Anonymous wrote:
Herndon wasn't bad for french #'s but worki ng this program at a school is a site based administrator's nightmare. Sometimes class size issues can be caused by special programs like immersion draining off ratio staff for general ed.
Bingo! AAP can have the same effect.
It is difficult enough creating equitable class sizes when you have only the general education grade levels. When you throw in special programs such as immersion or AAP the balancing act becomes much more difficult. This is the additional expense to these special programs.