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Leslie Zales: Concern about personnel regarding full day kindergarten. Preschool PTA is keeping our kids informed. Kerry St. Louis: Full day kindergarten. Reid Zurlo: Against full day kindergarten. Helen Cohen (to the audience): Your input helps me come to my decisions. Seth Silverman: Full day kindergarten and budget and the grant. Jane Pagett: Full day kindergarten and the FY 09 budget. Liz Billings-Fouhy: All day kindergarten. Time for play in kindergarten. Stress in kindergarten. Shari Specter: Full day kindergarten. Percentage of parents who take advantage of extended day programs. Pamela Taimes: Task force from 5 years ago about full day kindergarten. Parents on planning discussion. Time of full-day kindergarten. Reid Zurlo: Extended day K parents don't use for every day. David Kaufman: Possibility of intervening with at-risk kids instead of full day kindergarten for all. Lauren Honorado: Stay at home mother not in favor of full day kindergarten. Francis Gillespie: Against full day kindergarten. In favor of restoring lost programs. Nicole Adair: Some children do do full day kindergarten? Liz Billings-Fouhy: Some children do do that because of their disability. After February the kids without special needs start staying longer as well. III. Motion to adjourn (Griffiths, Cohen). The motion passed 5-0. The scheduled January meetings of the School Committee are as follows: ■ Wednesday, January 16— 7:30 p.m., Town Office Building, Selectmen's Meeting Room, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue (Budget Collaboration/Summit Meeting) ■ Wednesday, January 23 —7:30 p.m., Cary Hall Auditorium, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue ■ Tuesday, January 29 —7:00 p.m., Global Ministries Christian Church, 670 Washington Street, Dorchester ■ Thursday, January 31 — 7:30 p.m., Town Office Building, Selectmen's Meeting Room, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue SC Meeting 1/15/08 page # 2