LIAISON MEETING: LAND USE STUDY COMMITTEE
Prior to the regular Board of Education meeting, an informal liaison session took place between several Board members and six members of the Town's Land Use Study Committee. The Board had provided a memo in advance which touched on several issues related to the committee's work, including demographic studies, school site and facility capacity, and future prospects. Dialogue included these points, and several others in addition-middle income housing for teachers and support staff, the idea of developer's fees or "set asides," and the desirability of additional field space for Town and school use. In summary, the understanding that slower growth in population would be beneficial to the school system was articulated, along with suggestions for more consistent communication

between the Town's Planning Board and the School Board. The memo noted above is available to the public.

CURRICULUM CONVERSATION
K-12 Mathematics was the subject of the evening's dialogue between School Board members and staff, most notably Mr. Tim Kaltenecker, Director of Mathematics for the District. Dr. Taylor acted as facilitator, offering questions from the Board to Mr. Kaltenecker, who was assisted in his answers by nearly a dozen teachers, from all school levels, who turned out for the meeting. Mr. Kaltenecker articulated a vision for a conceptual, problem-solving approach to math, which would encourage students to see math as a whole, and to enjoy their study of the discipline. He also invoked the concept of continuous improvement for the department, and the program.

Focusing specifically on the elementary grades, he gave emphasis to this conceptual approach, as contrasted to a more familiar, but less effective, approach emphasizing memorization of formulas. Linking this conceptual approach at the elementary level to students' success in the highest levels of math studied in grades 6-12, he painted a picture of the program as a