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Year Born
Year to Enter School
Census 1959
Census 1958
Census 1957
Census 1956
Census 1955
1953
1959
172
168
152
150
134
1954
1960
172
171
155
149
139
1955
1961
159
144
128
104
63*
1956
1962
156
156
134
92*
1957
1963
154
137
90*
1958
1964
139
89*
1959
1965
84*
# 9/12 of year recorded
Children in School Census and Their Distribution October 1, 1959
Boys
5-7 Years 163 141
7-16 Years 655 556
818
Girls
697
Total
304
1211
1515
Distribution
In public schools
172
1031
1203
In vocational schools
25
25
In private schools
32
151
183
Not enrolled in any school
100
4
104
304
1211
1515
Total on October 1, 1958
297
1242
1539
Number of Pupils in Elementary Schools by Grades Five Year Period 1954-1959
As of October of Each Year
Grade
1
2
3
5
6
7
9
Spec. Total 902 987
1955
131
135
145
116
103
97 93
83
8 70 86 90
69
78 80 17 1029
1957
132
122
126
1958
148
136
126
130 126 123
148 133 143
102 112 147 133
105 122 170
91 104 101
100 92 *
13 19 1153 23 1167
1959
172
162
140
4 101
87
1954
134
131
130
129
148
116
100 94
1956
122
131
1079
# Grade 9 now at Minnechaug High School
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Total
PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Name
Position
Year Appointed
Education and Professional Training
Office :
Irving H. Agard
Superintendent 1950
Eva M. Ellis
Executive Secretary
1959
Joann L. LedDuke
Bookkeeper
1957
Anna B. Tupper
Clerk Typist
1959
The Pines School :
Robert D. Bengle
Principal, Grade 6
1953
B.S., M.Ed., Tufts; Springfield College
Helen S. Strauss
Grade 5
1930
Ruth C. Hood
Grade 4
1959
Annamae B. Martin
Grade 3
1954
Carol A. Bedore
Grade 2
1958
Mary E. Johnston
Grade 1
1950
Michael Pyzocha
Custodian
1954
Julia Dougal
Cook
1952
Honorata Opalinski
Cook
1953
Stony Hill School :
Richard J. Curry
Principal
1954
B.A., M.A., A. I. C.
Marion H. Castaldini
Secretary, Pines and Stony Hill
1956
Gordon Bates
Grade 6
1958
B.S., M.Ed., Springfield College
Thomas W. Lennon
Grade 6
1958
B.S., A. I. C.
Henry Ochrymowicz
Grade 6
1958
B.A., A. I. C.
Muriel G. Monaghan
Grade 5
1958
B.S., Westfield State Teachers College
Gina I. Frangie
Grade 5
1954
B.A., M.Ed., A. I. C .; Springfield College
B.A., M.Ed., Lafayette; Fitchburg State Teachers College Burdett College
B.S., M.S., Columbia; Springfield College B.S., Teachers College, Danbury, Conn. B.A., M.Ed., College of St. Rose; Springfield College
B.S., Westfield State Teachers College Westfield State Teachers College
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PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Continued)
Name
Position
Year Appointed
Education and Professional Training
Mary E. Moody
Grade 5
1955
Fitchburg State Teachers College
Elizabeth Rintala Benson
Grade 4
1959
B.S., Westfield State Teachers College Westfield State Teachers College
Alice F. Foley
Grade 4
1955
Irene C. Rosenbeck
Grade 4
1959
A.B., Our Lady of the Elms College
Therese M. Dowd
Grade 3
1957
A.B., Our Lady of the Elms College
Anna T. Stachowicz
Grade 3
1959
B.S., Springfield College
Joyce S. Bowser
Grade 3
1958
B.A., Providence-Burrington Bible College
Mildred S. Lockwood
Grade 2
1959
B.S., Westfield State Teachers College
Charlotte E. Prochnow
Grade 2
1957
B.S., Bridgewater State Teachers College
Marjorie Befford
Grade 2
1958
Fitchburg State Teachers College
Frances A. Ward
Grade 2
1954
B.S., Worcester State Teachers College
Joanne S. Ewig
Grade 1
1955
B.S., Skidmore College
Ruth Lesser
Grade 1
1958
B.A., A. I. C.
