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Finance committee backs slate of Providence school board appointees, forwards recommendations to full council
Summary
The Providence Committee on Finance voted to recommend several mayoral school board appointments — including Melissa Hughes, Angel Newman, Jenny Mercado, Nigel Morinabo and Steven Williamson — sending the nominations to the City Council for confirmation after brief questioning and public statements from each nominee.
Chairwoman Helen Anthony convened the Providence City Committee on Finance on Jan. 23 and moved to take action on several mayoral school board appointments, recommending each nomination to the full City Council.
The committee recommended approval of the mayor’s nominees after brief remarks from each candidate about their experience and priorities. Melissa Hughes, currently serving on the Providence School Board and chair of that board’s policy committee, described the board’s recent work revising the district’s school-closure policy and said she wants continued collaboration with the city as the district prepares for a return to local control. "We were able to pass a revised school closure policy," Hughes said, adding the policy had not been updated since 1991.
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