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Board hears report that four grade-8 students have requested to attend E.O. Smith
Summary
During the Dec. 12 meeting Principal Carole McCombe reported that Grade 8 students visited E.O. Smith on Dec. 4 and that four students have submitted formal requests to attend E.O. Smith next year; board members noted appreciation for prior presentations by Regional District 19 leadership.
The Eastford Board of Education discussed high school options for current Grade 8 students at its Dec. 12 meeting.
Adam Minor, a board member, expressed appreciation that Regional District 19’s superintendent and the E.O. Smith principal had presented at the November meeting. Carole McCombe, Eastford Elementary School principal, reported that Grade 8 students visited E.O. Smith on Dec. 4 and that, to date, four students have submitted formal requests to attend E.O. Smith next year.
The minutes record the numbers of formal requests but do not include further detail about next steps, enrollment deadlines, or whether the district will take additional action to accommodate transferring students. Regional District 19 and E.O. Smith were referenced as having provided information at a prior meeting; no vote or policy change on student assignment was recorded in these minutes.