Madeline Harrington
Grade 1
1952
Stella C. Mondoux
Grade 1
1958
Henry Hyde
Custodian
1954
Thomas W. Farnham
Custodian
1958
Mildred Cotter
Cook
1950
Ella Lindsay
Cook
195.7
Isabelle Rollins
Cook
1953
Eva Sideleau
Cook
1956
Memorial School:
Lincoln A. Dexter
Principal
1954
B.S., M.Ed., Rhode Island State; Worcester State Teachers College
Florence M. Le Van
Secretary
1956
Regina Abbiati
Junior High
1959
A. Louise Bradley
Junior High
1952
B.A., M.A., A. I. C.
Charles T. Coolong
Special Class
1958
B.S., Fitchburg State Teachers College
Wallace Dec
Junior High
1959
Marion Didrikson
Junior High
1959
B.S., University of Massachusetts B.B.A., A. I. C.
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B.S., M.S., University of Massachusetts B.S., Westfield State Teachers College
A.B., Bates College
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Robert P. Garvey
Junior High
1955
B.A., St. Anselm's
Ruth W. Herter
Junior High
1959
B.A.E., Rhode Island School of Design B.B.A., University of Massachusetts
James R. Rafferty
Junior High
1957
Julia F. Rosenbeck
Junior High
1954
Framingham State Teachers College
Alan J. Rubin
Junior High
1955
B.A., M.A., A. I. C.
Joan C. Ruggles
Junior High
1956
B.S., Springfield College
Cleone F. Smith
Junior High
1959
A.B., Middlebury College
Richard S. Ullery
Junior High, Guidance
1958
B.A., A. I. C.
Irene Walinski
Junior High
1957
A.B., M.Ed., College of Our Lady of the
Joseph K. Zych
Junior High
1958
B.S., Springfield College
Richard MacGillivary
Special Class
1959
B.S., Fitchburg State Teachers College
Amelia Riley
Grade 6
1957
William Kozlowski
Grade 5
1957
Frank Marshall
Grade 4
1958
Barbara Hanson
Grade 3
1957
Marion L. Holland
Grade 2
1922
Clara B. Merrill
Grade 1
1944
John Polaczak
Head Custodian
1949
George Morrison
Custodian
1953
Donald Collette
Custodian
1959
Emma F. Chamberlin
Cook
1956
Eva Cloutier
Cook
1958
Muriel E. Joncs
Cook
1957
Mary E. Marco
Cook
1957
Supervisors and
Special Subject Teachers:
Ruth G. Backus
Elementary Supervisor
1953
Millicent G. Green
Handwriting
1938
Ronald Clark
Physical Education
1958
Marguerite Brady
Librarian
1942
Esther Johnson
Music
1949
B.Sc., Worcester State Teachers College
B.S., Westfield State Teachers College
B.S., Springfield College
B.S., Westfield State Teachers College
Springfield Teachers College
Farmington State College
Framingham State Teachers College North Adams State Teachers College B.S., Springfield College Perry Normal Westfield State Teachers College
Elms; Springfield College
PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Continued)
Name
Position
Year Appointed
Education and Professional Training
Marion H. Mckinstry
Art
1956
Massachusetts School of Art
Margaret M. Kiely
Adjustment Counsellor
1959
B.A., M.Ed., A. I. C .; Springfield College
May Jenkins
Manager, Hot Lunch
1950
Health :
Janet M. Horacek
Nurse
1954
R.N., Springfield Hospital
Arthur H. Goodwin
Doctor
1947
M.D., Tufts
George H. Nieske
Dentist
1959
D.M.D., University of Maryland; A. I. C.
Transportation : George W. Motyka 1932
Changes in school personnel not shown in the preceding chart are:
Mrs. Cynthia Adams Bowen, teacher, resigned February 20, 1959
Mrs. Doris Alleman, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959
Mrs. Therese Bailey, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959
Mrs. Helene Janeczek Calabro, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 Miss Christine Clark, executive secretary, resigned August 21, 1959 (to Regional School District) Dr. Irving P. Dinneen, retired June 30, 1959, school dentist
Mr. Olindo Dragone, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 (to Regional School District)
Mr. Dwight D. Killam, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 (to Regional School District)
Mr. Robert Kime, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959
Mrs. Rosina Kramer, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 Miss Thelma Melvin, teacher, resigned August 3, 1959
Mrs. Carolyn Paulides, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 Mr. Everett Pickens, custodian, resigned May 1, 1959 (to Regional School District) Mrs. Margaret T. Sabin, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Samble, transportation, retired June 30, 1959 Miss Doris Schmidt, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959
Mr. Richard Spencer, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 (to Regional School District) Mrs. Helen B. Tower, art supervisor, retired June 30, 1959
Miss Helen Walinski, teacher, resigned June 30, 1959 (to Regional School District)
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MINNECHAUG HIGH SCHOOL
HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The attractive sign at the entrance to the new Minnechaug High School grounds.
