Bob Chiaradio Shines Light On Failure Of Westerly, RI School Committee Chair Bowdy To Inform Entire Board Of Clandestine Subcommittee Meeting To Select Equity Audit Firm

Bob Chiaradio received information that no less than nine firms submitted bids to do equity audits for the town of Westerly, RI. However, it was discovered that a subcommittee with just a few members was formed to make a selection from the bidders list.

School committee chair Diane Bowdy failed to notify the entire membership of the school committee keeping them out of the loop and discussion within this subcommittee.

Within the prior week to the current school committee meeting of 9/7/22, this selection process was an agenda item prior to winning bid selection.

Once it was discovered the clandestine meeting had already taken place and a Boston firm was selected, the agenda item was removed from the meeting of 9/7/22.

Mr. Chiaradio asserts that the once removed agenda item to select a winning bid will be placed as a legitimate agenda item for the 9/21/22 school committee meeting.