Harry Kizirian Elementary School & Family Service of Rhode Island

The Walking School Bus is a program of Family Service of Rhode Island under the agency's "Providence Children's Initiative" (PCI).

The PCI Walking School Bus was created to address chronic absenteeism using volunteers. Our dedicated volunteers ensure that each child, living within a mile of school and needing to walk, arrives on time, even when a family member is unable to walk with him or her. 

The program has improved the attendance of students who were considered chronically absent (meaning they missed 10% or more of the school days) to perfect or near perfect attendance.

available positions

Attendance Improvement Monitor 
Students who are passionate about improving the lives of children and families, understand the importance of education will work with small groups of students. 
  • Main duties:
    • ​Provide support and mentorship related to attendance, grades, and behavior 
    • Engage with families 
    • Work with students in need of assistance with their schoolwork.
  • Approximate # of Hours/Week: 15 hours 
  • Required days/times of the week (if any): Monday-Thursday morning and afternoon 
  • Semesters this position is available for: Entire Academic Year (September 2018-May 2019)