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All the school facilities in Warwick are subpar and this continual ad hoc planning is very disheartening. As school districts around the country, as well as our neighboring districts, hire experienced facility planning professionals to analyze the entire system and develop a comprehensive long term plan, Warwick continues to waste year after year of people's time and precious resources. The facilities planning committee, including many members who I respect, needs to push back on this "facilities planning process" and demand a true comprehensive plan. For them to buy into and sign onto a plan of this nature would be irresponsible for the future of our city and something I hope they would seriously consider before moving forward. There is nothing wrong with the administration and the planning co. describing what they have learned to date (there has been a lot of good work already completed), recognizing that the state of the facilities/years of neglect have created a situation that could be best addressed by professionals who have dedicated their career to solving these types of problems, and recommending engaging them for a systemwide, long term solution to the school committee. There are times when even the most capable professionals need outside expertise and this is one of them. There is no possible way volunteers and school administration with other full-time responsibilities can dedicate the time or have the experience required to address the systemic facilities issues in Warwick and they should not be expected to do so.

It is also critical that the City and school leadership get past their issues and work together for the common good of our schools. I compare it to two divorced parents, they have had their differences, may be independent, but they still need to find a way to work together for the best for their children. It is time for the City and schools to work together for the children of Warwick, and subsequently, everyone in Warwick. The benefit we all have as citizens of Warwick, unlike children of divorced parents, is that we have the collective ability to change "parents" if they cannot find a way to work responsibly on behalf of our children/City.

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