Monday, August 20, 2007
I’m sending this about 15 minutes before I leave for the actual meeting, and the Spanish language version will have to go out tomorrow. I moved my office last weekend, causing all types of issues with the technology I rely in to send you these messages.
The interesting part of tonight’s meeting will probably be the Superintendent’s updates, which are about the budget and our involvement with the DOE and America’s Choice.
Many parents have contacted me, concerned about the elimination of the early morning drop off that was created when we changed to assignment zones. Please review the attached minutes from our August 6 meeting, where the Superintendent reported that most schools will still be open for any children who need to arrive early through the school breakfast program. This should make the buildings accessible for your children as early as 7:30 am. Before relying on this general information, it is highly recommended that you contact your specific school to see if this will in fact be in place.
Also, there was some discussion about establishing more after (and perhaps before) school services for a fee. As the minutes show, fee based services are a real problem in a community like ours, and unlike most school districts in Massachusetts we have made great effort to avoid going down that path. However, access to programs at school can make a huge difference for working families. Also, charging for after school programming is nothing new. This will be discussed further, in all likelihood tonight.
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