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Votes at a glance: North Providence School Committee adopts multiple personnel, contracts and procurement items
Summary
At its June 18 meeting the North Providence School Committee approved minutes and a consent agenda, upheld a termination recommendation, approved a disciplinary memorandum of agreement, renewed and approved multiple contracts for special education and student services, approved restroom renovations and other routine items.
The North Providence School Committee on June 18 approved a series of motions covering personnel actions, contract renewals and procurement items. Items were presented largely with brief discussion and carried by voice vote.
Key actions approved at the meeting (motions and outcomes as recorded):
- Approval of minutes: Motion made and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda: Motion made and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Outcome: approved.
- Termination of non‑certified employee: The superintendent asked for a motion to "uphold and approve" his recommendation to terminate a non‑certified employee as discussed in executive session. Motion seconded; voice vote "Aye." Outcome: approved.
- Memorandum of agreement regarding an employee disciplinary agreement (discussed in executive session): Motion made and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Outcome: approved.
- Renewal of student assistance counselor contracts (state-funded, half-funded at high school and half at middle school): Motion made and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Outcome: approved.
- Approval of multiple special-education service contracts (renewals and new awards): The committee named the contracts during the meeting and approved them by voice vote. Contracts listed by the superintendent (as read into the record) include Preferred Healthcare Staffing Agreement, Therapeutic Resources, Momentum Professional Behavioral Health Services consultation agreement, Donna Rizzo (auditory services), Maxim Healthcare Services, Grama Family Behavior Solutions Inc., CBS Therapy, Alea Behavior Health, Therapy Works Inc., Emerges Education masters service agreement, and a buyout agreement for school nursing services. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of a new special-education services contract with Prokiya (new vendor): Motion made and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Outcome: approved.
- Approval to renovate two high-school restrooms near the gymnasium and submit to the School Building Authority for reimbursement (approx. 60%): Motion made and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Outcome: approved. The superintendent said he would submit paperwork to the School Building Authority for reimbursement under health-and-safety rules.
- Removal of obsolete textbooks from North Providence High School: Motion and second; voice vote "Aye." Outcome: approved.
- Approval of bills, use of property requests and other routine items: Motions made and seconded; voice votes "Aye." Outcomes: approved.
Most approvals were recorded by voice vote with the clerk announcing "Aye" and motions carrying; the transcript does not record roll-call tallies or named movers and seconders for many items.
The meeting included no votes taken in executive session, per the chair's opening remarks.
