PreK-12 Resource & Space Committee
The district’s PreK-12 Resource & Space Committee formed in the fall of 2004 to study overcrowding at Jenkins, space issues across the district, and the next steps for the Habeeb Report. A committee of 20-30 parents, educators and community members met on a weekly basis to study data and discuss possible options for the future. At our first meeting, in October 2004, we articulated our goals for the year:
Purpose of PreK-12 Resource & Space Committee: To discuss core values and commitments of the community and make recommendations to school committee on how to address three district-wide issues:
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How will school-aged populations shift in town over the coming five years? We need a comprehensive review of projected enrollments over the next five years. This will entail a discussion of our values regarding class size and maximum enrollments at each school.
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What is our vision for a Middle School Model in Scituate? Do we want a middle school at all? If yes, what combination of grade levels would be best: 7-8; 6-7-8; 5-6-7-8? What will this mean for other schools/grade levels in town?
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Given space concerns at the High School, what programs (particularly Central Office, Recreation and Early Childhood) may need to find alternate locations? Also, if we move to a full day Kindergarten model, should Early Childhood move from SHS to a district-wide “Early Childhood Center” that would also include full day Kindergarten classrooms?
Key Documents
Table with projected school populations - PDF 89k
History of Gates/renovations - PDF 340K
Habeeb Report Summary - PDF 72K
Potential Sites for a New Middle School - PDF 90K
PowerPoint photographic tour of Gates - PDF 17MB
Table from Town Planner with data on new housing - PDF 56K
Final PowerPoint presentation of the Task Force - PDF 94K
From the Archives: 1973 New Scituate Middle School Proposal 1973 New Scituate Middle School Proposal 1973 New Scituate Middle School Proposal - PDF 453k
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