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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 22, 2018 Page 6 else is looking to do a school operation on that site, what might the impacts be at that point. He asked what the vision was for the number of classrooms. Mr. Thompson showed the City Council the concept plan of Hand in Hand Mon- tessori. He noted there is not a number of classrooms determined yet but there will not be forty students in a classroom. He estimated there would be seventeen to eighteen classrooms all on one level. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. Public Comment Mr. Don Dickerson, 2121 Cohancy Boulevard Mr. Dickerson stated this area is their neighborhood and has a child that attends Hand in Hand. This has given his family the opportunity to work their child's weaknesses and strengths and they have been very pleased with Hand in Hand Montessori. He stated everyone has been very respectful and done a really good job. As far as the movement of traffic, the school is very efficient and really en- gage teachers to come out and help with loading and unloading of the students. Ms. Courtney Hubers, Old Highway 8 in the Roseville Triangle Ms. Hubers noted her children are home schooled. She stated a few years ago her family added a fourth child through adoption and his emotional needs are great. While her desire to home school was great also, it was clear that she needed more support than what was in place. She stated a friend with a similar situation en- rolled her child in Hand in Hand, so Ms. Hubers reached out to the school for her needs. Early on in the exploring process, she knew this would be the perfect sup- port for their situation. To be able to send her children to a community school a few days a week and yet still have a large hand in their education in the early years was a perfect fit for them. Ms. Hubers stated Hand in Hand has been very welcoming. The classrooms are multi age allowing her four and five-year-old children to attend the same class to- gether which was very important for their son's attachment to their family. Her family decided this model of schooling was so important to them that her family wanted to move closer to the school. While Roseville felt 'up north' to them be- ing from Bloomington, her family decided the move was worth it. She stated her family is currently in their fourth year of attending Hand in Hand to some capaci- ty and have added a fifth child to their family through adoption. All five of their kids have attended this school in some capacity during the past four school years. Ms. Hubers stated her child with emotional needs is thriving and has been able to let his guard down and is experiencing a foundation of feeling safe in this school and is able to learn. She stated the community has been an enormous blessing to her family and she would love for the school to remain in Roseville. She stated