Thursday, December 26, 2019
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Volume 16, Number 47
Preschoolers set to return to Wheeler school Preschoolers will return to Wheeler Elementary School as the final classrooms under renovation are completed over the winter break. "We can finally see the light
at the end of the tunnel at Wheeler school," Principal Andrew Batchelder told the Board of Education during its Dec. 16 meeting. Most of the student body returned to a largely transformed building at the start of the current school year.
BOE approves $700,000 capital spending plan By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
The Board of Education approved a nearly $700,000 capital spending plan as district administrators fine tune their overall budget proposal. The plan was unanimously approved during the Dec. 16 board meeting, though members noted that it still requires evaluation by Town Manager Robert Lee and faces possible alterations by the Town Council. The money is nearly equally
However, Wheeler’s two preschool classes have been held at Linden Street School since the start of the 2018-19 school year. The majority of the remaining work going into this academic year focused on the school’s southern wing, where the former
main entrance was located and where the preschool classes were relocated to. Preschoolers will have an extra weekend at the end of their winter break — they’ll be returning on Jan. 6 instead of Jan. 2 with the rest of the school — to allow
teachers time to unpack and set up their rooms. The facilities department will be moving over supplies and making final preparations over the break. See Wheeler, A7
LOCAL HEROES
split between facility and technology upgrades and maintenance, including repairing the peeling canopy on the ceiling outside the main office at the high school, landscaping improvements at Linden Street School, expanding the Maker Space program and replacing the heater for the swimming pool, which is expected to fail soon. Superintendent of Schools Steven LePage said one of his largest priorities in the plan is the construction of a See BOE, A7
Middle School of Plainville faculty member Chris Couture and Plainville High School library information teacher Deb Pikiell were recognized as the district's Everyday Heroes for the month of December. They were honored at the Dec. 16 Board of Education meeting. Pictured, from left: Board of Education Chair Becky Tyrrell, Pikiell, Couture and Superintendent of Schools Steven LePage.
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By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen