North Kingstown, Rhode Island Development News

School Committee Approves Funding for Laptops, Contracts, and Ratifies Previous Decisions

The School Committee met and decided to recess into executive session to discuss job performance, contract negotiations, and an investigation related to an athletic coach. Following the executive session, they returned to open session and moved to approve the allocation of funds for laptop reserves. They also approved minutes from the executive meeting and moved on to the consent agenda, exempting D1 and D2. The committee then approved the controller and the school committee clerk positions after brief discussions and votes. Under unfinished business, they tabled item A, then approved items B, C, D, and E. Items F, G, and H were re-ratified with a motion to approve after clarification that these were for discussion only previously. A motion to approve the removal of Michelle Hume from a list was made and approved, followed by a motion to approve the final item. Correspondence included news items regarding spending and student outcomes, as well as fiscal impact statements and questions about policy meetings.