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2019 ANNUAL MEETING DATES
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE
2020
January 8 and 22
February 12 and 26
March 11 and 25
April 8 and 22
May 13 and 27
June 10 and 24
July 15
One meeting per Bylaws
August 12 and 26
September 9 and 23
October 14 and 28
November 18
One meeting per Bylaws
December 16
One meeting per Bylaws
Meetings will be held at the Hamlet Building Middle School, Cafeteria located at 60 Florence Drive, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, except in July, November and December when only one meeting will be held on the third Wednesday of those months, per Bylaws amended 10/13/2004.
Additional meetings may be called by the Chair, as necessary, to conduct business for the Woonsocket School Committee. In the event the Committee desires to meet for a closed session prior to 7:00 p.m., the Committee will post the earlier time; however, the agenda posted for the public session will not be addressed before 7:00 p.m. The time and place of such meetings will be specified in the posting of the meeting notice and posted on the State and school department website, as specified in the mandated forty-eight hour period preceding the meeting, except for emergency meetings, which shall be subject to Chapter 42 of the General Laws of RI.
Meeting places will be accessible to the handicapped. Individuals requesting interpreter services must notify the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at (401) 767-4608 at least twenty-four hours in advance.
Approved by the WSC on July 17, 2019

Subzero conditions are bringing the chill to the eastern third of the country this week. Strong gusty winds will lead to dangerous wind chills, prompting extreme cold warnings and watches for the northern Plains and the Upper Midwest. More severe weather will be on the way as a major winter storm is expected to impact a huge area from Texas to the East Coast from Friday through the weekend.        President Trump says the framework of a long-term deal on Greenland is in place. Shortly after announcing the deal framework in a post on Truth Social, Trump told reporters the deal gives the U.S. everything it needs. He went on to call it an "infinite deal" that would last "forever."        ICE's latest operation is underway in Maine this week. According to Fox News, authorities arrested more than 50 people on Tuesday and more arrests were taking place on Wednesday. ICE Deputy Assistant Director Patricia Hyde said there are "approximately 14-hundred targets" in Maine, and it comes as part of the Trump administration's broader crackdown against illegal immigrants.        The YouTuber credited by Republicans for uncovering "billions of dollars" in fraud in Minnesota says his peers are done putting up with fraud in the government. Nick Shirley was one of four witnesses to appear before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance. Minnesota Democrat Governor Tim Walz said the firestorm from the fraud investigation was the main reason he's not seeking re-election.        A Navy admiral removed by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says she's running for Congress. Three-star admiral Nancy Lacore was the head of the Navy Reserve before Hegseth removed her last August. On Tuesday Lacore registered to run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District as a Democrat.        Heart disease is still the number one cause of death in the U.S. but fewer people are dying from it. That's according to a new report from the American Heart Association. The report shows heart disease death rates have dropped for the first time in five years.       

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