PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Board of Education Chairwoman Eva-Marie Mancuso said Governor Chafee is still fully behind Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist, despite the groundswell of opposition from teachers.
But Mancuso said it is far too early to speculate whether the board will offer Gist a three-year-contract or something shorter. The full board will meet at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss Gist's contract, which expires in early June.
That discussion will be held in closed session. The board will not vote Thursday night, according to Mancuso.
"We haven't had this discussion with the full board," she said. "I'll make sure the board has all of the letters. That's why I didn't ask for a vote (Thursday) night."