State and City of Providence Leaders To Celebrate Groundbreaking at Community Preparatory School

PROVIDENCE, RI – Community Preparatory School will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new 4,500 square foot facility and campus expansion on Friday, June10. The $5 million project is part of Community Prep School’s REACH! Comprehensive Campaign. The new building will include a first floor addition with formal entrance, reception area, administrative offices, student workspace, classroom and community room. Renovations to the existing school building are also included in the project along with the creation of a recreational field that will serve Community Prep, the SouthSide Elementary Charter School, and the neighboring community at large.

State, city and local business leaders join in the celebration marking the start of construction. Mayor Jorge Elorza and Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris, who has been instrumental in launching the school’s decades-long dream of having a campus in South Providence, are among those scheduled to speak.

The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on the construction site at the school, located at 126 Somerset Street. Parking will be available.

About Community Preparatory School
Since 1984, Community Preparatory School has given motivated students in grades three through eight the opportunity to reach their dreams, regardless of family income.

Located in South Providence, the independent middle school fosters academic excellence in an economically and culturally diverse student body. Community Prep students score higher on standardized tests than every school district in the state. Its eighth graders are accepted to Classical High School at three times the citywide rate, and 97% go on to college preparatory high school programs. 94% of all students receive substantial financial aid. Current enrollment is 162 students. Visit www. communityprep.org for more info.

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