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Is it in our best interest to use the 7-12 as long as we can , even if we <br /> have to squeeze the building and add an addition on? Because of economy of <br /> scale , it will be much cheaper to run a 7-12 than having another new <br /> building coming on line <br /> Steve asked when is it practical -- if you build another school and after <br /> they move outyou are left with a lot of emptor space? <br /> Enrollment projections flatten out at about 2005 . <br /> To build classrooms now for 1180 kids there would be 7 extra classrooms . I t <br /> could be a wing that is shut off . <br /> Bi l l Jones said these are all things the architect should look at. It would <br /> be embarrassing to have a lot of empty c 1 ass rooms . <br /> Paul said based on students coring in , ghat do we need for the year 000� <br /> five year plan is not unreasonable . <br /> Pros of building to 1 , 180 immediatel . <br /> - it' s what the state will fund . <br /> --- delays another school project for a few years . <br /> - by the year 2 , 000 the building will be full ( 7-12 ) . <br /> Tom said , when talking with Dr. DeMoura he thinks the State may only fund <br /> us for 1 180 classrooms as well as core . we may not have the f l e i b i l i ty. <br /> Paul agreed and said Dr . ca l a.b ro mentioned that also., <br /> Cons -- why we would not want to build to 1 , 1 80 <br /> - because there will be empty space for a long time. <br /> Steve said personally he thinks we are working on the high side of <br /> enrollment projections . Two parochial schools are being built that will <br /> heavily impact this town , in Wareham and Harwich . Paul and Tom heard they <br /> were elementary schools. <br /> Bill Jones suggested asking the diocese what their plans are. <br /> -- for grades 9-12 it is a long time until there are 1 , 000 students . <br /> -- if the state allows us ,4 ust a gross 183 ,00 sq feet, then we are trading <br /> other items for classrooms. <br /> Peter said we have predicated the entire argument on the state formula but <br /> we have a budget of $27 , 7 million and we are not limited to what the state <br /> re-i mbu rse us. If we want a pool , or something else that exceeds the <br /> educational re u i rments of the building then we can pay for it ourselves . <br /> q <br /> If the town wants to spend extra money for a pool , then it should be <br /> outside the re i bu rsement, <br /> Paul said the other cost# besides bonding , is the operating cost. With 7 <br /> extra classes we should ask the architect to design so we dorsi have to <br /> heat that part of the school so there are no operating costs . <br /> The firsty ear, there will only be 3 grades in the school , as we add a <br /> class , the building will fill up by the time we have a graduating class . <br /> 1999 i s the first year with 7-12 in the building and by 2 , 000 the building <br /> has reached 1180 students . <br /> Paul saidp ersonal 1 y , as a taxpayer , he has a. hard time understanding that <br /> phasing . <br /> e r r~y sue agrees with that and has talked to the School committee about it <br /> but we cannot guarantee them a school in 1996 . If and when we can guarantee <br /> that the school will open in 1996 , they can make a decision . <br /> 4 <br />