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Key outcomes

- Seal executive session minutes: motion passed by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (with items D, E, F held for discussion): consent for the remaining items approved by voice vote.
- NKHS photography services (consent item D1): approved; committee thanked staff for resolving this service to allow senior photos.
- PBIS training and related grant-funded training (consent item D2): approved (grant-funded; administration to explore adding high-school administrators into training opportunities subject to grant funding availability).
- Building Inside Out grant (consent item '): approved; committee discussed scope including Forest Park site improvements; grant total and spend-by date were clarified at the meeting (deadline Aug. 30 for spending under the grant terms).
- Tyler software contract (finance/IT, consent): approved; administration stated budgeted contingencies and implementation contingencies were included in the fund-balance authorization.
- Sandy Hook Promise anonymous reporting system (no-cost program for schools, consent): approved; district confirmed no-charge status and program supports for club/student training and reporting.

Tabled or deferred

- ESS addendum for substituting itinerant special-services positions: the committee asked for clarifying language in the addendum (particularly about hiring/subcontract terms and a 90-day clause) and tabled final approval until the exhibit language and asterisk clarifications were corrected.
- Bus deed / contractor transition item: discussion about deed transfer procedures, insurance timing and bill-of-sale mechanics led the committee to table the item so district counsel and transportation leadership can formalize the transfer process; motion to table carried.

Notes

- Many items were approved by voice vote; the minutes do not list a roll-call tally for each item.
- Committee asked administrators to provide additional detail or printed bid documents (BidNet extracts) where condensed summaries had been included in the packet and members requested full vendor submissions for review.

Administration follow-up requested: publication of full bid attachments where condensed spreadsheets were provided; confirmation of grant use timelines; and legal and insurance steps required for bus deed transfers.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","North Kingstown School Committee Meeting: May 6th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The North Kingstown School Committee approved a series of consent items on May 6, including grant-funded PBIS training, the Building Inside Out grant, a Tyler software contract and the Sandy Hook Promise reporting tool; several items were tabled for additional documentation and legal follow-up.","taxTitle","North Kingstown, School Districts, Rhode Island","taxId",73306,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568210,"Middle-school principals brief committee on improvement plans; district highlights PBIS rollout and teacher recognition",1275,5970000,7245000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206806-e321f6b7b8b2092d78f4cac8d8338133&start=5970&end=7245","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206806-e321f6b7b8b2092d78f4cac8d8338133/thumbnail_5970000.jpg","/articles/6568210/North-Kingstown/School-Districts/Rhode-Island/Middle-school-principals-brief-committee-on-improvement-plans-district-highlights-PBIS-rollout-and-teacher-recognition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568210-c4cfe3fe0e7b0c29e473ff79ae90b2c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166473&Signature=DWqENQBXRIYSIvYsOpKf5yO2bhwBkejd6NWQq~UNbfv~fwWBpSJ3m74dAffIasUQmYPl0SOWPMkNgsnZOuyCYUKt3Gj4HgA8mjnJJxmzX6goOGsOztommR5on6BICJpZMxQBlcOX59xapoq~DfsgVmTxejT3~WzH-rv~wra0exHF3UTvl8GXxlsXl-roey-A2IfFPCvMGRZDOCvKY5UhzdsxZX5hL-jLe1SAYYJyTFaRT0j1aycSwVZexzH6bKQDZir0Z349RuEFSOSFUmXaF26Z6xXUPYDZ4VqGOgIVVLpNixtv-cWpOc9S2-agNqzgwYo2URPXoU2Y41SfDpja4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two North Kingstown middle-school leaders gave the School Committee updates May 6 on school improvement efforts, testing performance and new supports for students.

David Flanagan, principal of Whitford Middle School, presented progress on the school improvement plan and accountability measures. Flanagan said Whitford recorded a high school-quality rating and a four-star achievement/growth measure under RIDE's accountability framework, while noting dips and the need to regain growth in RICAS ELA and math. He described intervention classes for tier-2 and tier-3 students, a developing MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) model and a new PLT (Personal Learning Time) structure to deliver targeted help.