Report of the School Committee for the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District
With the opening of the Minnechaug High School and the registration of pupils on September 8, 1959, the results of five years of careful planning became an actuality. It is with grate- ful appreciation that this Committee acknowledges the many individuals who, by their assistance and support, made this build- ing and educational program possible. This School District and the outstanding educational facilities developed here belong to the citizens of Hampden and Wilbraham, and are visible evi- dence of the efforts being made to improve the education of our future citizens.
Throughout the late winter, spring, and summer, the recruit- ment of staff, ordering of equipment, supplies, and textbooks, and the completion of the building, were the primary concerns of the Committee. Following the annual elections in March,
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the Committee organized with Mr. Francis E. Reese as Chair man. New members, Mrs. Doris C. Bowman, Mr. Donald E. Dickinson, Mr. John R. Lyman, and Mr. Alexander W. Marco, replaced Mrs. Margaret F. Wiggenhauser, Mrs. Eloise M. Wal- lace, Mr. Marshall E. Roper, and Mrs. Ethel F. Musselman.
Mr. Roper served as Chairman of the Regional District Plan- ning Board, and was Chairman of the Regional District School Committee since its formation in 1956. The Committee has recorded in its minutes a vote of appreciation for Mr. Roper's leadership and service to the District.
Mrs. Margaret F. Wiggenhauser was an original member of the Regional District School Committee and contributed through- out the planning and organization period. Her interest in the academic program, library, and staff recruitment, combined with her ability to discuss and examine objectively each new problem that developed, earned her the respect of all those involved in this work.
Mrs. Ethel F. Musselman and Mrs. Eloise M. Wallace brought to the Committee a clear understanding of operational difficul- ties, a close co-ordination with the local systems, and made pos- sible the orderly transition of junior high and tuition pupils into the new high school. Their period of double service as members of two school Committees, though extremely demanding of time and effort, has accomplished a close working relationship among the several Committees.
As the construction of the building was pushed towards com- pletion, the emphasis of Committee concern was focused on pro- viding a stimulating and challenging course of study, equal in long range value to the building being provided.
In close co-ordination with the staff, the academic program was developed and refined. Recognizing that the final evalua- tion of the school would depend on the success of the pupils, the Committee established a challenging goal of educational achievement. Four years of foreign languages, advanced study in mathematics, science and English, and a required history series, became the basic curriculum. Areas of specialization in industrial arts, home economics, business training, art and music, were added to the basic academic program. Physical education was integrated into the course of study and became a part of each pupil's program. The longer school day and intensive class preparation required by this demanding schedule is justified by
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the results being obtained.
In April, May, and June, staff members held weekend meet- ings to develop courses and select textbooks and supplies. All students eligible to enroll in the high school were interviewed by the guidance director and parent conferences were scheduled.
Two weeks before school opened, the full staff was assembled in an organized workshop to complete final arrangements for opening of school. It is the opinion of this Committee that the completely organized, almost routine manner, in which the pupils went immediately to their classrooms and began the year's work, was the result of the administrative ability of the principal, Mr. Arthur W. Reynolds, and the fully cooperating efforts of the staff.
At the August meeting, because of a business transfer to Texas, Chairman Francis E. Reese resigned from the Committee. His contributions to the planning and organization of the Dis- trict and his guidance and leadership as the building was planned, constructed, and staffed, were of great value. First appointed to the Regional District Planning Board, Mr. Reese's ability to develop, interpret, and present factual material played a major part in determining the need for the school and securing the enabling votes. His calm approach to each problem, his willing- ness to devote his ability and time to insure justifiable costs, and his experience with projects of this size and complexity greatly assisted the Committee and staff. Mr. Robert C. Soderberg was appointed to serve on the Committee until the next town elec- tion. Following the resignation of Mr. Reese, Mr. Howard H. MacMullen was unanimously elected Committee Chairman.
