Minutes

 

EXETER-WEST GREENWICH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE JOINT MEETING WITH THE EXETER AND WEST GREENWICH TOWN COUNCILS

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026, 6:00 P.M.

 

LOCATION

Exeter-West Greenwich Jr/Sr High School Library

930 Nooseneck Hill Road

West Greenwich, Rhode Island

 

No.    1:    CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL –

 Meeting called to order at 6:05 pm by Lee Kissinger, EWG School Committee Chair.

 

Roll Call:                    Diane Allen                  Present

                                    Raymond Morrissey               Present

                                    Jaime Schiffer            Present                       

Joseph Turner                      Not Present

                                    Calvin Ellis                  Present

 

Also Present:             Kenneth G. Findlay, Council Assistant

Maria Lawler, Town Treasurer

  

 

No.    2:     HIGH LEVEL 2026-2027 BUDGET DISCUSSION

 

Superintendent James Erinakes provided an overview of the draft budget, including the line-item increases/decreases from the current years to the proposed budget for next fiscal year’s school district budget.  Discussion was limited due to the proposed Governor’s Budget, including State Aid to Education, not being made available prior to the start of the meeting. A second follow-up meeting may be necessary once the State Aid is available.

 

No.    3:     ADJOURNMENT – Meeting adjourned at 6:51 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

           

                                                                        Kenneth G. Findlay

                                                                        Clerk Pro Temp

 

Approved:   February 2, 2026

 

 

 

 

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