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The School Committee should not be providing" some" information; let the contract talks take place-don't point fingers & state the mediator will be out of state. Just indicate that all sides are unable to meet after the Sept. 29th session until Oct. 14th. It is a "pivotal" year & if you let it get away from you the ADDITIONAL animosity will affect the school district, in a negative way, both to residents & outsiders. If a one percent increase represents $ 1.37 million, a three year cost to taxpayers of $ 41 million doesn't make sense unless these cost increases are on top of higher step levels due to longevity. From a public perspective, it appears that a timeframe for an approved contract will not take place until sometime around Halloween(how appropriate). This does not bode well for a school district that needs positive publicity. The School Committee should STOP complaining about being level funded. If they had performed their duties properly school consolidation should have occurred by now. Warwick is similar in size as Cranston(ALL school districts have special needs students, Warwick is not operating in a vacuum). The Warwick Teachers Union needs to accept the fact that in order for school consolidation to work, at both the elementary & secondary levels, reductions of MORE than the existing limit of twenty teacher layoffs are necessary.

School picnics & ice cream socials? Come on!