Barbara Mars, consultant at Davisville Middle School, reported that Davisville met or exceeded district goals in some domains and outlined strategies for addressing English-language-learner needs and special-education subgroup goals. She said the district has purchased WIDA practice materials to support English-language-learner assessment preparation and that the school's climate and culture committee is running student-centered activities to raise school belonging.

Both principals cited student engagement activities (art shows, music, athletics) and structural supports (intervention teachers, small-group ELL instruction) as central to improving outcomes. Administrators told the committee they plan to add PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) implementation districtwide next year after staff training funded in part by a grant.

The committee recognized National Teacher Appreciation Week and a number of honors across the district, including high-school seals of biliteracy and a state-level art award for district students.

Committee members asked follow-up questions about data, program usage and reporting; administrators agreed to follow up with requested details on the extent of parent programming and use of vendor-provided services.","Principals of Whitford and Davisville (Wakeford) middle schools presented school-improvement plan results and initiatives including MTSS, intervention classes, positive behavioral interventions (PBIS) and efforts to raise school belonging; Wakeford also reported a new curriculum implementation and student supports.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568215,"School committee advisory recommends no redistricting for 2025-26; committee to produce long-term plan by December",2848,13260000,16108000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206806-e321f6b7b8b2092d78f4cac8d8338133&start=13260&end=16108","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206806-e321f6b7b8b2092d78f4cac8d8338133/thumbnail_13260000.jpg","/articles/6568215/North-Kingstown/School-Districts/Rhode-Island/School-committee-advisory-recommends-no-redistricting-for-2025-26-committee-to-produce-long-term-plan-by-December","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568215-05738a1137de6bdaead8710097ae2605/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166473&Signature=VEVKkI3jGu4r7ap2~-Q9ekQjExzcL6~msY8wRjXJppR5Qj9eqEa9EiMzS-GeAG26C8vHlTG4bNBgGiMel~bGvJC1-ifHJI0UT2ftod1mPt1JLXcWPn4IFSR-8OGMZlQCkMNaMJ5IuMzFVUx6rahnu9KNRHASes6joxQR762R44b53W6KayCeYJ8t8Y02eXvCmdBOmkHN20I7wkTTIafKqkWGkhaptMbi-YnmZiufVbvPzM31Uq~0m6kDjifFY0sQQmxtZ12b4VFWVV48yOdmLQFbOgOW-CUmNCMHQktiJR35YrZyokteu0pkq5U1N3JqPJgRIyasoZWnocdQp2NDOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Kingstown School Committee was briefed May 6 on the redistricting, start-times and transportation advisory committee's recommendation to delay any district-wide redistricting for the 2025-26 school year.

Superintendent Dr. Duba told the committee the advisory panel reviewed seven alternative scenarios and concluded the district should minimize disruption for families next year while continuing a detailed, district-wide redistricting process. That process will include additional demographic analysis, consideration of the preschool relocation to Davis Academy, and transportation implications tied to bus fleet capacity.

For 2025-26 the administration described a targeted approach to manage known overcapacity at several elementary schools: keep students at their current assigned home schools wherever possible, move the specific cohort of fourth-graders who are not in their home schools into fifth grade at their current school, and add a kindergarten classroom at Fishing Cove (opened by the preschool move to Davis Academy) to help accommodate overflow from Hamilton and other schools. The district said the committee will evaluate sibling placement and voluntary-transfer requests on a case-by-case basis.

Public commenters at the meeting echoed concerns and urged caution. Theresa Hirsch, a parent and attendee of the advisory meetings, urged the district to engage professional consultants to model long-term redistricting scenarios; Sean Taylor, another commenter, urged the committee to accept the subcommittee's recommended phased approach so families have more notice and the subcommittee has time to prepare a more holistic solution.

Committee members asked for more detailed data before final decisions are made. The administration agreed to provide the committee a fuller breakdown of voluntary transfers, special-education placements, sibling situations, and neighborhood-level impact maps. The advisory committee will continue its work and aims to deliver a long-term redistricting recommendation by December 2025 so any changes would be considered during the budget process and allow more time for public outreach.

