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Why does the Thompson school need to be renovated/rebuilt?
Initial construction finished 1956. No major renovation since then.
Current problem areas:
What I heard at last night's public discussion on proposed School Budget
I--and about 200 other community members--attended last night's School Committee meeting at Town Hall. There were three pages of names of people waiting to speak at the public discussion section. What I heard:
Discussion with Sean Garballey, State Representative: 03/01/10
How best can parents contact our State Representatives about education issues?
Sean Garballey:
cell phone 781-859-7781
office 617-722-2400
Sean.Garballey@state.ma.us
seangarballey@hotmail.com
Our other representatives: (to be added soon)
Which works better to get point across, letter or email?
For Sean, it doesn't matter, he views both equally.
Budget Cut Summary
A summary of some of the more significant proposed cuts for those that have not been able to follow this in detail:
Elementary Schools
Cut 9.5% of the basic classroom teachers (11 out of 116)
Cut music, art and phys ed in half, and cut music and art from kindergarten (overall, 9.2 out of 14.3 specialistteachers (64%) would be cut)
Cut ACE (Academic Challenge and Enrichment Program)
Cut remaining library staffing
Middle School