← School Committee · 2026-06-09 · School Committee Meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
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Member Present Jen Razi-Thomas Member Present Cari Berman Superintendent Present Ken Kelley Deputy Superintendent Present With a roll call vote with seven (7) present, the meeting convened at 7:00 PM. 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT Superintendent Berman reported that the Kindergarten registration process was complete, with placement letters sent to families on May 29th. Current district-wide enrollment stands at 250 students across 14 classrooms, with an average class size of 18 students. In terms of school selection, 95% of families were placed in their first-choice school, 2% in their second choice, and 3% in their third choice. Superintendent Berman noted that a waitlist and hardship process were available for families who did not receive their top preference. 1. Recognition of Retirees Superintendent Berman extended the district's gratitude to seven retiring staff members, thanking them for their dedicated years of service to students and families. Although five honorees were unable to attend the meeting, the Superintendent shared special highlights celebrating Paraprofessional Ann McCarthy, School Nurse Robin Adams,
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▶ 0:51 Speaker 1: Okay. Welcome everybody. We're going to go a little bit out of the normal turn, where we're going to start tonight with announcements of the superintendent.
▶ 0:59 Speaker 3: So, great. Thank you very much. I know we do have one agenda item. I'd also like to add something very quickly before we join in to celebrate our retirees and recognize them. I just want to give a quick update on kindergarten registration, even though it's not on our agenda. But that has been completed. Letters were sent to families on May 29th. Currently, we have 250 students registered for kindergarten across 14 classrooms. So, that means that our average kindergarten classroom has about 18 students. And just for the specifics, 95% of our families received their first choice school, 2% received their second choice school, and 3% received their third choice school. There was a lot of work that was done by Tara Durant, our registrar. She really took care in our placement. For those families who maybe did not get their first choice, there is a process and we're following that process for a wait list, and/or if there is some type of hardship that they want to share with us. So, that is ongoing and certainly something we can continue to report out on.