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Wallingford board schedules special meeting, aims for July vote on single high school ed specs amid classroom-space dispute
Summary
The Wallingford Board of Education agreed to hold a special meeting to finish discussion of educational specifications for a proposed single high school and to place a final vote on the specs at the regular July meeting, after weeks of debate over shared teacher workspaces, classroom counts and site planning.
The Wallingford Board of Education voted to schedule a special meeting to finish discussion of educational specifications (ed specs) for a proposed single high school and to place a final vote on the ed specs at the board’s July meeting.
The decision follows repeated debate over whether the new design should include shared teacher workspaces or dedicate classrooms to every teacher, and over outstanding site planning work and related costs. Board members said a special meeting would let them focus on the remaining issues without further delay.
Board members and members of the public told the board the choice on shared versus dedicated teacher classrooms is material to teacher morale and daily operations. Mary Beth Dylan, a…
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