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School Committee Juggles Many Projects

CRLS redesign, elementary school merger top agenda

At the elementary school level, parents, teachers and administrators have been tackling another major change with unresolved questions: the merger of the Fletcher and Maynard schools.

Though the merger was approved more than a month ago, the location of the merged school has yet to be determined.

Until recently, officials were waiting for the results of an architectural study of the two existing buildings before deciding which one should serve as the school's permanent home.

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The study found the Maynard building to be "more appropriate," says Lenora M. Jennings, the district's student achievement director.

But she says the building is "not up to standard" and eventually could require as much as $12 million in renovations to add classrooms and enlarge existing ones.

Jennings is working on details of the merger with the steering committee, a small group of parents, teachers and community members.

The steering committee met Monday to discuss the location but did not agree on recommendations to forward to D'Alessandro, who will present a final plan to the school committee.

"It was a tough meeting," Jennings says.

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