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I can assure you that at Winman Jr. High students are teamed and "loop" meaning that the students stay with the same team of teachers for grades 7 and 8. This has been going on for more than ten years. I think the issue with new administrative positions is that if there is a fiscal crisis that warrants school closures, why are we adding administrators? The savings from school closures went to rehab John Greene for ANOTHER administrative building. They would be housed in three buildings--one more than if a high school is repurposed. The Council members voiced a concern that the School Department budgets for certain items, gets the funding and then spends it differently. Every year they claim a deficit is looming and then they find and extra 6 million dollars or maybe 12 million--it happens so often I can't keep them straight. Your "facts" sound like talking points from the administration. If you really want to uncover some facts, find out what cities and towns in Massachusetts and Connecticut the Superintendent referenced as being similar to Warwick and completed the consolidation cycle. His facts came from NESDEC, a private firm who consults with local communities. One of their services is a Long Range Facilities Master Plan. Obviously to get districts to buy the service the data needs to support consolidation. Who provides the data? NESDEC. It's like asking for a termite inspection from a termite exterminator. Guess what they find? TERMITES.

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