A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BULDING ADVISORY BOARD TO THE MAYOR WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 6:00 P.M.
ROBERT F. WEBER, JR.
ROBERT CANAVAN
RICARDO PATINO
PETER DEMEULE
BOB ZUBA
MAUREEN CHEVRETTE
LINDA CELONA
LEN RYZKIEWICZ
MILDRED VEGA
LEO LECLERC
LEE M. MATTHEWS
MAUREEN SLOWIK
HOMER LAFOND
MINUTES FROM THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS WERE GIVEN TO THE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS: MARCH 19, 1997, MARCH 26, 1997, APRIL 9, 1997, AND APRIL 23, 1997.
MR. DEMEULE QUESTIONED THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 23, 1997, STATING THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ERROR ON THE SECOND PAGE IN THE THIRD PARAGRAPH. IT READ "...WHAT TO DO WITH RISK AND CALCUTT," WHEREAS IT SHOULD HAVE READ "...WHAT TO DO WITH RISK AND ROBERTSON."
CORRECTION WAS AGREED UPON AND MADE BY ALL MEMBERS.
MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES MADE BY MR. CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY MS. VEGA.
A LETTER FROM DR. CHEVRETTE HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD, RE: ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM NEEDS.
MOTION TO ACCEPT WAS MADE BY MR. CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY MR. DEMEULE.
NONE
DR. CHEVRETTE INTRODUCED TWO PLANS FOR ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO ELLA RISK AND ROBERTSON SCHOOLS.
(PLAN A) CONSISTS OF A LARGER ADDITION FOR RISK AND A SMALLER ADDITION FOR ROBERTSON. (PLAN B) CONSISTS OF EQUAL ADDITIONS TO BOTH RISK AND ROBERTSON.
MR. DEMEULE NOTIFIED THE BOARD OF A PROGRAM HE INTENDS TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT MEETING. HE LEFT AT THIS TIME FOR AN APPOINTMENT.
MR. PATINO QUESTIONED THE FACT THAT LAST WEEK THE PLAN CONSISTED OF ONE NEW CLASSROOM BEING ADDED TO ROBERTSON, WHEREAS THIS NEW PLAN (PLAN A) CONSISTS OF TWO NEW CLASROOMS BEING ADDED TO ROBERTSON.
DR. CHEVRETTE HAS ADDED ONE MORE CLASSROOM DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION AND SIZES OF PRESENT CLASSROOMS.
CHAIRMAN WEBER ASKED THAT DR. CHEVRETTE REVIEW (PLAN A) AND (PLAN B) FOR THE PUBLIC.
DR. CHEVRETTE STATED THAT (PLAN A) WOULD PUT A SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER ADDITION ON RISK AND INCLUDE RENOVATIONS TO THAT SCHOOL. IT WOULD ALSO PUT A SMALLER ADDITION ON ROBERTSON.
RISK WOULD INCLUDE GRADES 1 THRUOGH 5, INCLUDING REGULAR EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND ESL CLASSES, HOUSED IN 23 CLASSROOMS. BY LAW ELEMENTARY CLASSES, NOT INCLUDING RESOURCES CLASSES MUST BE 900 SQUARE FEET TO 1,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. THE SCHOOL'S CAPACITY WOULD BE 418 - 478 STUDENTS.
IT WOULD HAVE AN ART AND MUSIC ROOM, WHICH WOULD BE 1,000 - 1,200 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
IT WOULD HAVE SIX RESOURCE ROOMS, 500 SQUARE FEET EACH. TWO TITLE ONE CLASSES, 2 SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES, ONE ROOM FOR THE SPEECH THERAPIST, AND ONE TESTING ROOM (WHICH WOULD ALSO ACCOMODATE THE COUNSELOR).
THE OFFICE AREA WOULD INCLUDE THE RECEPTION AREA, PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE (200 SQUARE FEET), NURSE'S OFFICE (300 - 750 SQUARE FEET), CONFERENCE ROOM (400 SQUARE FEET), AND A FACULTY ROOM.
THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM WOULD SERVE AS THE GYM AND CAFETERIA. HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT BE A FULL-SIZE GYM, AS IN CALCUTT.
THE LIBRARY WOULD BE 1,800 - 3,000 SQUARE FEET.
ROBERTSON WOULD ALSO INCLUDE GRADES 1 THROUGH 5, INCLUDING REGULAR EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND ESL CLASSES. THE SIZES OF THESE CLASSROOMS WOULD BE THE SAME AS RISK. THERE WOULD BE 1 REGULAR EDUCATION CLASS, 1 ESL CLASS, AND 1 SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL. TWO NEW CLASSROOMS MUST BE BUILT.
IT WOULD HAVE AN ART AND MUSIC ROOM, WITH THE SAME SPECIFICATIONS AS RISK.
THE OFFICE AREA WOULD BE IDENTICAL TO THOSE OF RISK, WITH EXCEPTION TO THE RECEPTION AREA.
THE EXISTING MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM HAS BEEN NEWLY RENNOVATED.
THE LIBRARY WOULD BE IDENTICAL TO THAT OF RISK.
DR. CHEVRETTE STATED THAT (PLAN B) WOULD CONSIST OF EQUAL-SIZED ADDITIONS TO RISK AND ROBERTSON.
RISK WOULD STILL HOUSE GRADES 1 THROUGH 5, WITH 3 UNGRADED SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. 7 CLASSES WOULD BE ADDED TO RISK. THE ENROLLMENT WOULD BE 324 - 368 STUDENTS.
THE OFFICE AREAS AND RESOURCE NEEDS WOULD BE THE SAME.
THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM AND LIBRARY WOULD ALSO BE THE SAME.
ROBERTSON WOULD BE THE SAME AS RISK