The Schedule below is data from Resource Schedule #9 for the Elementary Grades for the three schools combined into two schools in Roxbury and Bridgewater.
See comments below the Schedule.
What happens under this Plan:
1. Each Town has a School.
2. Grades- Washington 7, Roxbury 3, Bridgewater 3.
3. Classes for each Grade are at the same School.
4. Transfer of Students in any Grade becomes possible.
5. Teachers can confer better.
6. Socialization is better for students.
7. Reconfiguration could start by Sept 2014.
8. Budget savings would be sooner.
9. Why not the above Reconfigured School Plan with a long range plan to
renovate or rebuild the schools over the next 20 years.
Quote from May 28th Long Range Planning Meeting:
Superintendant Dr. Patricia Cosentino reviewed the option of making the Burnham School for grades 3-5 and Booth Free School for grades K-2, while keeping Shepaug and Washington Primary as they are.
She said the change would help equalize the student population in Burnham and Booth Free schools, however, Washington Primary School would still face the issue of very small class sizes.
