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the School Sites Committee should proceed on the basis of the following assumptions: , 1) That at least two additional large sites are needed (in addition to the Adams - Hancock St. Site): one for a third Junior High School and one for an additional High Vocational, or Junior College site. We did not discuss criteria for this latter site. I would welcome comments from you and Jack Smith as to such criteria. As I visualize it the criteria would vary greatly depending upon its potential use: a) If it is to be used as a replacement for the exist- ing Junior High School, then it should serve a part of Town not served by the next two Junior Highs to be built; b) If it is to be a second High School its location should complement that of the existing High School; c) If it is to be a vocational school or Junior College it should be central to the whole Town - but what are the advantages or disadvantages to its being near, or even adjacent to, the present High School? Theoretically we could find a site which satisfied criteria under a, b, and c - but it won't be easy. 2) Elementary School Sites should be selected so as to be ' central to sections of Town which function somewhat as "units"; possibly the single most important criterion here would be to locate the sites to serve sections which are bounded by, but not bi-sected by, main highways. 3) It will be desirable to have each school serve from 200 to a maximum of 500 children, in grades 1-6. Optimum size would be 12-14 rooms, but size could go up to 20 or down to 8 rooms, including Kindergartens. 4) Sites should be acquired immediately to accommodate what may be considered the "ultimate" population of the Town per- missible under present Zoning restrictions. This will probably mean a population of 50-55,000, an elementary school enrolment in Grades 1-6 of about 5000 to 6000, and therefore a gross of at least 200 rooms, exclusive of Kindergarten rooms. In this connection, I shall try to work out with Sam Snow and the Planning Board a reasonable estimate of future population distribution, and hence of school facilities demand. For this purpose it would be helpful if' you or Mr. Smith or Mr. Steele could supply us with the following data for each of the ele- mentary schools. a) 1956-57 enrolment (any convenient date) ' b) Number of class -rooms actually in use