Northern Rhode Island Collaborative - Professional Development

Professional Development Academy

Please Note our New Locations

The Northern Rhode Island Collaborative offers professional development to teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and other staff at partner schools and programs that support students in community-based settings. Educators and specialists from across the state come to our programs to improve their educational skills and to obtain knowledge that can be applied directly to their daily practice.

Current Course Offerings

Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Intervention Training (CPI)

NRIC will offer CPI Training for all professionals who work with students. At this time, no CPI classes are scheduled. Please check this page frequently for further updates

Teacher Assistant Training Program (Prerequisite required)

NRIC offers a seven-day Teacher Assistant Training for prospective Teacher Assistants from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm at NRIC's Foundations Academy (William Winsor Building), located at 562 Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI 02828.

The fee is $275.00, including materials.

Registration is now open for the September 2022 Session.

Please follow the link below to register:

Registration: September 2022

Printable Flyer: September 2022.docx

Administration Office:

(401) 495-2000
Fax: (401) 333-3572

Northern Rhode Island Collaborative

12 Breakneck Hill Road

Suite 200
Lincoln, RI 02865

Foundations Academy, (at William Winsor Elementary School)

562 Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI 02828

401-769-6445

Auditory Oral Foundations, (at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School)

160 Foster Center Road, Foster, RI 02825

401-952-8025