Ken Duva has been appointed superintendent of the North Kingstown School Department. Duva, 44, has led the school district in Jamestown since November 2016. The North Kingstown School Committee announced the appointment May 5 at its meeting. The hire will become effective July 1 following the 2022-23 academic year. “I am honored to be appointed
The elementary school and middle school in Jamestown are three- and four-star schools, respectively, using a five-star scale, according to the statewide accountability report card. Ken Duva, superintendent of schools in Jamestown, presented the data Jan. 26 to the school committee. While the school board indicated satisfaction with the scores of local students, they spent
The final dollars available from a $5.9 million bond passed in 2018 would be exhausted in the school district’s proposed capital budget for fiscal year 2023-24. Ken Duva, superintendent of schools, presented his proposed $300,000 plan to the school committee at its Feb. 2 meeting. The capital plan is separate from the $14.87 million operating
The superintendent of schools in Jamestown has proposed an operating budget for 2023-24 that is 3.7 percent higher than 2022-23. Ken Duva’s recommended budget of $14.87 million represents an increase of $539,406. The appropriation needed from the general fund to support the spending plan is $13.86 million, which is an increase of 4 percent from
This weekend will be filled with the voices of Houston’s youth choirs during Houston Chamber Choir’s 23rd annual Hear the Future invitational choral festival Sunday at South Main Baptist Church.