Committee told RIDE requested updated enrollment projections for school-construction reimbursement

Jan 21, 2025

Superintendent and members discussed a RIDE letter asking for a more recent demographic study to support the district's Stage 2 school-construction application; public commenter said the letter was added late to the packet and raised questions about the project vendor scope and potential lost reimbursement.

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Superintendent Ken Dube told the School Committee on Jan. 21 that the Rhode Island Department of Education has asked North Kingstown for updated enrollment projections to support the district’s Stage 2 school-construction application. Dube said RIDE does not consider the district’s 2022 Flow Analytics projection recent enough and requested a new demographic study to calculate reimbursement eligibility.

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