Facilities Improvement Project Information

Visit the School Department's webpage to learn more about current and future school facility improvement projects.  Check back often for updates, as there are ongoing projects as well as a Stage 2 application for an $85 Million project planned for submission to RIDE in September 2020. For additional detail, view agendas and minutes for the School Building Committee, and even sign up to receive a notification when meetings are scheduled. 

Meetings

• The School Building Committee first met July 12, 2018
• Meetings are scheduled as needed by the School Building Committee Chair 
• Meeting Date, Time, Location, and Agenda are posted in advance

All School Building Committee meetings are open to the public, and must meet OMA requirements.

Agendas & Minutes

 
Agendas are available prior to the meetings.  Minutes are available following approval.  View agendas and minutes

Correspondence

Correspondence to the School Building Committee should be sent to the School Building Committee's Secretary.  Correspondence can be accepted via email or regular mail.   

Once received, correspondence will be distributed to the School Building Committee members, and additional Town and School staff involved in the project and supporting the efforts of the Committee, as well as the Owner's Project Manager(s) and consultants working on the project.  At the next SBC meeting, the communication will be formally accepted, and placed on file.  Should the SBC decide to further direct staff, the projects OPM, or the project's consultant relative to the correspondence, they may do so at the meeting. 

Members

 
Membership of the School Building Committee must meet both Town Charter and Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) membership requirements.  In order to meet both local and State membership requirements, the Committee consists of a combined 14 members, with seven members appointed by the Town Council, six members appointed by the School Committee, and one member, the RIDE required community member, appointed jointly by the Town Council and the School Committee.  It is noted that there are fourteen members of the Committee, but only thirteen are voting members. 

Name	Title	RIDE or Charter Role	Appointed by
Bryant DaCruz, Chair	Town Council Vice President	Charter: Majority	Town Council
Jacy Northup, Secretary	School Committee Member	Charter: School Committee Member	School Committee
Russell Hill	Maintenance Director - School	RIDE: Local official responsible for building maintenance	School Committee
Maryanne Crawford	Chief Financial Officer - School	RIDE: Local budget official or member of the local finance committee	School Committee
Deborah Kelso	Town Council Member	Charter: Majority	Town Council
Kate Macinanti	School Committee Member	RIDE: A member who has knowledge of the educational mission and function of the facility	School Committee
Chip McGair	SKHS Principal (with input from other principals, rotating position) non-voting	RIDE: School Principal from the subject school	School Committee
Aimee Reiner	Director of Administrative Services - Town	Charter: Majority	Town Council
Wayne Pimental	Building Official - Town	RIDE: Representative of the office or body authorized by law to construct school buildings in the municipality	Town Council
Mark Russo	Facilities Superintendent - Town	Charter: Majority	Town Council
Linda Savastano	School Superintendent	RIDE: Superintendent of Schools	School Committee
Zachary Saul	Finance Director - Town	Charter: Majority	Town Council
Melissa Towle	Community Member	RIDE: South Kingstown resident with architectural, engineering, and/or construction experience	Town Council & School Committee
Robert Zarnetske	Town Manager	Charter: Majority	Town Council

RIDE School Construction Regulations ‐ School Building Committee members

"The district must submit names and backgrounds of the members of the school building committee that shall be formed in accordance with the provisions of the district’s local charter and/or bylaws. The school building committee must, at a minimum consist of eight people, including the superintendent of schools, at least one member of the school committee, the local official responsible for building maintenance, a representative of the office or body authorized by law to construct school buildings in the municipality, the school principal from the subject school, a member who has knowledge of the educational mission and function of the facility, a local budget official or member of the local finance committee, and at least one member of the community with architectural, engineering and/or construction experience to provide input relative to the effect of the project on the community and to examine building design and construction plans for reasonableness."

South Kingstown Town Charter Section 4820 Powers and duties of school committee 

"Section 4820(K): Whenever a new school building or an addition to an existing building shall be planned, a building committee shall be formed consisting of seven (7) members of whom three (3) shall be appointed by the school committee including at least one from its own number and four (4) shall be qualified electors appointed by the town council. The school building committee shall be responsible for the planning and supervision of all such construction. The building committee shall continue in office during the construction and until the formal acceptance by the town of the building or addition, or until discharged by vote of both the school committee and the town council."