Vimala Phongsavanh cast sole vote against request for state takeover of schools.
School Committee Vice Chair Vimala Phongsavanh, who cast the lone dissenting vote on a resolution asking the state to take over Woonsocket Schools Wednesday night, thinks the board should handle its deficit crisis itself. The resolution, introduced by Committee Chair Anita Forcier-McGuire and Committee member Chris Roberts, passed 4 to 1. Elliot Krieger, communications director for RIDE Commissioner Deborah Gist, spoke to RIFuture.org about the process, noting there are legal steps required before the state would step in. A FAQ document on the state's education funding formula (see attached .pdf) states, "While RI General Law (R.I.G.L.) 16-1-10 allows districts to petition RIDE to assume the supervision, control, and management of the …
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Results of today's job fair hinge on Budget Commission approval.
The Woonsocket Budget Commission hasn't decided whether to call back 98 laid off teachers invited to apply for open positions at the school department today. The teachers have been asked to attend a job fair at Woonsocket High today at 4 p.m., said Roxanne Cary, executive vice president of the Woonsocket Teachers Union. Cary said there are 52 positions that are open for the 98 teachers. Kathleen Lombardo, human resources director for Woonsocket Schools, said the number had been reduced from 104 due to attrition. Budget Commission Chairman Bill Sequino asked Woonsocket Teachers Union President Jeff Partington if they could postpone the job fair for two weeks until the Commission had more information on next year's budget, particularly the…
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Jan Allard
9:48 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The state should take over the school. They took over Central Falls. You can't discriminate against other communities. he state put us in this mess and they are still dictating our moves??? Let's get the ACLU involved if Deborah Gist says no! Maybe someone should put up a banner so we can get our point across just like the cross issue at the Fire dept. more ›