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SITE COUNCIL 11/15/13 ATTENDANCE: Nimisha Asthagiri, Russ Bosbach, Angela Chang, Meg Collela, Betsy Conway, Naomi Priver, Deidre Schadler 1.Approve minutes from 10/25/13 2.Enrollment a.last school committee Dr Ash said heÈd talk about enrollment and numbers, Fiske is overcrowded (IEP program -- 3 or 4 classrooms for students with autism by state law) i.each school has a different program; Bridge has a social/emotional program b.a lot of misinformation out there; NOT more kids for Bridge if redistricting c.conversation about size of Bridge and capacity i.architects said around 520 ii.Ðrm has come in and reevaluated; will present on Tuesday the new data iii.talking about how large 1st and 4th grade classes are 1.talking about 5 sections of 2nd and 5th grades next year 2.right now 2 classrooms in First Grade have 25 students, which by guidelines will have an aide 3.guidelines are limits of 1st grade 25, 4th grade when over 26 iv.5 kindergartens, are actually shrinking so next year will likely only have 4 Ðrst grades v.talking about specialists, if more sections will have another gym teacher and need to use gym in different time (ie RussÈs lunchtime), same for other specialists as gym/art/music teachers are at full-time and schedule is maxed vi.Bridge is largest school now and projected to continue to be so 1.expected to have 26 class sections next year vii.new Estabrook open in February; planned to have 5 additional classrooms viii.2 new classrooms at Bridge to be used next year for extra class 1.one is PALS program (9 kids) can be relocated 2.one is resource room 3.we do have 28 classrooms, if need a 27th room will need to shufÑe specialists, ie reading d.school Committee meeting Tuesday at Clarke (expect large turnout) e.current enrollment 550; Avalon around 120 kids which is about 20% i.if increase furter will limit ability to have all-school morning meeting; would have to split in 2 groups so would not want too large ii.have looked at lunch schedule for next year with the 26 sections; try to condense times for lunch may have to have earlier or later f.Thought if we do have more students, what do we request we need ¥thought about another gym teacher, art, etc ¥if PTA needs larger space for event, can request to use HS ¥Nimisha feels is getting hard time to use HS, had 1000 people at International Night (if talk with Meg can help facilitate with Pat Goddard) ¥Guidance, nursing, specialists, aides, SSPs will need to increase