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PRE-MEETING "CURRICULUM CONVERSATION"
In company with guests, Dr. Bill Donohue (Byram Hills
High School Principal), Mike Gulino (Athletic Director),
and a few members of the public, the Board and District
administration conducted another "Curriculumn
Conversation" just ahead of the regular public
meeting agenda. This conversation ranged widely across
questions related to curricular/co-curricular cross-over,
as well as the impact of curricular and co-curricular
commitments-especially athletics-during out-of-school
hours, particularly in school vacation periods. To
the extent the diverse questions and comments could
be drawn together in a theme, it was one of the quest
for balance in the lives of students, who have so
many competing choices in the array of academic and
other activities. Discussion touched on the notion
that both the school and parents have important roles
to play in helping youngsters
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"Curriculum Conversation" |
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SPECIAL
REPORT: Board
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make these choices.
After several calls for continuing discussion on
some of these topics, the Superintendent promised
to consider with the Board officers whether some accommodation
might be reached in the calendar of meetings and existing
goals and priorities of the Board.
SPECIAL REPORT: Board Goal-Facilities Management
Superintendent John Chambers presented the Board with
the essential content of the District demographer's
latest update on enrollment history and forecasts.
(The complete report will be available next week.)
After looking in detail at projected enrollments,
it was clear that the assumptions made in the extensive
study leading up to the District's $47MM bond issue
proposal, approved by the public in March 2004, remain
valid. One bar chart on display graphically illustrated
the current enrollments, and expected peak enrollments,
for each of the schools.
CH: 681 in 2004
685
in 2005
WA: 672 in 2004
745
in 2008
HCC: 650 in 2004
755
in 2011
BHHS: 792 in 2004
977
in 2014
With continued growth, as illustrated above, impacting
the middle school and high school most significantly,
the
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