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Extended-programs update: Kids Cafe served about 892 campers; pool closure strained staff and programming
Summary
District staff reported full Pre-K+ enrollment, steady before/after-school numbers and roughly 892 Kids Cafe camper enrollments over three sessions; presenters said the pool closure created major operational challenges for summer programming and staff workload.
Officials told the school committee Oct. 22 that extended-day and summer programs remained financially solvent and well-attended but that the district’s closed pool limited cooling and recreation options and increased staff workload.
Lisa Pacheco, who oversees extended programs, reported full enrollment for Pre-K+, growing before-and-after-school enrollment and three Kids Cafe summer sessions that together served about 892 campers and “a little over 8,000” camper-days across six weeks. She offered session averages of 270, 283 and 294 campers and said the program…
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