The Barnstable Public School District oversees the operation all public schools in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. The Superintendent of Schools is Meg Mayo-Brown. The Assistant Superintendent is Kristen Harmon.
Although it is unknown when the school district started, it is generally believed to have been in existence by the early 1900s.
2001 and 2003 Overrides Failedit
In 2001, a Proposition 2+1⁄2 override failed to pass. In addition to teacher cuts across the system and reductions in each school's budget, the most significant losses were to the schools' award-winning music program; elementary school feeder programs were cut completely.[3] In 2002 the district faced another budget shortfall and the school committee voted to implement fees for bus transportation, music programs and sports programs. A 2003 override was attempted to remove these fees and prevent further staff lay-offs.[4] The override failed and the fees remained. The loss of feeder music programs in 2001 and the subsequent fees for participation in the high school music program decimated the award-winning Barnstable High School Marching Band.
Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committeeedit
In 2001, the school committee was sued under the court case Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee. The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that parents could sue school committees for sexual harassment under the Fourteenth Amendment. The $3,000,000 suit was eventually settled for $150,000.
2008 Budget Crisisedit
With the Late-2000s recession, the state was forced to cut $6,000,000 in local aid. Faced with serious budgetary constraints, the School Committee opted to go with their third option, which entailed closing three elementary schools, moving the fourth and fifth grades into Barnstable United Elementary School (formerly Barnstable Horace Mann Charter Public School), moving the sixth and seventh grades into Barnstable Intermediate School (formerly Barnstable Middle School), and moving the eighth grade into Barnstable High School. The School Committee chose to close Cotuit Elementary School, Marstons Mills Elementary School, and Osterville Bay Elementary School in 2008. To date, only Cotuit Elementary School has been re-purposed by the Waldorf School of Cape Cod, but returned to vacancy in 2019 after the Waldorf School fell behind in rent payments and the lease was revoked. Osterville Bay Elementary was demolished in 2017. Marstons Mills Elementary remains vacant and has fallen into disrepair.
Barnstable Intermediate School is a combination elementary/middle school (Grades 6-7). It is located on Route 28 in the village of Hyannis.
Originally named Barnstable Middle School from 1976 to 1992, the school changed its name to Barnstable Middle School at Hyannis because of the building of a middle school in Marstons Mills. The school reverted to its original name in 2003 after the school system was reorganized. In 2009, with another reorganization, the school was named the Barnstable Intermediate School to reflect the addition of the 6th grade and the loss of the 8th graders. When the school was called BMS, the seventh grade was primarily educated in English, Social Studies, Science, and Math (Course 2 or Pre-Algebra). The eighth grade was primarily educated in English, Social Studies, Science and Math (Pre-Algebra or Algebra 1). Some of the enrichment classes offered were Physical Education, Health, Art, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, French/Conversational French, Technical Education, Music, Applied Math, Gateway, and other groups/organizations/classes.
Osterville Bay Elementary School (1915-June 17, 2008)
Osterville Grammar School
West Barnstable Village Schoolhouse (1854-?)
Referencesedit
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report".
^"Another New Beginning for Barnstable". SBO. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^"Barnstable override vote set in November". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
External linksedit
Official website
November 30, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Barnstable Public School District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Barnstable Public School District oversees the operation all public schools in Barnstable Massachusetts United States The Superintendent of Schools is Meg Mayo Brown The Assistant Superintendent is Kristen Harmon Barnstable Public School DistrictLocationBarnstable MassachusettsDistrict informationTypePublicOpen enrollment 1 GradesK 12SuperintendentMeg Mayo BrownAsst superintendent s Kristen HarmonBudget 87 228 024 total 15 555 per pupil 2016 2 Students and staffDistrict mascotRed HawkColorsRed whiteOther informationWebsitewww wbr barnstable wbr k12 wbr ma wbr us Contents 1 History 1 1 2001 and 2003 Overrides Fail 1 2 Fitzgerald v Barnstable School Committee 1 3 2008 Budget Crisis 2 Schools 2 1 Active 2 2 Barnstable Intermediate School 2 2 1 Notable attendees 2 3 Other active schools 2 4 Inactive Buildings 3 References 4 External linksHistory editAlthough it is unknown when the school district started it is generally believed to have been in existence by the early 1900s 2001 and 2003 Overrides Fail edit In 2001 a Proposition 2 1 2 override failed to pass In addition to teacher cuts