In case you are not aware or have forgotten, back in February 2020, Narragansett Regional School District, (NRSD) contacted Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) concerning member Town Phillipston notification to the school district on amending the regional school district agreement. DESE stated they could not support any amendment in isolation, as the current agreement was out of compliance in key areas. October 21, 2020, NRSD school committee voted to form a Regional Agreement Amendment Committee. December 7, 2020, 1st meeting of the newly formed RAAC and a process was started to look at the regional school agreement between member Towns Templeton and Phillipston and NRSD, which was to see what changes needed to be made, to be current with state laws and things member towns might like to see in the agreement. March 1, 2023, NRSD school committee reviewed draft regional agreement developed by RAAC on April 18, 2022, with some mandatory changes submitted by DESE. (made language changes in August 2022 and October 2022) Shortly thereafter, the NRSD school committee voted to disband the RAAC. Templeton selectmen did their part and put it to a vote of the people, Town Meeting, on May 10, 2023. Phillipston, the other member town of the NRSD, have so far failed to do their part, put it to the people for a vote, Town Meeting, it is required of the agreement and of state law. How do we have a school assessment when we may not have an agreement that is valid in place? If we go with the 1977 agreement, that covers grades K-12, not grades preK - 12. NRSD is budgeting FY27 PreK - 12. which would line up with a 2004 regional agreement, which is flawed as it never went thru the entire process, it was never forwarded to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, (DESE).

May 10, 2023 - Templeton annual Town Meeting.

ARTICLE 29: AMENDING THE NARRAGANSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

AGREEMENT

To see if the Town will approve the amendments to the Narragansett Regional School District

Agreement as recommended and approved by the Regional School District Committee,

Or take any other action related thereto.

Submitted by the Select Board on behalf of the Narragansett Regional School District

School Committee

Majority Vote Required

Advisory Committee Comments & Recommendation:

The Committee is split on their recommendation vote on Article 29, with a vote of 2-2.

On an amended motion that was duly made and seconded the Town voted to approve the

amendments to the Narragansett Regional School District Agreement as recommended and approved by the Regional School District Committee with it to be amended further to revise the Agreement by striking Section VI(G)(2) as proposed and replacing it to read: (2) All capital costs in town-owned buildings used by the District shall be apportioned among the member towns on the basis of their respective student enrollments in the PK-12 District.

Passed/May 10th @ 8:30pm