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- From: sjm@apollo.hp.com (Scott McCaig)
- Subject: 4-7 schools
- Originator: sjm@hummer.ch.apollo.hp.com
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:38:34 GMT
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Apollo Division - Chelmsford, MA
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- Our local public school system is running out of room given our
- current configuration:
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- 4 K-5 schools - two schools over capacity
- 1 K-2 school - 90% full
- 1 3-5 school - 60% full
- 1 6-8 school - 1200 with a 1000 capacity
- 1 9-12 school - 1400 with a 2000+ capacity
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- Given the current and next five years of distribution of students across
- the various grades, one of the few plans that we've cooked up that has any
- chance of working is:
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- 5 K-4 schools
- 2 4-7 schools
- 1 8-12 school
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- The two points of concern are the 4-7 schools and moving the 8th grade
- to the high school. The total student population is around 5500.
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- I'd like to touch base with any systems that have a 4-7 school to discover
- what type of educational philospohies might have been applied to this
- particular age grouping, along with any problems, opportunities, etc.
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- If anyone knows of systems like this, please let me know.
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- I'd also like to hear from people with actual first-hand experience
- (either as a parent, teacher, or administrator), with a K-4 school
- or with an 8-12 high school. I'm much less interested in the theoretical
- problems or opportunities. We've already done a wonderful job of thinking
- of the possible problems :) , now we need some actual data.
-
- Thanks for your help.
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- Scott McCaig President of the Chelmsford Alliance for Education (and parent)
- sjm@apollo.com
- 508-436-4243
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