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Dennis‑Yarmouth school committee to seek town specifics after Yarmouth asks to reopen regional agreement
Summary
At its March 23 meeting the Dennis‑Yarmouth Regional School Committee discussed a Feb. 24 letter from the Yarmouth Select Board requesting the committee open the regional agreement; no vote was taken. Superintendent Doug Smith said the agreement can be opened only by a 10% voter petition or a majority vote of the committee and offered to return with process details.
The Dennis‑Yarmouth Regional School Committee discussed a Feb. 24 request from the Yarmouth Select Board to open the district’s regional agreement but did not vote to do so, saying the committee wants clearer, item‑specific requests from the towns before taking formal action.
Superintendent Doug Smith told the committee that there are “only two mechanisms to which the regional agreement can be opened. One is by a signed petition by 10% or more of the voters and the second is by majority vote of the committee.” He offered to consult the district’s legal counsel and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and return with a proposed…
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