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fj kJf ai iwft \*"-- By Patriot Staff TJI@barnstablepatriot Welikethe signinthe town clerk's office that reminds dog owners to register their pooches annually. "If you think dogs can't count," it reads, "try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving them only two of them.",,,, Organiza- tions, schools and artists areinvitedto apply for funds to support community-ori- ented arts, humanities and scienceprojects through the Mid-Cape RegionalCultural Council. Proposals are due Oct. 16. Applications may be found at www.mass- culture.org/lcc_public.asp. Contact Patricia Mello at 508-362-9048 or by e-mail at exqfloral@gis.net for more information.... Celebrate the newest library in Den- nis Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m. at 5 Hall St. in Denni- sport .There'll be tours and raffles.At 1:15p.m.,there'sa story and crafts time for pre- schoolers and kindergarte- ners; come back at 7 p.m. for "Hats Off to Reading" with children's entertainer Keith Michael Johnson.... Autumn'sin the air, so come to the Autumn Fair at the CapePlayhouseonRoute 6A in Dennis Village Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be music, pumpkins for sale, art, books, a rummage sale, and more. The event is sponsored by the Cape Cod Center for the Arts and the Dennis-Harwich Lions Club.... Competitive cook- ers will be out in force for the third annual Cape Cod ClassicBBQ Cook-off at the WampanoagPow-Wowprop- erty off Great Neck Road South in Mashpee Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $3 (children 12 and under free) to see barbequing and grilling (including seafood) competitions and pick up somepointers for yourhome grill. Rules prohibit public feasting on the competi- tion goods, but there will be plenty of food vendors on hand. Go to http://www. porkysbbqproductions.com/ for more info.... The Cape Cod Astronomical Society meets Thursday at 7:30p.m. at Dennis-Yarmouth High School on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth to hear how to go about buying a telescope. All are invited. Lack of housing,jobshurts enrollment Superintendent urges focus on quality education, facilities improvement By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com EnrollmentintheBarnstable SchoolDistrict isagain show- ing a decline, according to data from the Mass Depart- ment of Education and an information packet on the Town of Barnstable Fiscal Year2007 Operating&Capital Program Budgets. From last fall to this fall, enrollment was shown to have declined approximately 2 percent. While that number may not seem alarming, it continues a nearly five-year trend that adds up to a drop in enrollment of nearly 15 percent. A chart included in the town budget packet, handed out during a Tuesday night presentation by town Fi- nance Director Mark Milne at the Cotuit Civic Associa- tion, lists the school district enrollment in 2000 as 7,049. In 2005 that number had dropped to 5,975 and con- tinues to decline in spite of an increase in the number of Kindergarteners. In contemplating factors that may be contributing to the downward trend, the most influential may be the cost of living. "It's very ex- pensive to stay on the Cape," said Asst. Supt. Glen Ander- son. "People just can't afford it anymore,especially people with families." Anderson noted that dis- tricts across the Cape have seen enrollment declines. In- deed,the DOE Web site does show declinesin severalCape districts, including Dennis- Yarmouth and Mashpee. Tom Larrabee , the new principal at Hyannis East Elementary School, agrees that the Cape's high cost of livingis aleading cause inthe decline.He alsocited the cost of housing. "The cost of real estate is a factor where the Cape is con- cerned," said Larrabee, who livesin Cotuit but wasserving as aprincipalinNew Bedford recently."Especiallyforyoung families where starter homes are concerned." "One of the things we've got to do townwide is sell more affordable housing,"said Jack McLeod,president ofthe Barnstable TeachersAssocia- tion."Wedon'thave affordable housing on Cape Cod. Cer- tainly not in Barnstable." McLeod feels that the lack of such housing deters young professionals from settling here. "We need to enable teachers, police and other service-oriented positions," he said."Theydon'tmakethat much, but they still need to have places to live." Declining enrollment is a pertinent issue as the school committee determines the future of portable classrooms in use at numerous schools, as well as whether to close Osterville Bay Elementary. At arecent committeemeet- ing, member and Osterville resident David Lawler com- mented about enrollment decline and its potential im- pact on the district. "If the Bay closes, we may have to seriously consider [looking into] redistrictingthiswinter," he said. While there are those in the district who are worried, ' Supt. Dr. Patricia Grenier. urges people to look at the* broader pictureinvolvedina2 percent decline."Basically,we ' consider that to be relatively flat enrollment change due- ' to the frequency of students moving in and out of the dis- trict," she said. Grenier accepts cost of ^ living as a reason for the •*. decline, and adds more. "I *:* believe much of the impact * m of any decline," she said, 3 "could be reviewed for the - impact of cost of housing, gfc availability of professional * m positions,andthe economy ; jE in general. ~JJ "As for our challenging *jfl issues, I regard providing * m a quality education for all jjff children to be the most ;*?" significant focus followed JjJ by facilities improvement. "£; Enrollment isjust a factor ? of the whole picture." Sturgis students soar on MCAS By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com Sturgis Charter Public School students have turned out some impressive MCAS scores, according to the De- partment of Education and the Boston Globe. In statistics posted on the DOE Web site (www. doe.mass.edu) 36 students scored inthe advanced/above proficient category in Eng- lish/Language Arts, while 54 scored in the same category in Math. In a list of all schools and districts from the Common- wealth posted on the Globe Web site (www.boston.com) Sturgis is ranked 18th in Eng- lish/Language Arts and 55th in Math. "Students showed improvement of 13 percent- age points in both areas," said Eric Heiser, executive director of the school. "We are really excited about the scores." In the standings Sturgis tied with Nauset for top ELA scores on Cape Cod,comingin second to Nauset in Math. Heiserattributeshisschool's achievementsto "astrongand rigorous curriculum that our studentsfollow.They takethis test very seriously." To ensure Sturgisstudents' success on the Internation- al Baccalaureate test they must all take during their senior year, Heiser said, the school's curriculum is basi- cally planned in reverse. "Weplanbackwardsinord< to plan for the IB exams du! ing their senior year,"he sail "Wehave allof our curricului very welldeveloped in allsul jects and build up our nint andtenth grade classroomss kids are well prepared." Ofthe 89studentswhotoo the MCAS tests, none faile the ELA section, while onl one failed the Math sectioi whichHeiser commentedWE "quite unusual." Barnstable's new rental registration ordinance goes into effect Oct. 1, which effectively means Monday The ordinance adopted by the town council in June added an annual inspection and attendant $90 per-unit fee to the existingordinance.Allrental properties,whether apartments or single-family homes, are affected by the new law. The town's regulatory division has been gearing up, but director Tom Geiler isn't sure if there'll be a rush of applica- tions or no one at the counter. One major landlord contacted by the Patriot said that he was unaware of the new provision. 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