Informing South Kingstown Residents since 2018
As I wrote this piece in August of last year, the district had already seen 40+ employees announce their decisions to leave South Kingstown schools. These were mostly voluntary resignations or retirements, with a few extended leaves of absence. Several more announced their departures by October, but the 40+ is sufficient to make an important... Continue Reading →
For full transparency, these are my personal notes from the meeting today. A recording will be available for the community to listen to and as always when minutes are approved they will be made public. Kate Mancianti was nominated and approved by the School Committee to fill a vacant seat on the Building Committee last... Continue Reading →
At the last School Committee meeting, the topic of where 5th grade will be was front and center. There are many factors surrounding the movement of 5th grade back into the elementary schools that are specific to our district that require significant planning and thoughtful process. The placement of 5th back into the Elementary Schools... Continue Reading →
As discussed in your September 13 article by Allie Lewis titled “SK looks at first week of classes, enrollment”, at the most recent School Committee meeting, vice chair Sarah Markey remarked that the current year enrollment decline (down 89 students) nearly matched that predicted by the official district projection of 82 fewer students. It’s unclear... Continue Reading →
Several recent meetings of the South Kingstown Planning Board have stretched beyond midnight due to intense public interest in a number of recent projects impacting the community. Citizen after citizen rose to express their views on projects relevant to their lives. This is how government is supposed to work - open, honest, and while perhaps... Continue Reading →
South Kingstown is different than it was 20 years ago. If you watch the local goings-on in Town Hall or during School Committee meetings, you might think it is a problem. Often heard is that “over 55” developments have crowded out the younger families needed to fill our schools. A recurring "solution" is to shoe-horn... Continue Reading →
Here are my personal notes from today's meeting. No minutes were available for approval from Sept 04,2019. A working adhoc committee met to work on a web page/source of communication and updates for the community. No web page has been confirmed or started yet though it was expressed it was best to have it linked... Continue Reading →
As a new school year begins, it is an excellent time to take stock of where we are, where we have been, and where we are going. The past year has featured so much disruption, chaos, transition, and change that it is difficult to remember where we were just one year ago. In no instance... Continue Reading →
In the 10 years I have been involved with our school district, including 2 years on the Committee and 4 on a subcommittee, I tried to bring my own perspective and expertise to the table. I employ 60+ people in my business, and have hired hundreds over the years. Our employees are critical to the... Continue Reading →
When school opens in a couple of weeks, the people in this town must ask themselves if what has been done best serves the students? My answer is no. The money being spent to keep Wakefield open could have been reallocated to support the existing schools in a much better manner. Yet here we are.... Continue Reading →
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