Schools
Candidate Chafe on the Braintree Kindergarten Center
Where the School Committee candidate stand on the kindergarten center.
Braintree Patch has asked all of the School Committee candidates where they stand on a kindergarten center at Monatiquot School opening in fall 2014.
See what the other candidates think about this issue by clicking here.
Cyril Chafe – Running for one of three available four-year seats.
“Personally, I think it’s a good idea,” Chafe said. “We’re in a spot, we need space.”
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Opening the kindergarten center could also be a step toward moving full-day kindergarten classes out of the high school, a move that Chafe said would be in the best interests of those students. However, even with the center at Monatiquot next fall, FDK classes would likely remain at BHS in the short-term, Superintendent Dr. Maureen Murray said.
As for transition woes? Chafe said he attended Liberty as a child for kindergarten and then went to Morrison to finish elementary school. He said he does not believe it will be a large upheaval for kids.
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“They’re resilient,” Chafe said.
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