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The RLM RPA learning community supports a student-centered classroom and multiple educational options, which provide the support that each individual student needs, thus reducing the dropout rate and leading more students toward graduation. As educators, we will collaborate to search for various avenues to better serve our population through rigorous instruction, engaging content and curriculum, and holding students to high expectations that will lead them to find success. We will continue to create pathways for learning that meet our students where they are when they come to us and where they want to go in the immediate future.
In addition, we will prepare young people for the real world through the use of multiple intervention strategies and programs that will lead students towards success both inside and outside of the classroom. We will foster a school environment where we promote family and community engagement. We will do everything we can to connect with students’ families and community partners to support us with our vision that ALL students can be successful through multiple alternative pathways.
News & Announcements
![Durfee Class of 2026 Summer Commencement.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785513672/x8ukxgmzg4nbtdis2ql3/DurfeeGraduation-0130.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785513672/x8ukxgmzg4nbtdis2ql3/DurfeeGraduation-0130.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785513672/x8ukxgmzg4nbtdis2ql3/DurfeeGraduation-0130.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785513672/x8ukxgmzg4nbtdis2ql3/DurfeeGraduation-0130.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1785513672/x8ukxgmzg4nbtdis2ql3/DurfeeGraduation-0130.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785513672/x8ukxgmzg4nbtdis2ql3/DurfeeGraduation-0130.jpg","width":1791}])
The Durfee High School Class of 2026 welcomed 32 new graduates during this morning's Summer Commencement Ceremony in the Nagle Auditorium.
![Group of teens participating in the Fall River Teen Policy Academy.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785513592/qi8lhebahf7hye01bnhl/teen_police.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785513592/qi8lhebahf7hye01bnhl/teen_police.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785513592/qi8lhebahf7hye01bnhl/teen_police.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785513592/qi8lhebahf7hye01bnhl/teen_police.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1785513592/qi8lhebahf7hye01bnhl/teen_police.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785513592/qi8lhebahf7hye01bnhl/teen_police.jpg","width":2048}])
Durfee High School is a hub of activity this summer. This week and next, the school is welcoming the Fall River Police Department as it hosts its annual Teen Police Academy.
![Sparky the fire dog visiting students.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785513546/vxv1j23pjdzghkmoulfr/sparky.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785513546/vxv1j23pjdzghkmoulfr/sparky.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785513546/vxv1j23pjdzghkmoulfr/sparky.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785513546/vxv1j23pjdzghkmoulfr/sparky.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785513546/vxv1j23pjdzghkmoulfr/sparky.jpg","width":1536}])
We always love it when our friends from the Fall River Fire Department visit our schools to teach students about fire safety. It’s even more exciting when Sparky makes a special appearance!
![Students with microgreens.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785513476/oysxs7wcghclinsaembh/durfee_enviro_science.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785513476/oysxs7wcghclinsaembh/durfee_enviro_science.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785513476/oysxs7wcghclinsaembh/durfee_enviro_science.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785513476/oysxs7wcghclinsaembh/durfee_enviro_science.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785513476/oysxs7wcghclinsaembh/durfee_enviro_science.jpg","width":1536}])
One of the enrichments offered in the Durfee Summer Enrichment Program is Environmental Science! Students in these classes are getting hands-on experience exploring the connections between plants, animals, and the environment. From growing their own vegetables in the greenhouse and under specialized grow lights to learning about fish and caring for classroom aquariums, students are discovering how ecosystems work while developing valuable science skills.
![Empty Classroom with new drop ceiling being installed.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785344044/lsnpnsydwuijhkfqhsur/TalbotCeiling-0094.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785344044/lsnpnsydwuijhkfqhsur/TalbotCeiling-0094.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785344044/lsnpnsydwuijhkfqhsur/TalbotCeiling-0094.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785344044/lsnpnsydwuijhkfqhsur/TalbotCeiling-0094.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1785344044/lsnpnsydwuijhkfqhsur/TalbotCeiling-0094.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1785344044/lsnpnsydwuijhkfqhsur/TalbotCeiling-0094.jpg","width":2200}])
When students and staff return to Talbot Middle School this September, they will be welcomed by brighter, refreshed learning spaces.
As part of a multi-year improvement project, this summer, 18 classrooms are receiving new drop ceilings and energy-efficient LED lighting.
![Hallway in the former Wiley School being cleaned out.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785343939/wpdkfdv5ppovmgqxywjr/wiley_school_cleanout.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785343939/wpdkfdv5ppovmgqxywjr/wiley_school_cleanout.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785343939/wpdkfdv5ppovmgqxywjr/wiley_school_cleanout.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785343939/wpdkfdv5ppovmgqxywjr/wiley_school_cleanout.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1785343939/wpdkfdv5ppovmgqxywjr/wiley_school_cleanout.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785343939/wpdkfdv5ppovmgqxywjr/wiley_school_cleanout.jpg","width":2048}])
Four FRPS students are working on a project that is more than just a summer job.
The students who currently attend Talbot Middle School and the Robert L. Medeiros Resiliency Preparatory Academy have spent the last few weeks cleaning out the former Wiley School on North Main Street.
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