Class Sizes
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Anonymous
| My son's 4th grade math/science class has 31 students. Is that allowed? Seems like way too much. