Narragansett Regional School District public meetings in 2024
12 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
NRSD School Committee
The School Committee will review the FY25 budget update and establish key dates for the FY26 budget cycle. The body will also vote on several policy readings and an 8th-grade trip to Washington DC.
- Vote on 8th grade Washington DC trip from June 9th through June 12th
- First reading of Policy BDE regarding School Committee subcommittees
- Second reading of Policies BHE (Electronic Messaging) and JLCD (Administering Medicines)
- Discussion of School Committee vacancies in Phillipston and Templeton
- Executive session to discuss collective bargaining or litigation strategy with the NDEA
Finance & Facility Subcommittee
The Finance & Facilities Subcommittee will meet to discuss the FY25 and FY26 budgets, a facilities update, and other funding opportunities. The meeting will also include a vote to approve the minutes from the November 14, 2024 meeting.
- Vote to approve meeting minutes of November 14, 2024
- Discussion of FY25 Budget
- Discussion of FY26 Budget
- Discussion of grants and other funding opportunities
- Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:30PM
Labor Relations Subcommittee - WEC
The subcommittee is meeting to discuss strategy regarding collective bargaining or litigation with the NDEA. This discussion is scheduled to take place in executive session.
- Executive session to discuss collective bargaining strategy with the NDEA
District Operations Subcommittee -[DATE]
The subcommittee will review updates regarding transportation, insurance, and central office operations. Members will discuss the creation of a new NRSD School Committee handbook for onboarding new members and review district policies.
- Proposed title change for Central Office
- First reading of policy BDE - Subcommittees
- Planning for a new NRSD School Committee onboarding handbook
- Transportation and insurance updates
Labor Relations Subcommittee - WEC
The subcommittee is meeting to enter an executive session. The purpose is to discuss collective bargaining strategy or litigation regarding the NDEA.
- Executive session to discuss collective bargaining or litigation strategy with the NDEA
Labor Relations Subcommittee - WEC
The Labor Relations Subcommittee will meet to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation with the Narragansett District Education Association (NDEA). The meeting will enter executive session under the stated reason that an open meeting may harm the public body's bargaining or litigation position, and will not return to open session afterward.
- Executive session for collective bargaining strategy with NDEA
- Meeting will not return to open session after executive session
- No other substantive items on the agenda
NRSD School Committee
The NRSD School Committee will vote on a five-year bus contract bid from JP McCarthy & Sons for $6,795,000 and on approving an out-of-state senior trip to NYC and Hershey, PA. The committee will also discuss FY25 and FY26 budgets, fill vacancies, and enter executive session for collective bargaining strategy.
- Vote on bus contract bid from JP McCarthy & Sons for $6,795,000 over 5 years starting July 1, 2025
- Vote on approving senior trip to NYC and Hershey, PA
- First reading and vote on policies for electronic messaging by committee members and administering medicines to students
- Discussion of FY25 budget update and FY26 budget cycle meeting dates
- Executive session to discuss collective bargaining strategy with UFCW and/or NDEA
Labor Relations Subcommittee - WEC
The Labor Relations Subcommittee will meet to discuss strategy for collective bargaining or litigation with the Narragansett District Education Association (NDEA). The meeting will enter executive session under state law and will not return to open session afterward. No other business is listed.
- Executive session for collective bargaining strategy with the NDEA
- Meeting will not return to open session after executive session
- No votes or decisions listed for open session
Labor Relations Subcommittee - WEC
The Labor Relations Subcommittee is meeting to enter an executive session. The body will discuss strategy regarding collective bargaining or litigation with the UFCW.
- Executive session to discuss collective bargaining or litigation strategy with the UFCW
Finance & Facility Subcommittee
The Finance & Facilities Subcommittee will meet on November 14, 2024, to discuss ongoing business including a facilities update, the FY25 budget, and the FY26 budget. The subcommittee will also consider approving the minutes from its October 10, 2024 meeting. No votes on the budgets are listed; the items are for discussion and information only.
- Motion to approve the October 10, 2024 meeting minutes as written.
- Discussion of a facilities update.
- Discussion of the FY25 budget, including items for clinicians, paraprofessionals, unified art, and teacher prep.
- Discussion of the FY26 budget.
- Discussion of grants and other funding opportunities.
Labor Relations Subcommittee - WEC
The Labor Relations Subcommittee meeting scheduled for November 13, 2024, was canceled due to illness. The agenda originally included a discussion regarding NDEA negotiations and a potential executive session.
District Operations Subcommittee -[DATE]
The NRSD School Committee's Operations Subcommittee will meet on November 12, 2024, to approve minutes from two prior meetings and discuss ongoing business including transportation and insurance updates. The committee will also review policies on electronic messaging and controlled substances, and begin drafting a handbook for the School Committee.
- Approve meeting minutes from October 8 and October 15, 2024
- Discussion of transportation and insurance updates
- Review of policy BHE on electronic messaging by School Committee members
- Discussion of MGL 94C (Controlled Substances Act) and potential policy creation
- Planning for a new NRSD School Committee handbook with onboarding procedures