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barrier if a user’s first language isn’t English. Kristen said she’d pass this feedback onto assistant director of curriculum. Parents also suggested the school emphasizes the plan for communicating student performance at the beginning of the year (i.e., conferences, report cards, conferences, and report cards). Kristen explained that one drawback of the report card is that if a student is excelling in a certain area, the report card doesn’t reflect that, as it caps out at M. She also added that sometimes middle school teachers do reach back to elementary school to talk about students. Reports cards are included in the students’ cumulative folders. The next topic was recess. Kristen explained the guidelines related to recess:  Students wouldn’t have outdoor recess if it’s 18 or below. Then recess would be held indoors.  Recess cannot be taken away as disciplinary reasons, though it can be shortened if a students needs to finish something as directed by a teacher or aide.  If students don’t have snow gear and/or are repeatedly not following directions, they may have alternative choices for their recess (instead of being outdoors).  The amount of recess is same throughout all grades: 15 minutes unassociated with lunch and 20 minutes coupled with lunch Parents asked if pairing lunch with recess impacts a student’s ability to eat lunch within time period. There is enough time, Kristen explained, and if a child needs to continue to eat, his/her lunch is saved for later in the classroom. NOTE: Our next SBC meetings will be held April 26, May 24, and June TBD (based on the last day of school). FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact Meg Colella, Principal/Co-Chair (mcolella@lexingtonma.org), or Kimberly Hensle Lowrance, Parent Representative/ Co- Chair (khensle@gmail.com); or visit https://lps.lexingtonma.org/domain/481. 2