across the system and reductions in each school s budget the most significant losses were to the schools award winning music program elementary school feeder programs were cut completely 3 In 2002 the district faced another budget shortfall and the school committee voted to implement fees for bus transportation music programs and sports programs A 2003 override was attempted to remove these fees and prevent further staff lay offs 4 The override failed and the fees remained The loss of feeder music programs in 2001 and the subsequent fees for participation in the high school music program decimated the award winning Barnstable High School Marching Band Fitzgerald v Barnstable School Committee edit In 2001 the school committee was sued under the court case Fitzgerald v Barnstable School Committee The case went all the way to the U S Supreme Court which ruled that parents could sue school committees for sexual harassment under the Fourteenth Amendment The 3 000 000 suit was eventually settled for 150 000 2008 Budget Crisis edit With the Late 2000s recession the state was forced to cut 6 000 000 in local aid Faced with serious budgetary constraints the School Committee opted to go with their third option which entailed closing three elementary schools moving the fourth and fifth grades into Barnstable United Elementary School formerly Barnstable Horace Mann Charter Public School moving the sixth and seventh grades into Barnstable Intermediate School formerly Barnstable Middle School and moving the eighth grade into Barnstable High School The School Committee chose to close Cotuit Elementary School Marstons Mills Elementary School and Osterville Bay Elementary School in 2008 To date only Cotuit Elementary School has been re purposed by the Waldorf School of Cape Cod but returned to vacancy in 2019 after the Waldorf School fell behind in rent payments and the lease was revoked Osterville Bay Elementary was demolished in 2017 Marstons Mills Elementary remains vacant and has fallen into disrepair Schools editActive edit Barnstable Intermediate School edit Barnstable Intermediate SchoolAddress nbsp 895 Falmouth RoadHyannisBarnstable Barnstable County Massachusetts 02601United StatesCoordinates41 39 32 54 N 70 19 15 28 W 41 6590389 N 70 3209111 W 41 6590389 70 3209111InformationSchool typePublic Middle SchoolEstablished1970sStatusOpenSchool districtBarnstable Public School DistrictSuperintendentMeg Mayo BrownPrincipalJames AndersonGrades6 7Average class size20sLanguageEnglishHours in school day6 25Color s Red WhiteCommunities servedTown of BarnstableWebsiteOfficial WebsiteBarnstable Intermediate School is a combination elementary middle school Grades 6 7 It is located on Route 28 in the village of Hyannis Originally named Barnstable Middle School from 1976 to 1992 the school changed its name to Barnstable Middle School at Hyannis because of the building of a middle school in Marstons Mills The school reverted to its original name in 2003 after the school system was reorganized In 2009 with another reorganization the school was named the Barnstable Intermediate School to reflect the addition of the 6th grade and the loss of the 8th graders When the school was called BMS the seventh grade was primarily educated in English Social Studies Science and Math Course 2 or Pre Algebra The eighth grade was primarily educated in English Social Studies Science and Math Pre Algebra or Algebra 1 Some of the enrichment classes offered were Physical Education Health Art Band Orchestra Chorus French Conversational French Technical Education Music Applied Math Gateway and other groups organizations classes Notable attendees edit Siobhan Magnus singer former American Idol contestantOther active schools edit Barnstable High School Grades 8 12 Barnstable United Elementary School Grades 4 5 Barnstable West Barnstable Elementary School Grades K 3 Centerville Elementary School Grades K 3 Hyannis East Elementary School Grades K 3 Hyannis West Elementary School Grades K 3 West Villages Elementary School Grades K 3 The Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center Preschool Inactive Buildings edit Barnstable High School Old Building Barnstable Horace Mann Charter Public School 1920 2014 Barnstable Middle School Old Building Barnstable Village Schoolhouse 1854 Cotuit Elementary School Elizabeth Lowell High School 41 37 28 82 N 70 26 8 92 W 41 6246722 N 70 4358111 W 41 6246722 70 4358111 a former public high school grades 9 12 operated by the school district and closed in the early 1930s as the newly expanded Barnstable High School had the capacity for the former students of the school Marstons Mills Elementary School Osterville Bay Elementary School 1915 June 17 2008 Osterville Grammar School West Barnstable Village Schoolhouse 1854 References edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on April 12 2015 Retrieved April 10 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report Another New Beginning for Barnstable SBO Retrieved December 12 2015 Barnstable override vote set in November capecodtimes com Retrieved December 12 2015 External links editOfficial website Barnstable Middle School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barnstable Public School District amp oldid 1184510484 Other active schools, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
