Jennifer Lima
North Kingstown School Committee Member
School Committee · Current officeholder
Jennifer Lima serves on the School Committee. In public material she has talked about educational equity, student voice, mental-health resources, LGBTQ+ student support, discipline, accessibility, and achievement gaps.
- Current office
- North Kingstown School Committee Member
- Representation
- North Kingstown
- Current status
- In office
- Last profile review
- September 26, 2026
- Official government page
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Overview
- Current office
- North Kingstown School Committee Member
- Body
- School Committee
- Representation
- North Kingstown
Committee assignments
Policy Advisory Committee · Co-chair
DEI Advisory Committee · Co-chair
Budget and Finance Advisory Committee · Member
What they say they focus on
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Campaign position
Campaign themes
What they said. Campaign material emphasizes students, transparency, mental-health resources, LGBTQ+ supports, achievement gaps, discipline, accessibility, student participation, and multilingual learners. Campaign accomplishment claims stay separate until a government record confirms them.
Source: jenniferlima4nk.com
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Votes, motions, agenda requests, and other actions found in official records.
Newest first. Seconding a motion is not a yes vote. Actions by the full Council or Committee are labeled separately.
Add $16 million to the Capital Improvement Plan
Vote: No
Lima voted against Case's motion to add $16 million to the Capital Improvement Plan.
The source does not state a reason for the no vote.
Result: Motion passed 3-2
Roll call
- Yes
- Dr. Erin W. Earle, Robert Case, Sheri Kennedy
- No
- Jennifer Lima, Megan Reilly
Official record
North Kingstown School Department · Feb 10, 2025
NK Stage 2 Addendum No. 2a: February 11, 2025 School Committee actions
Title IX / anti-harassment policy revisions
Motion made
Lima made the motion approving the policy changes concerning Title IX and district anti-harassment protections. Case seconded. The vote was unanimous.
Result: Passed unanimously
Official record
North Kingstown School Department · Feb 10, 2025
NK Stage 2 Addendum No. 2a: February 11, 2025 School Committee actions
Wickford Middle School planned capacity increase
Vote: Yes
Lima voted in favor of the unanimous motion increasing planned project capacity to 525 students for potential reimbursement purposes.
Result: Passed unanimously
Official record
North Kingstown School Department · Feb 10, 2025
NK Stage 2 Addendum No. 2a: February 11, 2025 School Committee actions
Shared School Committee context
These items apply to the School Committee as a public body. They are not individual findings against this officeholder.
Rhode Island Attorney General Open Meetings Act decision
Legal/process findingInstitutional finding
The Rhode Island Attorney General found that the North Kingstown School Committee violated the Open Meetings Act in some respects because several June 2026 agenda items were not sufficiently descriptive. The decision rejected other allegations where no discussion or action occurred.
The finding applied to the School Committee as a public body. It is not an individual violation finding against any single member.
Institutional finding: attach to School Committee profiles as shared context.
Official record
Rhode Island Attorney General · Jul 21, 2026
Rhode Island Attorney General Open Meetings Act Decision OM 26-28
North Kingstown issues connected to this record
Schools & School Committee
She voted no on the $16 million CIP addition, yes on Wickford Middle School planned capacity, and moved the Title IX and anti-harassment policy changes.
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The July 2026 Open Meetings Act finding applies to the School Committee as a public body, not to her individually.
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Sources
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School Department records
NK Stage 2 Addendum No. 2a: February 11, 2025 School Committee actions
North Kingstown School Department · 2025-02-11 · Primary source
View original document ↗ (opens in a new tab)NKSD Policy Advisory Committee
North Kingstown School Department · Primary source
View original document ↗ (opens in a new tab)NKSD DEI Advisory Committee
North Kingstown School Department · Primary source
View original document ↗ (opens in a new tab)NKSD Budget and Finance Advisory Committee
North Kingstown School Department · Primary source
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Rhode Island agencies
Rhode Island Attorney General Open Meetings Act Decision OM 26-28
Rhode Island Attorney General · 2026-07-22 · Primary source
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Campaign and public statements
Jennifer Lima for School Committee
jenniferlima4nk.com · Campaign or secondary source
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About this profile
Save North Kingstown builds these pages from public records, meeting materials, campaign statements, and other named sources. Campaign and self-published claims are labeled separately from government actions confirmed in primary records.
Last reviewed: September 26, 2026