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School committee agrees to resend transportation-funding resolution to state and statewide school bodies

South Kingstown School Committee · February 11, 2026

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Summary

Committee members agreed to resend a previously adopted transportation funding resolution to the legislature and recommended circulating it to the town council and the Rhode Island Association of School Committees so other districts can weigh in.

The committee discussed a transportation resolution first approved in April 2025 that asks the state to reconsider how transportation is included in the funding formula. Members agreed to resend the resolution this legislative session and to broaden outreach: in addition to the governor and legislative leaders, they recommended sending the resolution to the town council, the district’s legislative delegation and the Rhode Island Association of School Committees so it can be shared statewide.

A committee member suggested that re-sending the resolution early in the legislative calendar could influence the governor’s budget deliberations and that staff should compile an explicit list of recipients; the committee agreed to return the resolution for a formal vote in two weeks with a finalized distribution list. Members also noted there are multiple transportation-related resolutions and agreed to monitor other towns’ submissions.