21st Century and promotes student achievement and success through active learning and personalization.

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Superintendent's Message

February 27th Superintendent’s Message to the Community
 
Choose Cranston: Investing in Our Schools, Investing in Our City 

As we mark National Public Schools Week and move into the heart of winter, it is an opportunity to reflect on what makes Cranston Public Schools such an important part of our community. Every day, families choose Cranston. 

They choose award-winning Career and Technical Education programs at our three high schools. 
They choose Advanced Placement and honors coursework.
 
 
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