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The purpose of the Alfred Letourneau school is to create collective efficacy to educate and empower all students to be able to enrich their lives.
We will do this by:
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Respecting culturally and linguistically diverse students by leveraging their native language and background to create a strengths-based instructional model.
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Using Trauma-informed practices to provide standards-based, student centered, comprehensive, and equitable education for all.
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Using evidenced base practices, high quality instructional materials, collaborative spaces, collective efficacy and reflective practices.
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Developing academic language across the four language domains to support student success in school and beyond.
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Engaging families and the community as partners in our students’ education.
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Teach accountability, responsibility and repair through restorative justice
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Creating and sustaining systems to ensure equity for all.
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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