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LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Central Office Conference Room
146 Maple Street
PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Paul Ash, Chair Margaret Coppe, School Committee
Members Judith Crocker, William Hurley
The minutes were taken by Margaret Coppe, Chair
The meeting convened at 1:05 pm
K-5 Enrollment Concerns and Space Options
The School Committee continued its work on the November 17 presentation to the Board of
Selectmen asking for a Special Town Meeting to appropriate funds for up to 6 standard modular
classrooms, up to 2 each at the Bowman, Bridge, and Fiske elementary schools.
Discussion centered on options to relieve the overcrowding at these schools, including adding
modular classrooms, increasing class size, using art, music, library or gymnasium space for
classrooms, and redistricting.
Three parts of the report:
1) Urgency
a. High confidence not enough classrooms without compromising programs
b. Inevitable
2) What is the plan
3) What are the reasons
The rough draft of the presentation was edited, and the Committee decided to adjourn and to
meet on Monday, November 17, to complete work on it.
Member Steigerwald arrived at 1:40 pm, departed at 2:15 pm.
Motion to adjourn (Crocker, Hurley)
The Motion was approved 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm.
Meeting Materials: Agenda; Overview of School and District Data Needs; School Capacity and
Enrollment Projections; Fiske Redistricting Options; 2015-2016 Projected Enrollment
Voted by the School Committee January 6, 2015