LEWISTON — During his first three months on the job, Lewiston School Superintendent Bill Webster went on a feedback tour, going school to school, PTO to PTO, as well as one housing development, the chamber of commerce and City Hall.

He asked teachers, parents and community members what they want in their schools.

Webster now has a four-page list of suggestions, ranging from offering foreign language teaching in elementary schools, to strengthening Lewiston Regional Technical Center offerings with four-year programs, to rotating principals to ensure schools are led from fresh perspectives.

Of those pages of suggestions, Webster has already incorporated several in his proposed school budget, such as reverting prekindergarten to half day; getting an outside study on special education programs and spending; expanding summer education and adult education for English Language Learners.

Having prekindergarten back to half days meant a $60,000 cost for busing. To help pay for that, Webster said those teachers agreed to larger pre-K classrooms of 16 students, up from 14, with the help of a teacher’s aide.

The transportation cost, however, will be offset by 24 more 4-year olds attending prekindergarten this fall, if the budget is approved.

Other suggestions not in the budget, but on the table for consideration by the School Committee, include:

* More time in school, either with longer school days and/or a longer school year. “That’s still in it’s infancy,” Webster said. “When you look at the data that keeps coming up.” More time in school would come with significant costs.

* Greater consistency in curriculum in all the elementary schools. People asked “for a need to ensure when students arrive at the middle school they all have the same foundation,” Webster said. Parents with children attending different schools have noticed differences in programs, he said. The same goes for the high and middle schools, Webster said. “If a student is taking Algebra I, regardless of the teacher there should be similar expectations and benchmarks. “And if a great thing is happening at one school, we need to make sure it happens at all schools.”

* Create a consistent, after-school enrichment program in schools. Webster has asked building principals, the YWCA, YMCA and other community programs how can Lewiston meet the needs of children after school, providing them with enrichment and tutoring while keeping them safe.

* A new way of evaluating teachers. Lewiston’s evaluation is based on teachers’ education level and experience, which is how it has been for 20 years. There’s interest in developing evaluations that rate teachers on their performance and how their students learning grows.

* Prioritize improvement goals. Teachers have also asked Webster not to embark on multiple initiatives, splintering and diffusing efforts, and to instead prioritize. A few years ago the state asked for, then backed off, developing local common assessments. Educators who spend years working on that were left frustrated. Webster said his school improvement priority is teacher development that can lead to national certification.

Overall Webster said he’s pleased with the input, interest and suggestions from so many. “We had great conversations.”