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????: Broadening other programs vs. all-day K. Extended Day is paid for by parents who use <br /> it. <br /> Ellen Day (K teacher at Bowman): The pace of the day will change. The haves vs. the have <br /> nots. Heterogeneous nature of the classrooms within the lottery. The social/affective <br /> curriculum. <br /> Meg Muckenhaut(Mother of a Harrington Kindergartener): Let's take the risk and do the <br /> pilot. <br /> Frank Shapfel (Bridge school parent): Full-day K for everyone as a town priority. What <br /> other things are a priority? Eventual impact on the operating budget. <br /> Marjorie Daggett(precinct 5): Full-day is a long day for a five year old Boston student. <br /> METCO funds will pay for a program that will benefit Lexington students. <br /> Maria Cue (parent of kindergartner): Full-day K is too long a day. Will it eventually be <br /> mandatory? <br /> Will Sommers (father of incoming Bridge kindergartener): State guidelines for waivers for <br /> those who cannot afford the program. <br /> Sarah Felton (daughter entering K in the fall and one entering in 2010): Possible to do some <br /> full days some half days? Will grants continue in coming years? <br /> John Cliff(parent): Why does Lexington not yet have full-day kindergarten? Why not find <br /> out how many people really want full-day K and plan for them? How will these proposals <br /> affect Hastings? <br /> Edith Sandy (precinct 6): This will be an ongoing operating budget item. Pilot program is not <br /> fair if does not include everyone. Waiting until June to know if we have the grant seems like <br /> an untenable situation. <br /> Peter Keegly: Can we apply for the grant next year if we don't apply this year? <br /> Dawn McKenna: Funding is the issue. METCO should not be the funding for full-day K. Is <br /> this more important than elementary music, science in high school and other priorities? The <br /> public should have a say on this. METCO starts in first grade for policy reasons. There is <br /> inequality if not all parents can put their kids in the program. The fee policy, while better, <br /> does not go far enough. <br /> Alessandro Alessandrini (Town Meeting Member): Student teacher ratios are important. I <br /> would rather not have fee-based education and have better student teacher ratios and a greater <br /> financial commitment from the state. <br /> SC Meeting 2/9/08 page# 2 <br />