Word: alessandro
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...latest proposal was presented by committee member Alan C. Price in response to what he called the “inadequacy” of previous plans brought forth by Superintendent of Schools Bobbie J. D’Alessandro...
...have to have a vote,” D’Alessandro said...
Citing school under-enrollment and a $1.7 million budget deficit, Cambridge Superintendent of Schools Bobbie J. D’Alessandro announced a plan earlier this month to merge three elementary schools as soon as next year. Students would be relocated to new schools, about 20 teachers would lose their positions and vacant buildings would be used to house other city offices. While such a scenario is by no means ideal, the school committee should endorse D’Alessandro’s proposal. School closings and relatively low staff cuts are far less severe than directly slashing school department funds...
...Alessandro has maintained that her plan would see savings “immediately,” about $1 million next year alone...
...Alessandro said she would lobby the state to reduce attendance requirements for students who waive failing MCAS scores and graduate based on other criteria...