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School committee retreat favors 7–12 configuration; formal vote planned in January
Summary
Committee members reported a productive retreat and a straw poll in which all but one participant favored a 7–12 grade configuration. Members emphasized protecting the middle-school experience and plan a formal vote in January after further review and edits to the educational program.
The Salem School Committee’s advisory meeting on the high-school feasibility study heard a recap of a committee retreat where members largely coalesced behind a 7–12 grade configuration. Speaker 5 told the committee that “all but 1 of us gave her a voting tour of 7 to 12,” and the group indicated a formal vote is expected in January.
Committee members said the…
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