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Hingham projects elementary enrollment shifts; East Grade 1 at 73 prompts recommended section changes to keep class sizes near policy targets
Summary
District presented June snapshot and a recommendation to add a Grade 1 section at East School (73 students now) and reduce one section at South to remain budget neutral while keeping class sizes within committee caps (K–1 cap 23, grades 2–5 cap 25). Committee to monitor summer movement and report back if adjustments are needed.
Hingham Public Schools presented a June enrollment snapshot and recommended a budget-neutral reconfiguration of elementary sections after an influx of students pushed East School’s Grade 1 enrollment to 73 children.
District staff told the School Committee that East Grade 1 currently has 73 students, exceeding the district’s 69-student threshold for maintaining three sections in that grade. To keep average class sizes within the committee’s targets while remaining budget neutral, the administration recommended…
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