Lakeville schools report mixed enrollment, bus-route shifts and outsourced out-of-district transport at opening-day meeting

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At the Town of Lakeville School Committee meeting, administrators reported modest net enrollment shifts by school, class-size pressures in lower grades, changes to bus routes that produced driver reassignments, and an outsourced vendor handling out-of-district special-education transportation with two routes experiencing early logistical issues.

At the Town of Lakeville School Committee meeting, student representatives and district leaders gave an opening-day report that detailed enrollment changes, staffing status, transportation adjustments and special-education logistics for the 2018–19 school year.

The committee heard from Aiden Wilson, a junior and student representative, who reported on high school activity and enrollment. “ARHS had our first day of school on Sept. 4. There are 760 students attending this year,” Wilson said. Robert Percicco also attended as a returning student representative.

District administrators told the committee they started the year with staffing largely in place and provided school-by-school enrollment changes compared with June projections: Swanson reported 28 more students, Freetown 27 more, the intermediate school 17 fewer, the middle school 13 more, and Aponakwa 37 fewer. Administrators said some numbers remain fluid and they expect additional small inbound…

Lakeville schools report mixed enrollment, bus-route shifts and outsourced out-of-district transport at opening-day meeting

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