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School committee directs superintendent to explore one‑year rollover of Chartwells contract as state RFP stalls
Summary
After the state RFP for school food services remained in review, the district's chief financial officer outlined options including a one‑year rollover with Chartwells; a former Chartwells worker told the committee she and others remain unhappy with food quality and fear retaliation for complaints.
The South Kingstown School Committee on Tuesday directed the superintendent to investigate the parameters of a one‑year rollover of the district's food service contract with Chartwells after learning the state RFP is still under review and bids likely would not return until mid‑March.
Chief Financial Officer Mrs. Proctor told the committee the state has submitted a request for proposals that "is in the review status" and has not been released to bid; if the state process returns no bidders, "the contract will then roll forward, and then we can meet with our food…
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