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Chariho committee declines one-year extension for Superintendent Gina Picard
Summary
After extended discussion and public input, the Chariho Regional School Committee voted down a motion to extend Superintendent Gina Picard’s contract one year; members cited mixed community feedback, concerns about academic performance in some grades, and unresolved capital-planning questions.
The Chariho Regional School Committee voted against a one-year extension to Superintendent Gina Picard’s contract after more than an hour of discussion and a roll-call vote.
Committee members debated the motion during a regularly scheduled meeting. Supporters pointed to Picard’s community engagement, school-safety work and student-program outcomes; opponents and some undecided members cited constituent emails, concerns about lower elementary reading and math proficiency in parts of the district, and…
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