Milton committee to review French immersion and first‑grade class‑size policy at summer planning retreat

The Milton School Committee said Tuesday it will take a comprehensive look at French immersion classroom allocations and first‑grade enrollment after community members raised concerns about large kindergarten cohorts and wait lists.

The issue drew public comment from parents and a policy discussion at the meeting, where interim district leadership described how the French program’s historical enrollment patterns have interacted with a larger recent kindergarten cohort. Interim leadership said kindergarten and incoming first‑grade placements will be centrally managed going forward and that the committee will address policy questions at a summer planning retreat.

Parents and advocates urged the committee to examine class sizes and lottery procedures. Parent and public commenter Catherine Conaghan told the…