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Policy subcommittee questions 60‑day deadline, moves to draft clearer subcommittee rules
Summary
Warwick policy subcommittee members said the district’s 60‑day rule for subcommittee referrals is often impractical and agreed to draft consolidated policy language clarifying subcommittee types, membership and timelines; the draft will be circulated for editing and sent for a first read at the full school committee.
Members of the Warwick School Committee policy subcommittee spent the meeting reviewing an existing resolution that requires subcommittee matters to return to the full school committee within 60 days, and concluded that the timeline and several older policy provisions need updating.
Committee members said the 60‑day clock rarely allows enough time for drafting, administrative review, legal consultation and agenda posting. A subcommittee member noted that agenda items must be submitted to Teresa 48 hours before posting and that the compressed schedule often forces repeated redrafts and delays. Several members proposed either extending the period (for…
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