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School committee approves additional grade 2 section at West Kingston, funded from FY2026 contingency
Summary
Superintendent recommended and the committee approved adding a grade 2 teacher at West Kingston Elementary to balance class sizes; the position will be posted to existing membership with recall-list procedures and funded initially from the district's $130,000 contingency.
The South Kingstown School Committee approved the superintendent’s recommendation to add an additional grade 2 classroom at West Kingston Elementary School to equalize class sizes across the district.
Superintendent James Pedraza recommended adding the section after the district’s enrollment reconciliation showed West Kingston’s grade 2 roster had grown from last year’s count and could reach parity with other schools if an additional section were added. “It is my recommendation for the committee tonight to add an additional grade 2…
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