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Votes at a glance: Newport School Committee approves calendar, hires college advisor and authorizes property sale and grants
Summary
The committee approved its 2025 meeting calendar, appointed Janet McCarthy as college advisor (grant-funded), authorized the sale of 3177 Market Street under the East Bay Education Collaborative dissolution, and accepted several grant MOAs including a greenhouse grant extension of $132,200.
At its regular meeting the Newport School Committee approved several routine and substantive action items.
Key votes included: - Approval of the 2025 regular meeting calendar (one date moved to Nov. 13, 2025). - Appointment of Janet McCarthy as the district college advisor, funded through a grant for college application support. - Approval of a resolution authorizing the sale of 3177 Market Street (East Bay Education Collaborative property) under Rhode Island General Law; the sale price discussed in the meeting was $3.2 million to be distributed among participating districts. - Acceptance of a Memorandum of Agreement for an Arts initiative SBA capital fund and approval of an extension/amendment for a Learning Inside Out greenhouse grant (committee discussed $132,200 encumbered to acquire a greenhouse and noted additional site, foundation and utility costs remain to be determined). - Approval of RFP awards for college-advisor services and other procurement items on the consent agenda.
Committee members asked for follow-up details on timelines, translation and communication plans for USDA community eligibility (free breakfast/lunch) and for capital and budget clarifications; administrators committed to returning with specific cost and timeline information where needed.
The votes were taken by voice; the chair declared the motions carried for the listed items. Where the transcript records no numeric roll-call tally, the committee recorded the items as approved in the meeting minutes.
