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Select Board discusses reestablishing Northfield Elementary School building committee amid questions over $39 million report
Summary
The Select Board discussed creating a Northfield Elementary School Building Committee to coordinate with the school district on which portions of a $39 million district report involve the elementary school and how payments would be structured; Bernard Boudreau volunteered as the board's representative.
The Northfield Select Board on Jan. 6 discussed reestablishing a building committee for Northfield Elementary School (NES) to coordinate town and school planning tied to a $39 million school district report.
Board members outlined the committee’s purpose as an interface with the school district and said they need clarification on what portion of the $39 million figure pertains to the elementary school and on the proposed payment structure. Suggested participants included a Finance Committee member, the Town Administrator, the school principal, the facilities director, a Select Board representative, a School Committee member, a parent with a child in the school, a builder and an elementary-school teacher.
Chair Barbara “Bee” Jacque said she will reach out to the School Committee, the superintendent and the Finance Committee chair. Bernard Boudreau volunteered to serve as the Select Board’s representative to the committee. The discussion was recorded as planning and information-gathering; no appointments were formally made during the meeting.
