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Falmouth schools lay out plan to repurpose buildings, pursue MSBA funding for Lawrence renovation
Summary
Superintendent Lori Durer and finance director Paul Dart presented five options to respond to declining enrollment, including converting T‑ticket to an early learning center, repurposing Morse Pond, reconfiguring grades and seeking Mass School Building Authority support for a major Lawrence School renovation; a Building Needs Committee will study options and recommend a plan to the School Committee in December.
Superintendent Lori Durer and Director of Finance and Operations Paul Dart presented the Select Board with a multi‑part plan to respond to long‑term declines in district enrollment and aging facilities, centering on an eventual major renovation of Lawrence School and new early‑learning capacity.
Durer said the district is seeing a steady enrollment drop—a trend reflected in a 25‑year data slide—and flagged growing demand for early childhood programs and increased special‑needs placements among 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds. "We have a rise in our students with disabilities at the ages of 3 and 4," Durer said, and added that full‑day four‑year‑old programs piloted this year responded to what families requested.
Dart walked the board through five draft options…
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