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Page 234 December 8, 1975 A regular meeting of the Lexington School Committee was held at Jonas Clarke Junior High School at 8:00 p.m. Those in attendance were: ( Mesdames Swanson, Berchtold, Messrs. Brown, Rotberg and Wadsworth and student representative Wachman. Also present were Messrs. Spiris, Maclnnes, Monderer, Barstow, Barnes and Miss Quinn. Mr. Sam Silverman, 18 Ingleside Road, inquired as to the validity PUBLIC of the enrollment projections noted by the Monderer-Clarke Study. Even PARTICIPATION though he agreed the cohort survival method had some merit, other factors need to be considered. These factors include the number of people with no school age children selling to those with school age children, new housing starts, and economic conditions which may change--thus allowing younger poeple to purchase homes. This, he concluded, would increase enrollment and felt the study should account for these factors. Mrs. Swanson replied that the student decline is continuing and per- haps at a faster rate. She also felt the study committee took the fac- tors that Mr. Silverman noted into account when the study was performed. Mrs. Marjorie Jensen, 60 Bloomfield St. , voiced agreement with stu- dent decline but disagreed that the Massachusetts Avenue schools were experiencing a declination. The drop, she felt, was occuring in the newer schools. She emphasized that she had yet to hear the School Com- mittee voice a valid administrative, financial or educationally sound reason for closing any school. Mr. Frank Sarno, LEA President, stated that Muzzey projections had (.,, been in error as had some other schools. He wondered how often the projections were updated. Mr. Spiris agreed that last year there were some misses in enroll- ments but over the years they had been within a 2% error factor. He also detailed the procedure for yearly updating of projections as well as bud- getary projections. Upon the recommendation of the Interim Superintendent of Schools, MINUTES it was 11/3/75 VOTED: to accept the minutes of 11/3/75 as amended. (Wadsworth, Brown, Unanimous) Upon the recommendation of the Interim Superintendent of Schools MINUTES it was 11/17/75 VOTED: to accept the minutes of 11/17/75 as amended. (Brown, Wadsworth, Unanimous) Upon the recommendation of the Interim Superintendent of Schools, SCHEDULE OF it was PAYMENTS VOTED: to accept the following Schedule of Payments. (Brown, Wadsworth, Unanimous)(See next page)