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<br />From left to right: Helen Cohen, Tom Griffiths, Tom Diaz, Superintendent Paul Ash, Margaret Coppe, Ravi Sakhula.
<br />representatives from each of the six schools, along with
<br />School Committee members Tom Griffiths and Olga Guttag.
<br />The new district lines balanced the populations of each
<br />school with its classroom capacity, so that all six schools
<br />emerged with approximately the same percentage of class-
<br />rooms in use. Combined with increased staffing from the pas-
<br />sage of the 2007 override, the redistricting helped reduce
<br />class sizes to more acceptable levels in the elementary schools.
<br />Capital
<br />The Superintendent and the School Committee are working
<br />on the need for better maintenance of school buildings and
<br />increased conservation of energy. Acting under a special pro-
<br />vision in state law, the School Committee and Town Meeting
<br />voted to consolidate the schools' facilities operations with
<br />similar Town departments, creating a new town -wide
<br />Department of Public Facilities. Pat Goddard, who reports
<br />jointly to the Town Manager and the Superintendent, heads
<br />the new DPF. The DPF and its Director are responsible for the
<br />managing the budget, maintenance, construction and reno-
<br />vation projects for all town buildings, including the schools.
<br />The committee approved a list of capital projects to be car-
<br />ried out in the 2007 -2008 school year, including several that
<br />are expected to result in significant energy savings. Included
<br />in this list was the conversion of the heating system at Clarke
<br />Middle School to natural gas.
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<br />Lexington Public School Enrollments
<br />2007 -2008
<br />2007 -2008
<br />2008 -2009
<br />Projected*
<br />Actual **
<br />Projected **
<br />Elementary Schools
<br />Bowman, 9 Philip Road, built 1967
<br />Mary Anton - Oldenburg, Principal
<br />485
<br />476
<br />465
<br />Bridge, 55 Middleby Road, built 1966
<br />Jade Reitman, Principal
<br />474
<br />489
<br />452
<br />Estabrook, 117 Grove Street, built 1960
<br />Martha Batten, Principal
<br />440
<br />423
<br />437
<br />Fiske, 55 Adams Street, built 2007
<br />Nancy Peterson, Principal
<br />461
<br />434
<br />433
<br />Harrington, 146 Maple Street, built 2005
<br />Elaine Mead, Principal
<br />416
<br />405
<br />406
<br />Hastings, 2618 Massachusetts Avenue, built 1955
<br />Steven Adler, Principal
<br />403
<br />422
<br />402
<br />Total elementary students, grades K -5
<br />2679
<br />2649
<br />2595
<br />Middle Schools
<br />Clarke, 17 Stedman Road, built 1972
<br />Steven Flynn, Principal
<br />765
<br />780
<br />786
<br />Diamond, 99 Hancock Street, built 1957
<br />Joanne Hennessy, Principal
<br />807
<br />772
<br />715
<br />Total middle school students, grades 6 -8
<br />1572
<br />1552
<br />1501
<br />Lexington High School, 251 Waltham St., built 1950
<br />Michael Jones, Principal
<br />Total high school students, grades 9 -12
<br />2027
<br />1994
<br />1999
<br />Total student enrollment
<br />6293
<br />6195
<br />6095
<br />"Source: FY08 budget book. Projections for elementary schools reflect the changes to school district lines. . Fiske School was projected to have 29 new students from the Avalon
<br />Lexington Hills development, which was still under construction in January 2008.
<br />" "Source: School Department document "Four and Ten -Year Enrollment Forecasts," December 4, 2007, showing actual enrollment on October 1, 2007.
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