Portsmouth School Department

PSD Weather/Emergency Decision Protocol 2023-34 Weather or emergency decisions that could result in school cancellation will be finalized by the Superintendent. Whenever poss...

Phishing and spoofing scams are designed to trick you into giving information to criminals that they shouldn't have access to . In a phishing scam, you might receive an email tha...

The Portsmouth Model United Nations team traveled to New York City and participated in the New York University Model United Nations conference.

Governor McKee attended the Portsmouth Town Council and School Committee swearing in on Monday, November 28th in the Portsmouth Town Council Chambers.

The Portsmouth School Committee welcomed new Portsmouth teachers for the 2022-2023 school year at the School Committee meeting on September 27th. Dr. Copeland, School Committee...

WaterFire Providence held a full lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, September 24th where the Rhode Island Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year awards ceremony was held a...

The Portsmouth Schools will once again be offering Flu Vaccine Clinics at our schools. Online registration is required to guarantee an appointment. The Community Clinics are a...

On Tuesday, August 23rd, Dr. Kenworthy communicated in his district updates to the School Committee that one big change for the start of the school year that we have been communic...

The 2022-2023 school year bus schedules are here! You can access the list by visiting our Transportation page and clicking on Bus Schedules or by visiting this link .

The Portsmouth School Department’s Family Guide to Special Education provides additional detail beyond what is available on this website about a wide range of topics related to s...

Working permits can be obtained in the Portsmouth High School Student Services Department. For more information on how to obtain a working permit, please visit this link . Or you...

Summer School Registration for 2022 is now open, the link to register is here . The dates for Summer School are as follows: Week 1: Tuesday 7/5 - Friday 7/8 Week 2: Monday ...

Melville Elementary celebrated the opening of the outdoor classroom on Friday, June 10th. Check out the article in the East Bay Times located here .

The Class of 2022 will graduate on Friday, June 3 at 6:00 p.m. on the Robert Crudup baseball field at Portsmouth High School. If the forecast calls for inclement weather, gradu...

Jim McGaw from the East Bay RI Newspaper wrote a recent piece on the Mock DUI Scene at Portsmouth High School. On May 19, The Portsmouth Police Department, in conjunction with Po...

This morning, in surprise announcements at PHS our PSD Educator of the Year selections were informed. Please join me in congratulating these deserving colleagues: 2022 Support ...

In a surprise announcement on May 5th, Victoria Travis , a 3rd-grade special educator at Hathaway, was presented with an NBC 10/RIDE Golden Apple Award. Commissioner Infante-Gree...

As part of an ongoing effort to improve communication with families about special education in the Portsmouth School Department, the district website now features redesigned and e...

Congratulations to PHS high school senior CTE Art student, Lisa Powledge for winning this year's "Photo/Digital Art Media Scholarship Award" for the state of RI"! Four of her ...

The FY2023 Proposed Budget was approved by the Portsmouth School Committee on Tuesday, March 22nd. Dr. Kenworthy and Mr. DiIuro gave a presentation to the School Committee. You ...