Rumor has it...
Has anyone else heard the rumor that Phillipston elementary school parents and residents want out of the Narragansett Regional School District?
Isn't there a pre-K -12 regional district agreement in place?
Has anyone read it?
Isn't there a procedure for a town to leave the regional school district?
Do Templeton voters need to approve Phillipston's exit from the district by town meeting vote? And vice versa?
In other news, doesn't the new school assessment need to be approved by both Templeton and Phillipston town meetings - since the school committee changed the numbers and lowered the figures and all that? Doesn't this process need to happen by June 30th?
School District Mission
“The Narragansett Regional School District in partnership with the communities and parents, ensure that all students are inspired to develop the knowledge, skills, behaviors, attitudes and values to become successful, responsible individuals and citizens in our ever-changing global society.”
Section X. WITHDRAWAL
ReplyDelete(a) Any member town may petition to withdraw from the regional school
district under terms stipulated in a proposed amendment to the agreement
provided (1) that the town seeking to withdraw has paid over to the regional
school district any operating costs for which it became liable as a member of the
district, and (2) that said town shall remain liable to the district for its share of the
indebtedness other than temporary indebtedness incurred in anticipation of
revenue, of the district outstanding at the time of such withdrawal, and for the
interest thereon, to the same extent and in the same manner as though the town
had not withdrawn from the district, except the such liability shall be reduced by
any amount which such town had paid over at the time of withdrawal and which
has been applied to the payment of such indebtedness and interest.
(b) Said petitioning town shall cease to be a member town if the proposed
amendment is approved by the regional district school committee and accepted
by the petitioning town and each of the other member towns, acceptance by the
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petitioning town and by the other member towns to be by majority vote at an
annual or special town meeting.
(c) Money received by the district from the withdrawing town for payment of
funded indebtedness and interest thereon shall be used for this purpose only.
The words "look before you leap" come to mind. This showdown should prove interesting.
ReplyDeleteThey re-certified on June 4th. I believe they have 45 days from that date.
ReplyDeleteThey will be going to a 1/12th budget as they have missed the July 1st date.