Welcome and Thank You!
Welcome to our first PRN Alumni Newsletter and thank you for being part of the PRN alumni community! We are grateful for the work you do every day and excited to celebrate you.
We look forward to sharing opportunities to reconnect, learn, and support the next generation of school leaders. We also want to highlight your successes in PRN Alumni Profiles, starting with our first feature on Principal Marisa Jackson.
We want to hear from you. Please let us know if you have suggestions, would like to be features, or have resources, opportunities or job openings to share with alumni.
We look forward to celebrating you, sharing your stories and building a stronger PRN alumni community through future newsletters.
PRN Cohort Learns from Instructional Rounds at Woodridge Elementary School
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, PRN alumna Marisa Jackson (’17) welcomed the current PRN cohort to Woodridge Elementary School in Cranston, RI, for an Instructional Rounds visit. Principal Jackson proudly leads Woodridge Elementary, a school recognized in 2023 with the National Blue Ribbon Award as an Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing School.
During the visit, Principal Jackson highlighted leadership strategies grounded in the Core Leadership Practices and shared Woodridge’s progress on strengthening its Tier 1 program. She also introduced a problem of practice and a focus question to guide assistant principals as they observed classrooms, gathered evidence and engaged in collaborative reflection during the feedback protocol.
The visit deeply shaped the aspiring principals’ learning. One AP reflected, “Being a part of these instructional rounds was eye-opening for me. We get so carried away in the four walls of our own schools that I think sometimes we forget the realities that exist in other spaces.”
The PRN extends sincere gratitude to Marisa Jackson for opening her school and practice to the cohort. This experience not only broadened participants’ perspectives but also provided an invaluable opportunity to learn from a transformational leader and PRN alum.
Contact Joe Pirraglia, josephpirraglia@clee.org, if you are interested in hosting Instructional Rounds for a PRN cohort.
“I loved these instructional rounds. Being a classroom teacher, I rarely get insight on other spaces. I also have only ever been in one school- so I loved being able to explore other districts’ missions and visions. I also loved the reflection protocol and plan to bring this to our district.”
– PRN Aspiring Principal
Upcoming PRN Alumni Events and Opportunities
PRN Alumni Gathering and Evening Reception at CLEE Fall Meeting
November 13, 2025 5pm-7pm | Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick (Airport)
Reconnect, celebrate, and build new connections with fellow PRN alumni, educators, and future leaders from across the state and nation.
Appetizer stations, passed hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar
$25 per ticket — all proceeds benefit the PRN Scholarship Fund
Don’t miss this opportunity to network and support the next generation of leaders.
Register Now
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Participate in Mid Year Exhibitions
January 6-14, 2026
Join one or more of the current PRN cohort’s mid-year exhibitions and provide feedback to future school leaders.
Contact Joe Pirraglia, josephpirraglia@clee.org, for more information
Support Prospective PRN Candidates
Share your PRN experience with prospective candidates. Enrolling in PRN is a life-changing decision, and candidates often have questions best answered by graduates.
Contact Evelyn Cosme Jones, evelyncosmejones@clee.org, for more information
Join the CLEE Board
Have your voice guide the future of CLEE and PRN. We value PRN alumni on the CLEE Board. Contact Donna Braun, donnabraun@clee.org, if you are interested in serving.
Donate to the PRN Scholarship Fund
Help grow the next generation of principals with a scholarship gift to PRN.
We want to celebrate you and your successes in upcoming newsletters. Please email josephpirraglia@clee.org with your ideas and stories.
Joe Pirraglia, josephpirraglia@clee.org, 401.314.0033
Evelyn Cosme Jones, evelyncosmejones@clee.org, 401.308.3431