AGENDA

SPECIAL MEETING

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2024

6:00 PM – OPEN SESSION

Hamlet Middle School

60 Florence Drive

Woonsocket, RI 02895

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Call to Order

Roll Call

This is a special meeting. Therefore, there will be no public comment for this meeting.

AGENDA ITEMS

1. Discussion/Approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 General Fund Budget

2. Discussion/Approval of a cash transfer to the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHBEC) for funding the new school construction.

3. Discussion/Approval on Bid #24-11 - Commissioning Services

4. Discussion/Approval on Bid #25-03 - Athletic Medical Supplies

5. Discussion/Approval on Bid #25-04 - Athletic Supplies

6. Discussion/Approval on Bid #25-05 - Nursing Supplies

7. Discussion/Approval on Bid #25-06 - Educational Staffing

8. Discussion/Approval on Bid #25-09 - Custodial Supplies

9. Discussion/Approval on Purchases/Transfers

ADJOURNMENT

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agenda will be posted on the Woonsocket Education Department website at www.woonsocketschools.com, McFee Administration

Building, Woonsocket Middle School, WACTC, City Hall, and Harris Library and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at

least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The Woonsocket Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex,

sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, or disability. Posted on August 2, 2024.

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