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Why invest in Stow's schools? Because high-quality schools:

Support Stow Schools

Building community by working together to invest in Stow's schools

How can you help?

		J oin Support Stow Schools to stay informed.
		Make sure you plan to attend Town Meeting.Your vote is important!
		C ontribute to Supp ort Stow Sc hools ballot question committee.
		Spread the word to your friends and neighbors!
		Contact your elected offici als, respectfully asking for their support.

Our goal: To provide you with the information in a convenient, concise format so that you can make your vote
count on this important issue. We advocate for cost-effective, high-quality, long-term solutions to our
elementary school building problems.

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		Facilitate more effective teaching for all types of learners
		Are more environmentally efficient and cost effective to operate
		Will provide additional municipal space for Stow's community needs
		Help maintain property values

What's new?
The MSBA Board of Directors votes to move Stow out of “regionalization” category and into “feasibility” study
category during Board Meeting on April 2, 2008. According to MSBA Spokeswoman Carrie Sullivan, “we
exhausted that idea [of regionalization] to the point where we felt that was not an option for Stow.” Now Stow
can “sit down and start working with us over the most sensible solution to its problems,” explained Sullivan.
Stow’s next steps are:

To sign an ICC (initial certificate of compliance) on rules to be followed through the feasibility process.
To hire an OPM (owner’s project manager) to oversee project planning (subject to MSBA’s review and
approval).
To update enrollment projections for the schools in all three district towns.

The Master Plan (from previous years’ work) was also submitted to the MSBA to show that a good portion of
the feasibility study has already been done.


	Important Dates:

April 28, 2008 - The next ESBC meeting has been tentatively scheduled for Monday, April 28, 7:30pm
at Town Building.