Next steps: the district will (a) hold placement and registration for 2025-26 under the conservative approach outlined, (b) add the Fishing Cove kindergarten section to relieve immediate pressure, and (c) return to the committee in future meetings with detailed neighborhood-level scenarios and impact reports.","The district's redistricting/start-times/transportation advisory group recommended postponing broad redistricting for the 2025-26 school year, proposing targeted classroom moves and further study to produce a holistic plan by December 2025.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568219,"North Kingstown School Committee approves Stage 2 addendum for Wakeford Middle School; bond capacity increases CIP scope",1551,11731000,13282000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206806-e321f6b7b8b2092d78f4cac8d8338133&start=11731&end=13282","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206806-e321f6b7b8b2092d78f4cac8d8338133/thumbnail_11731000.jpg","/articles/6568219/North-Kingstown/School-Districts/Rhode-Island/North-Kingstown-School-Committee-approves-Stage-2-addendum-for-Wakeford-Middle-School-bond-capacity-increases-CIP-scope","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568219-2e7d95aa385a59c3d9de108a16667f90/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166473&Signature=mPeay9RWVxY307kOPzj3Pg2jurorL4TYCKsELRJTG2b2i6vVVnjA3fGRK~FOD51f5Xw1KPgDkMf6ul~mvswIS9cdHuwy65tjXNxlg6CAgYXCDXfu3buGOx7elAsscbRsVIwy4Fc7IF5Z0RFMRiCfWNVR548tFKm0j~uWHI5nx2C-ymATgW~nDhzSvXrUMlwQhP~SEuiKBKyDf2ayneoYDoS3UKdxGVMvMdPKLcm0FqfAiqygYfScPzV6BWRXR8SGGB4SGocZmFgv9LXNH4MnfVStYr46U6~E0J2UbbiE-MnWLeFFPqUUUKnJ3wgGRp15Kj6OmUrrbGij8ouZdk-k~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Kingstown School Committee on May 6 approved the district's Stage 2 addendum for Wakeford Middle School and related capital-improvement projects, a submission that will go to the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for reimbursement review.

The addendum presents a revised Wakeford design that compacts the building into a three-story classroom bar, reduces exterior complexity and roof/footing costs, and preserves core program spaces including the media center and gym. Architects told the committee the redesign reduced the middle-school construction estimate from about $77 million to roughly $68.9 million, enabling more district CIP projects to be funded within the bond total.

District officials said they used conservative assumptions for RIDE-eligible costs when calculating reimbursement estimates, and that final eligible amounts will be determined by RIDE. The committee packet shows the district is projecting both the school construction and a package of CIP work in a bond request; lower Wakeford costs allow transfer of previously proposed CIP items into the bond, increasing the number of projects that could be completed if the bond is approved by voters.

Perkins Eastman (design) and Jacobs (program management) presented the revised three-story floor plans and a site layout that designers said reduces developed site acreage and thus site-cost exposure. The team said savings came from a smaller footprint, simpler exterior walls, reduced roof area and choices in procurement delivery method; the preferred approach moved from a higher-cost construction-manager-at-risk model toward a competitive general-contractor procurement to capture roughly $3 million in estimated savings.

Superintendent Dr. Duba and the project team emphasized that the RIDE reimbursement worksheet uses a square-foot allowance (RIDE's current per-square-foot construction benchmark) and that some allowances'for FF&E, technology and remediation'are handled separately in RIDE's calculation. Architects also noted some project allowances (for example special-education room area and energy-efficiency bonus points) were not counted in the district's conservative submission; those items, if accepted by RIDE, would increase the eligible base and improve reimbursement.

The committee voted to approve the Stage 2 addendum (recorded by voice; \"aye\" on the motion). The administration said it will file the addendum with RIDE on May 7 and will publish the final submission once the packet is complete.

What happens next: RIDE will review the Stage 2 submission and the district's justifications for eligible cost items. RIDE's final determination of eligible costs will set the eventual reimbursement rate and therefore affect the net local share the district must bond.

Committee members thanked the project team and district staff for the redesign work and for preparing the submission on an expedited schedule.","The School Committee voted to approve submission of the district's Stage 2 addendum to the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), reflecting a redesigned, three-story Wakeford Middle School and a reduced construction cost that freed up capacity in the proposed bond to add CIP projects.","actionData","errors"]

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