On November 14, 1959, the Minnechaug High School was dedicated with Dr. Glenn A. Olds, President of Springfield College, as the main speaker. More than fifteen hundred citi- zens of the District visited the school and expressed their satis- faction with the building, and the development of the program. Open house programs and parent nights have enabled every interested citizen to see the school, meet the staff, and observe the work being done.
A major factor in the business operations of the District, the financing of construction, equipping, and the operation of the plant, has been the faithful services of the District Treasurer, Mrs. Grace L. Kibbe. Her knowledge of bonding and borrow- ing and her extensive experience with municipal financial pro-
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cedure have enabled the Committee successfully to invest uncom- mitted funds in short term government notes while meeting all obligations on schedule.
The Committee commands the untiring efforts of the top administrative team: Irving H. Agard, Superintendent, and Ken- neth E. Johnson, Assistant Superintendent. The realization of the hopes and plans of the citizens of Wilbraham and Hampden for a wholesome secondary education for their youth will be culminated through the professional leadership of these men.
The Committee also appreciates the conscientious efforts of all the staff members and joins with the citizens of the District in welcoming them to this school.
MR. HOWARD H. MACMULLEN, Chairman
MRS. CHARLES I. BOWMAN
MR. JOHN R. LYMAN
MR. DONALD E. DICKINSON
MR. ALEXANDER W. MARCO
MR. ERNEST W. FURNANS, JR.
MR. ROBERT C. SODERBERG
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1959
Planning and Construction Budget
Balance January 1, 1959
$1,242,789.70 1,187,786.05
Expenditures
Balance December 31, 1959
$55,003.65
Capital Costs Budget
1959 Assessments to Towns
$103,116.00
1959 State Construction Grant
67,271.91
Total Available
$170,387.91
Payment of Capital and Interest Charges
170,116.00
To Surplus Revenue
$271.91
Operating Budget
1959 Assessments to Towns
$129,702.00
Carry over from 1958
40,000.00
Total Available
$169,702.00
1959 Expenditures
151,308.88
To Surplus Revenue
$18,393.12
Surplus Revenue Account
$4,021.58
Receipts, 1959
30,230.02
To 1960 Operating Budget
21,441.70
Balance January 1, 1960
$12,809.90
Balance January 1, 1959
$34,251.60
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PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE HAMPDEN-WILBRAHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Name
Position
Year Appointed
Education and Professional Training
District Office :
Mrs. Grace Kibbe
District Treasurer
1956
Irving H. Agard
Superintendent
1956
Kenneth E. Johnson
Assistant Superintendent
1957
Eva M. Ellis
Executive Secretary
1959
Joann LedDuke
Bookkeeper
1959
Anna B. Tupper
Secretary
1958
Springfield Business College B.A., M.Ed., Lafayette; Fitchburg State Teachers College B.A., M.A., A. I. C. Burdett College
High School Office :
Arthur W. Reynolds
Principal
1958
Charles Thompson
Guidance Director
1958
Silvia Peterson
Secretary
1959
Virginia White
Secretary
1958
A.B., M.Ed., Harvard; Boston University B.S., M.Ed., Springfield College; University of New Hampshire
Teachers :
Donald G. Bamford
Mathematics
1959
B.S., University of Massachusetts
Richard A. Brown
Sciences
1959
B.A., Bowdoin College
Mary Lou Burgess
Home Economics
1959
B.S., University of Massachusetts
Charles H. Campbell
Industrial Arts
1959
B.S., Fitchburg State Teachers College
Christine G. Clark
Business Education
1959
Ac.S., B.S., Bay Path; A. I. C.
