South Kingstown School Committee Meeting 10/13/2026

The South Kingstown School Committee meeting on October 13, 2026, approved a one-year, $8,000 MySchoolBucks agreement to restore online school-lunch account payments. The provider will also continue charging families a 2% fee on credit-card transactions; the committee discussed the state-law fee limit, the reduction from an earlier $11,000 proposal, and the possibility of seeking alternatives in future years. The committee also approved a three-year memorandum of agreement with the Town of South Kingstown for shared use of the school maintenance facility at 135 Asa Pond Road. The agreement formalizes existing use, provides for annual timeline reviews, and calls for the parties to share costs for building improvements or work as applicable. A CTE studio-art field trip was also approved. A separate professional-services contract item is referenced in the transcript, but the details and disposition are unclear due to missing or garbled audio.

The school building committee reported continued construction at the new high school and demolition and field work at Curtis Corner, with use of the new facility and fields anticipated around August 2027. Members requested more consistent project updates from project manager Left Fields. The superintendent also highlighted a significant parking shortage expected during demolition of the existing high school next school year; the district plans further coordination with the town, police, contractors, students, and a transportation subcommittee to assess parking and shuttle options. No new construction contract award or project budget allocation was identified in the transcript.