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Summit – June 14, 2018 Page 1 of 7 Summit Meeting Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Appropriation Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee Thursday, June 14, 2018 A Summit meeting was held on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 7:07 p.m. at the Hadley Public Services Building Cafeteria, 201 Bedford Street. Present for the Board of Selectmen (BOS) were Ms. Barry (Chair); Mr. Pato; Ms. Ciccolo; Mr. Lucente; Ms. Hai; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; Ms. Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Ms. Hewitt; Budget Officer; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Present for the School Committee (SC) were Ms. Jay (Chair); Ms. Colburn; Mr. Alessandrini; Ms. Lenihan; Ms. Sawhney; and Mr. Dailey, Acting Superintendent of Schools. Present for the Appropriations Committee (AC) were Mr. Bartenstein (Chair); Mr. Levine; Mr. Michelson; Mr. Padaki; Ms. Yan; Mr. Neumeier; Ms. Basch; Mr. Radulescu-Banu. Present for the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC) were Ms. Beebe and Mr. Smith. It was noted that CEC did not have a quorum. Also present were: Ms. Batitte, Director of Recreation and Community Programs; Mr. Cronin, Facilities Director; Ms. Rhodes, Vice Chair of the Recreation Committee; Ms. Palmer, Recreation Committee; Dr. Stevens, Lexington High School Principal; Ms. Crowe, Science Department Head; Mr. Bouchard, School Facilities Manager. Lexington High School Science Lab Space Update Dr. Stevens, Ms. Crowe, and Mr. Bouchard provided an analysis of the growing enrollment numbers at Lexington High School and how they will affect the ability of current Science lab space to meet the needs of students, particularly those enrolled in Biology and Chemistry. In the 2019-2020 academic year, enrollment in Biology classes will require 10-12 additional Biology class periods (the equivalent of 2 classrooms). By the 2020-2021 academic year, enrollment will exceed capacity by 15-18 class periods (3 classrooms) in Biology and by 10-12 class periods (2 classrooms) in Chemistry. By 2021-22, 10-12 Chemistry sections will not have lab space (2 classrooms) and 5-6 Physics class periods (1 classroom) will have no space. By 2022-2023, (the furthest into the future that can be projected with any confidence), Science enrollments will outstrip classroom capacity by 5-6 periods in Earth Science (1 classroom), 15-18 periods (3 classrooms) in Biology, 5-6 periods (1 classroom) in Chemistry, and 15-18 periods (3 classrooms) in Physics. Dr. Stevens noted that lab classrooms are specialized spaces, differently equipped from regular classrooms, and that Science classrooms are already in use at least 85% of the day. Also, Lexington High School’s classrooms are dimensionally smaller than the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) recommends. Dr. Stevens said these Science space concerns predated his arrival at Lexington High School (LHS) in July 2017. Consultants had conducted a space utilization study and, in the same timeframe, a curriculum review of the Science department was embarked upon. Spanning