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Tiverton School Committee elects leadership, reassigns subcommittees and liaisons
Summary
The Tiverton School Committee elected Diane Farnworth chair, Deb Polish vice chair and appointed Carolyn Mendez clerk; it reclassified the safety subcommittee as an administrative committee and assigned members and liaisons to a slate of district and town roles.
Diane Farnworth was nominated and confirmed as chair of the Tiverton School Committee during its Dec. 4 reorganizational meeting. Deb Polish was chosen vice chair and Carolyn Mendez was appointed school committee clerk by voice votes.
Farnworth called for a status change of the Safety Subcommittee, proposing it be reclassified from a school-committee subcommittee to an administrative committee. A motion to change the safety subcommittee’s status passed unanimously.
Members then volunteered and were confirmed for standing committees. The finance subcommittee will include Deb Polish and Kim Paquette; health and wellness will include Jocelyn Sherman and another member; the policy subcommittee will continue with Chair Diane Farnworth and Kim Paquette. The committee also selected liaisons: Farnworth volunteered to be the town council liaison, Deb Polish will serve as legislative liaison, and Farnworth will act as liaison to the Charter Commission. The Special Education Local Advisory Committee liaison will be Kim Paquette as primary with other members assisting.
Chair Farnworth said subcommittee adjustments were intended to align administrative responsibility with operational needs. The committee confirmed the full slate of subcommittee assignments and liaisons by voice vote.
The committee also approved routine housekeeping items including the consent agenda (minutes and monthly enrollment report) and accepted three homeschool requests for 2024–25 after staff confirmed required paperwork had been submitted. The meeting then proceeded to scheduled presentations and budget items.
