Dear Students, Staff, and Families:
It looks like we’re going to have a beautiful fall weekend! After a few rainy weekends, I’m looking forward to the nice weather and the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the crisp fall air. I hope you can get outside and enjoy it as well!
Flu Clinic
The first FREE Community Flu Clinic is this coming Wednesday, October 7th, from 4:00-7:30 PM in the Cumberland High School Cafeteria. You can preregister online at schoolflu.com.
If you are registering for the CHS staff/student only clinic on Tuesday, October 27th, from 8:00-10:30 AM, use registration code: chs102726. There will also be a community clinic Thursday, October 15th, 4:00-7:00 PM at Joseph L. McCourt Middle School Cafeteria and Tuesday, October 20th, 4:00-7:00 PM at Cumberland High School Cafeteria.
For more information, visit health.ri.gov/flu, or call the Rhode Island Department of Health InfoLine at 401-222- 5960 / Relay 711. Flu Clinic Frequently Asked Questions.
School Committee Update
School Committee meetings have been a buzz with redistricting. The topic of redistricting has been highly debated at recent meetings. The School Committee Chair has let me know that, as requested at last night’s meeting, there will be an agenda item, “Discussion and/or Vote to Suspend the 2027-2028 Redistricting Plan Until Additional Data Has Been Collected and a Comprehensive Community Engagement Plan Has Been Developed and Implemented,” added to the agenda for October 8th’s regular meeting.
To receive school committee agendas as they are posted, please complete this form.
Opt-In Transportation
Please don’t forget to opt in for transportation using the Cumberland School Department Transportation Registration Form 2026-2027 if you have not already done so. A separate form must be submitted for each student you are registering. The ridership verification will be taking place soon. Attendance will be collected for 2 consecutive weeks. Any student who has not ridden during these 2 weeks will be flagged. Any flagged student’s family will receive an automated email. Families will have 3 school days to confirm that transportation is still needed. If there is no response, the student will be removed from the route. If at any time families would like their student returned to the route, parents will need to submit a request to the transportation department. Students will be routed in approximately 3-5 school days.
Please note, the walking distances per the E-2 Transportation Policy still apply for the opt-in process. If you opt your student in and your home address falls within the policy guidelines, your student will not be routed.
Any questions should be directed to transportation@cumberlandschools.org.
Philip D. Thornton, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools