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On 5/17/13 at 04:06 AM, Pmaloneyjr wrote:” At a time when we should be reaching higher and trying to attract families to broaden the tax base and stabilize we will be telling people, actually screaming at them to STAY AWAY!” yet then he responded with “. . . the State will not be switching all day K in the next 3 years. Of the 39 cities and towns, only 3 provide all day K as of last year . . .” Personally, I believe offering all-day kindergarten to potential home buyers would be a great way to entice families to move to our city. It does not necessarily mean that staff costs will skyrocket, unless we don’t take the time to plan how to utilize the existing staff effectively and efficiently. If we keep doing what we have always done we will keep getting the same results; less new families, lower market values, fewer taxpayers, higher taxes. . .

Speaking of efficiency . . . why do we only focus on buildings used for educational instruction what about the other Warwick Public Schools’ buildings? Why has a plan not been considered to move administrators into our existing student buildings? If there is extra space there and we are already paying the costs associated with these buildings then shutting down a building such as the Central Administrative Building on Warwick Avenue could result in immediate savings. In addition, Mr. Mullen stated that he had a “wish list” of nine additional administrators of which several would act as “dean of students” to help existing principals in the evaluation process. Existing staff could be better utilized if they were already in the buildings and no additional staffing would be required.

Finally, as a taxpayer, I would like to encourage everyone to contact the Warwick School Committee and demand that the majority of members that sit on these various committees be Warwick taxpayers. Please ask them to publically list that information as well. I want to ensure that when members vote, that they have a vested interest in our community, not keeping their jobs.

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