Emily Caldarelli

4th grade tchr @paulcuffee, '16 @milken Educator Award Winner, '18 Fellow at @lowellmilkenctr, passionate about @responsiveclass, children's #literature, #PBL

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

@YanaizaGallant He’s awesome! And so is his son Max who I had in 4th grade!

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

@lacetothetop @DianeRavitch @erinpapari @MultilingualRI @RIFLAonline @JNCLInfo @actfl @MABEnortheast @carolburris @AInfanteGreen

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

@erinpapari So much love for Victoria Wagner! 🧡👏🏻

[Kari Kurto @MsKurto]

When your brand new superintendent presents data to justify closing a dual language program that affects 40% of kids, majority of diverse T’s, and helps declining enrollment and the data is actually….good. #oops #saveDLI #thefutureisbilingual @MultilingualRI @DLICommunitySK

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

Listen to the experts, South Kingstown! @MultilingualRI @RIFLAonline @JNCLInfo @actfl @MABEnortheast @Brousseau_SK #skdli https://t.co/OupGzBfJSt

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

Not a dry eye in sight. Kids spoke about Spanish being a part of them. We can save this program!

[Kari Kurto @MsKurto]

My son Tusz can be seen advocating for his dear DLI program. At the town council meeting, he shared his carpet theory-that if the threads of DLI were taken away, the carpet of our community would unravel. We love how much color the program contributes to the patterns of our town

[Linda Borg @lborgprojocom]

More than 400 parents have signed a petition asking South Kingstown School Committee to hold a public meeting next week to reconsider their actions.

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

WE NEED MORE OPTIONS, SK! #skdli

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

@Sra_Arnold @RIFLAonline @RIDeptEd @MABEnortheast @AInfanteGreen @MultilingualRI Thank you 🧡 We have a dedicated group of students and parents who are working on it.

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

South Kingstown school committee just killed the dual language immersion program. It’s ending in June. Why are we moving backwards? This is not a district I want to be part of. @RIFLAonline @RIDeptEd @MABEnortheast @AInfanteGreen @MultilingualRI

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

@TemiTopereports @erinpapari @NBC10 Thank you for shining a light on this! Our kids are devastated.

[Temi-Tope Adeleye @TemiTopereports]

TONIGHT AT 6: Parents tell me they are furious after the South Kingstown School District voted to end its Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program. This is despite the district hiring an independent consultant who recommended keeping it. Watch @NBC10 at 6 for more details.

[Yasmin Peña 🇩🇴 @LaJalapena]

I also need to call out our union on this. DLI teachers begged them to represent us. They refused to even put out a statement of support. Took our dues but treated us differently than other members. Oh, but it's ok because they have a social justice book club.🙄 @NEARhodeIsland

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

@PeakOmisery @RIFLAonline @RIDeptEd @MABEnortheast @AInfanteGreen @MultilingualRI Yes that was an issue in the past. It wasn’t offered at my daughter’s school either but now they offer transportation.

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

@AJonesDaly @visagg_ I’m so sorry for the kids it’s just devastating.

[Yasmin Peña 🇩🇴 @LaJalapena]

I'd also like to point out that with this move South Kingstown will be eliminating the majority of its teachers of color.

[Emily Caldarelli @EmCaldarelli]

@jpmnmpcs @erinpapari @MultilingualRI @MABEnortheast Our #skdli community is devastated.

[Dale @DaleFraza]

@projo hey Linda, any plans to run a story on the South Kingstown School committee cancelling the town's Dual Language program despite overwhelmingly positive results and parental approval?

[Caitlin Restivo @caitlinpage]

South Kingstown School Committee just voted out the DLI program for the 22-23 school year after running for 7 years. #thefutureisbilingual @RIDeptEd @MultilingualRI @AInfanteGreen @RIFLAonline @equityinst

[Sarah @srtasjs]

Just listened to SK cut their #dli program tonight with a 4-3 vote. Chariho cut k-4 Spanish program and so did Westerly. All in one week. Who is next? Where are the priorities? Are we going backwards in time in South County??!! @MultilingualRI @AInfanteGreen @RIFLAonline