1988

POPULATION:  19,491

HOUSES:  6,818

• Town voters reject $4 Million  override to purchase 155 acres of Plimptonville property in East Walpole

SCHOOLS

• A new generation of school space issues begins to emerge with ongoing wave of residential construction
• Schools begin to convert storage and utility areas into classroom space
• With the new trend of both parents working full-time outside the home out of either necessity or choice, the School Committee begins to consider the possible need for pre-school and post-school care
• J. Chauncey Smith retires as Assistant Superintendent
• Suzanne Gillam is appointed principal at Bird Middle School following retirement of Robert Cento.  Tim Collins is appointed Assistant Principal.