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David, It will certainly be interesting to follow developments in Pawtucket. I believe their strategy is to obtain state funding/approval prior to going to the City, possibly the result of current lack of city support. While it may not be our situation exactly, it warrants some consideration. Regardless, in my mind, there's little to no rationale for not engaging in proactive, long term planning. In my opinion, the lack of it here has greatly assisted in the current state of our schools.The schools have no real data, comparisons, etc. to support their needs and there exists such an opportunity to create a very powerful/persuasive needs assessment and long term plan. I have advocated for experienced planners to assist in this process and will continue to do so for future efforts and your voice would be very helpful in supporting long term planning efforts and the experts to assist. In terms of the current proposal, close monitoring of underlying assumptions/trends and oversight/support for the schools impacted will be critical. For instance, a key driver of enrollment is the percentage of high school aged children not attending public school. In Warwick, this percentage has been steadily increasing, is very significant, greatly impacts enrollment, and I'm wondering if this trend continues, flattens, or reverses in the enrollment projections (can't find methodology but I believe they are based on historical trending with maybe some adjustments for committee based assumptions? ) If the thinking is that middle school, all day k, etc. will improve our schools, does it follow that more families will choose/stay in public school and that trend will reverse? As you support the LTFPC's proposal, please also advocate for the oversight/continued monitoring needed for successful implementation. Thanks for your continued efforts/dedication to the schools!

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