5/3/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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r e Dr. DeMou ra said that is where they differ. For example , Indian Education w i l l have some c 1 asses , but w i 1 1 not be schedu 1 ed 80%, it i s an e 1 ect i ve . There are other rooms that will not be used at 80 . Ed Frenette said they are trying to tighten up the program now, as Ian suggested , because there is less anxiety doing it now than in the next phase. Dr , calabro noted his original program had 33 classrooms plus Indian Ed , now there are 31 . Dr . DeMou ra noted a lot of the added space is for community use . Ray Bordwell asked where the 155 sq feet per student comes from? Dr. cal abro explained i t came from a 1976 study , based on a number of schools . Since then , the State has made several allowances to go above that, for example , guidance doesn ' t count towards that nor does special ed , there is a community use allowance . Ed Frenette summed up that there are 3 parameters to meet : -� $151 . 80 per sq foot 155 sq feet allotted per student 28 . 7 town meeting maximum approved . They all have to be put in the pot, but the lowest one governs ,. Special Education : Dr , De ou ra said i t should not be considered a teaching station , it is planned for a pull out program. Merry sue noted that they need storage space - 2 at 35 sq feet. The Committee agreed to add storage space to two special ed rooms . * Teats Roams - de they need 2 team rooms for boys and 2 for girls? They are nice to have but they are a luxury . Large group classroom: Dr . DeMoura feels if something has to go, he would suggest that. Dr . Calabro suggested thi's morn will probably hold study halls, in house suspensions. whore will they go if this room is not available? Dr . DeMoura said they wi 1 l be trying to reduce study hall time . Ray said with these changes , we are down 1 , 000 sq feet . Do we want to put in another classroom? I f we did , there would be 16 classrooms i n each house and collaborative morn would be moved to the exterior of the houses . **The committee agreed to reduce the program to l each male and female team rooms and add 1 extra classroom, Steve said it would be a mistake to separate the Indian Education out of 1 of the houses , in should be included se there is no perception of separation . Dr, DeMou ra suggested checking with the Tribal Council for their v i ews on this subject. He explained the Indian Education program will be an elective , open to everyone at the high school level , 7.d Frenette understands there needs to be a feeling of inclusion , it will oe a design issue on how they accomplish that, This additional classroom will be labelled "general classroom" . With the change there are 32 classrooms , plus Indian Ed , plus 2 health 7