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Annual Report 2007 Lexington Community Education ROLE: To offer lifelong learning to all by providing practi- cal, creative, and enjoyable educational opportunities at rea- sonable cost. Courses for adults are offered in three sessions: winter, spring and fall. Classes are offered Monday through Friday, with most evening classes held at Lexington High School. The summer program for children, LEXPLORATIONS, provides academic and cultural enrichment. Lexington Community Education is a self- sustaining, integral part of the Lexington Public school system. STAFF: Director, Robin Tartaglia; Assistant Director, Andrea Paquette; Administrative Assistant, Caroline Ronten. HIGHLIGHTS: • Began administration of Lexington High School driver's education program on Sept. 1 st. This program, which is to be taught by licensed instructors from Cam's Auto School of Waltham, will reach approximately 300 high school students annually. • Collaborated with LHS music teacher Jeff Leonard on the administration of the new private instrument lesson pro- gram. Sixteen professional musicians teach approximately 200 students of all ages. • Registered 3,636 students for LCE classes. This number includes all registrations from the three adult education semesters and the summer children's program. • Offered many new adult classes, including Writing Your First Novel, Skid School, Antiques Appraisal Night, How To Probate a Will, Is Solar Right For You ?, Meditation for Kids, Tango, Yoga With a Chair, and Green Home Remodeling. New after - school classes for young children were offered in Mandarin, Korean Culture, Egyptian Art and more. Also new this year was an after - school big band program, Jazz in the Middle, for students in middle school. • Continued to offer the very popular HOME ALONE class which attracted 140 students. Taught by Lexington Police Department officers, this class teaches children nine years old and above how to maximize their security when alone at home. This class is offered at no charge as a service to the community. • Held 92 weeklong classes and 1,130 registrations with Lexplorations, the summer academic enrichment program. New programs include Into the Garden, Fun with Mrs. Frizzle, Batty for Bats, Math Mania, Digital Photography, Myths, Printmaking, Code Breakers, and more. Nearly all classes were located at the new Fiske Elementary School. There were 86 LHS summer classroom aides who received LHS Community Service credit by volunteering a total of 3,810 hours of work assisting our Lexplorations programs. Nearly all summer teachers are experienced Lexington Public School classroom teachers. • Hosted a meeting of the professional development organi- zation for the local adult education programs. • Awarded Lexplorations scholarship assistance totaling almost $4,000 to 9 Lexington families . • Continued a generous sliding scale tuition reduction pro- gram that benefited 17 local ESL students. Lexington High School Class of 2007: Size of class ............................ 463 Continuing education .................. 9 2. 0 % 4 -year college ...................... 88.5% 2 -year college ....................... 3.5% College Prep ........................ 1.5% Year off .............................. 1.8% Other. ............................... 1.3% Undertermined ......................... 2.2% National Merit Scholarship Program Class of 2008 Semi - finalists ............................ 13 Letters of Commendation .................. 87 2006 -07 Advanced Placement Tests Number of Students ...................... 548 Total Grades Reported .................... 909 Number of Subjects ....................... 24 Grade of 5 ............................. 459 Grade of 4 ............................. 260 Grade of 3 ............................. 129 Grade of 2 .............................. 51 Grade of 1 .............................. 10 Page 50 2006 Annual Report, Town of Lexington