How did the Belmont School Committee choose a 7-12 grade configuration for the school?

The Belmont School Committee chose a 7-12 grade configuration as a comprehensive, district-wide solution to ameliorate overcrowding problems throughout the District. With a 7-12 building, Belmont will be able to properly implement its educational vision and will be able to address current enrollment, space, and operations issues. A 7-12 school provides a long-term solution for the town. Extensive research and information gathering for the grade configuration decision included:

Educational Visioning Workshops
Grade configuration and District-Wide space analysis
Building Systems Assessment
Site Constraint Study
Educational Programming Analysis
Community Design Workshops
Enrollment Trend analysis
Teacher, School Administration and Community Input
Traffic Pattern and Options Analysis
Social-Emotional-Learning Analysis
Environmental and Sustainable Design Study