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The problems with the Warwick School System have been occurring for years. Warwick's school system is similar to Cranston's. Similar student enrollment, however Cranston runs their system with a smaller budget. The Warwick SC should have been addressing the decline in student enrollment well before now. With more buildings operating it involves higher costs to manage the system. Now, the SC is scrambling at the last minute to implement school consolidation at the secondary level by next September. On top of that there is a new superintendent. Plus the Mayor/City Council doesn't trust the SC. To a typical outsider, Warwick would not be a school system one might want to relocate to for the average family. The SC is involved in teacher contract negotiations as well as consolidation at the elementary school level down the road. The new superintendent has stated that he would like to upgrade some of the buildings to a more pleasant environment(painting, boilers, etc.) & possibly relocating lockers from Aldrich & Gorton to Pilgrim. The Governor/RI GA will also likely be implementing a new education funding formula & with a declining enrollment & a tight budget, this may not work out well for Warwick. All of these issues, as well as unforeseen ones, will be difficult for Warwick's School System to overcome, at least in the short term.