MARCH
10 Child Find for Special Needs
11 Alden PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm
12 Smarter Than a Fifth Grader,
6:30-8:30 pm, PAC
14 TOWN MEETING
20 NO SCHOOL, Professional Dev Day
21 Town Elections
23 K-5 Report Cards distributed
School Council, 4:00 pm, Rm #303
24 Incoming Kindergarten
Orientation, 7:00 pm, Café
25 Early dismissal, 12:00 pm,
Parent/Teacher Conferences
26 Early dismissal, 12:00 pm,
Parent/Teacher Conferences
28 TOWN ELECTIONS
28/29 Duxbury/Booster Annual
Spring Antique Show,
DHS, Sat. 10 – 5 pm,
Sun. 11 – 4 pm
SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT
UPDATE
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 7:00 pm,
7pm, DMS AUDITORIUM
Please join the School Building Committee for a
public information session on the articles that will
be presented at Town Meeting.
Article 36 asks voters to approve funding for a
feasibility study for renovating/building of the
middle and high school buildings. This update
will explain the importance of a feasibility study,
the process for planning and an overview of
the new Massachusetts School Building Authority
process for approval and reimbursement. Article
37 asks for funding for necessary work on the
Chandler roof, a project that has already received
MSBA approval. Following the presentation
building tours will be offered at DMS and DHS.
The meeting will conclude with time for Q&A in
the DHS auditorium.
TOWN MEETING UPDATE
Town Meeting is Saturday, March 14
(not March 7 as printed in the PTA calendar).
Four articles are related to Duxbury Public
Schools:
• Article 5 Annual Operating Budget
• Article 6 Capital Budget
• Article 36 School Building Feasibility Study
• Article 37 Chandler Roof Project
More information about the operating and capital
budgets is available on the school website.
High-end Learner Pilot Update
In our continuing efforts to provided timely
information to the Alden and Chandler
communities about the high-end learner pilot
(HELP), th