Robert P. Coe
Social Studies
1959
A.B., M.A., Princeton; Wesleyan
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PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE HAMPDEN-WILBRAHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (Continued)
Name
Position
Year Appointed
Education and Professional Training
Nancy Lee Cooper
Business Education
1959
Clyde Davenport
Social Studies
1959
B.S., A. I. C. B.A., M.A., University of Massachusetts; Wesleyan
James De Wolf
Industrial Arts
1959
B.S., Fitchburg State Teachers College
K. Rita Dreyer
Driver Education
1959
B.S., Westfield State Teachers College
Olindo Dragone
Languages
1959
B.A. M.A., University of North Carolina; University of Naples; Middlebury
Emerson Dunton
Physical Education
1959
B.S., M.Ed., Springfield College; Rutgers
Peter Gartner
English and Guidance
1959
Dwight D. Killam
Music
1959
B.Mus., M.Music, Syracuse; Boston Univ.
Vivian Little
English
1959
A.B., M.A., Mount Holyoke; Hartford Seminary Foundation
Lois R. Megliola
Languages
1959
A.B., Mt. Holyoke College
Harold K. Miller
Mathematics
1959
B.S., Springfield College
John E. Moore
Industrial Arts
1959
B.S., Gorham State Teachers College
Lee D. Post
Languages
1959
A.B., Mt. Holyoke College
George H. Robinson, Jr.
Mathematics and Science
1959
B.S., University of Massachusetts
Laura Saunders
Librarian
1959
B.S., Simmons College
Mary E. Socha
Languages
1959
B.A., College of New Rochelle
Charlotte B. Sornborger
Sciences
1959
B.A., Mt. Holyoke
Richard P. Spencer
English
1959
B.A., University of Massachusetts
James F. Starkie
Music
1959
B.S., Lowell State College
Barbara M. Storer
Physical Education
1959
B.S., Springfield College
Joseph B. VanWest
Art
1959
B.S., Tufts; Dip., Sch. of M.S.A
Helen Walinski
Mathematics
1959
A.B., M.Ed., Our Lady of the Elms;
Springfield College
Christa Weinberger
English and Language 1959
B.A., University of Massachusetts
A.B., Bates College
Health :
Arthur H. Goodwin Madelene Newsome
Doctor Nurse
1959
1959
M.D., Tufts R.N., Springfield Hospital
Hot Lunch Program :
May Jenkins
Manager
1959
Eileen L. Deane
Cook
1959
Leona A. Isham
Cook
1959
Arlene V. Ross
Cook
1959
Ruth G. Scheibler
Cook
1959
Custodians :
Everett Pickens
Head Custodian
1959
Walter Polanzak
1959
Harold Rogers
1959
Leon Superncau
1959
Transportation :
Stuart F. Hill
Hampden
1959
George W. Motyka
Wilbraham
1959
Changes in school personnel not shown in the preceding chart are:
Mr. Charles Campbell, Military Leave of Absence, September 1, 1959 to December 31, 1959. Miss Christinc G. Clark, Executive Secretary, resigned August 21, 1959, to accept employment as Department Chair- man in the school Business Education Department.
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PUPIL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE
October 1, 1959
Grade
Hampden
Wilbraham
Total
9
45
98
143
10
29
88
117
11
23
86
109
Total
97
272
369
1960 FINAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING BUDGET
No. Account
1960 Budget
1 General Control
$12,583.00
2 Expense of Instruction
192,959.00
3 Operation of Plant
48,063.00
4 Maintenance of Plant
3,640.00
5 Auxiliary Agencies
13,653.00 0.00
6 Outlay
7 Debt Service
166,782.00
8
Transportation
29,452.00
9 Special Charges
20,640.00
10 Temporary Borrowing
4,500.00
Total
$492,272.00
Division of Assessments
Operating Costs: Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10 - Hampden 26.74%, Wilbraham 73.26%. Based on 97 Hampden pupils and 272 Wilbraham pupils on October 1, 1959.
Capital Costs: Items 6 and 7 - Hampden 22.5%, Wilbraham 77.5%. Based on Regional Agreement.
ASSESSMENT OF REVENUE
Capital Costs
Debt Service Budget
$166,782.00
1960 Credits
1960 Construction Grant
$67,271.91
Accrued Interest on Loan 1,044.16
Premium on Loan
1,398.47 69,714.54
Balance to Assess Towns
$97,067.46
Operating Budget
Operating and Maintenance
$325,490.00
1960 Credits
Interest on Treasury Notes March 10th
$5,577.40
June 9th
2,760.00
September 1st 756.80
November 12th 637.00
Community Use of Building
1,235.50
Tuition Payments 475.00
Carryover from 1959 Balance
10,000.00
21,441.70
Balance to Assess Towns
$304,048.30
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COST TO HAMPDEN AND WILBRAHAM
Capital Costs Hampden @ 22.5 Wilbraham @ 77.5
$21,840.18
$75,227.28 $97,067.46
Operating Costs Hampden @ 26.74 Wilbraham @ 73.26
81,302.52
222,745.78
304,048.30
Total Assessment $103,142.70 $297,973.06 $401,115.76
Assessments payable in four equal installments not later than the first day of April, June, September, and December.
