Arlington School Committee Votes in Favor of Sixth Grade-Only Configuration

ARLINGTON, MA—The Arlington School Committee has made its choice regarding the long-lasting debate between a sixth-grade only model and a grade 6-8 model at the Gibbs Building.

During Thursday Night's meeting of the Arlington School Committee, committee members voted 7-1 in favor of a motion to go forward with Superintendent Kathleen Bodie's recommendation of a sixth grade only configuration at the Gibbs building.

School Committee member Leonard Kardon was the lone committee member who voted in opposition of the motion.

Check back with Patch for more on this decision.