Approximate Quarterly Payment
Hampden $25,785.67
Total Payment
Hampden 103,142.70
Wilbraham $74,493.26 Wilbraham 297,973.06
School Survey Committee Report
During the fall term of this school year, the Wilbraham School Committee informed the Board of Selectmen that the Town's school facilities were reaching capacity. The fact that the Spring- field Street School would be pressed into action at the start of the 1960-1961 school year pointed up the need for a current appraisal of facilities available and their ability to serve the pres- ent and future school population.
On November 20, 1959, at the direction of the Board of Selectmen, the School Survey Committee held its organizational meeting. Mr. M. F. X. Gigliotti was elected chairman, and Mr. I. H. Agard agreed to serve as secretary.
The Committee reviewed the school census report, current enrollment figures, the present utilization of classroom space, and preliminary plans for next fall's pupil replacement. It was agreed that as an early step in the analysis of needs and progress toward recommended solutions, the Committee should meet in Boston with the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Com- mission. That meeting was held on December 10, and was at- tended by the full Committee.
The State officials, Mr. Simeon Domas, Administrator, and Mr. John Hodgkins, Regional Specialist, substantiated the imme- diate need for a survey of Wilbraham school requirements. Additionally, they concurred that the problem and its intelligent and economical solution should include consideration of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional District situation.
As the next logical step, the Committee published a statement
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of its duties and purposes. The following statement was unani- mously adopted at the December 22 meeting:
"The purpose of this Committee is to assure an adequate level of facilities for the education of children residing in Wil- braham. To accomplish this, the Committee will:
A. Develop and study predictions of the effect on school facilities of the population trends and movements in the town of Wilbraham.
B. Use these predictions to forecast the utilization of existing classrooms and the need for new classrooms to provide facilities compatible with the educational standards of the Wilbraham School Committee.
C. Translate these forecasts into a step wise economical long- range plan (on either a time basis or a population basis) with emphasis on an early procurement of needed sites or other fundamental action.
D. Consider all alternative courses of action which might be educationally or economically feasible, such as: further regionalization, rearrangement of existing facilities, maxi- mum use of transportation to equalize classroom loadings, temporary classrooms, additions to existing facilities, new facilities, or rearrangement of classroom schedules to maxi- mize use of existing facilities.
E. Determine reasonably accurate cost forecasts for each course of action considered, and investigate the financial aspects involved.
F. Advise the people of Wilbraham, as quickly and as fully as possible, regarding the information being developed and its implications.
G. Recommend a course of action which, in the opinion of the Committee, best balances the natural concern of the people of Wilbraham that tax money be spent only when necessary, and then only as efficiently as possible, with the desire and will of the people of Wilbraham, that their children have the opportunity to gain an education of the highest calibre in adequate and safe facilities.
H. Conduct all of this work in an expeditious, but thorough manner so that the people of Wilbraham may be able to act upon the findings and recommendations of the Com- mittee at an early date."
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We have been fortunate in securing the services of Dr. John Marshall as professional consultant to the Committee. The decision to employ professional assistance was based on the obvious complexity and urgency of the situation, previous satis- factory experience with Dr. Marshall, and his knowledge of our community.
The Committee has invited representatives of the Hampden School Committee to attend its current and future meetings. This invitation has been accepted, and Hampden representation has been helpful and consistent.
As the Wilbraham Annual Report goes to press, the School Survey Committee is active and making substantial progress to- ward the completion of its work. We are aware of both the urgency of the problem, and the responsibility for accuracy and intelligence imposed upon us as Committee members. Although no fixed date for the conclusion of our work may be established at this time, it is our hope that a clear analysis and logical solu- tion may be prepared for the Town's consideration before the completion of this School year.
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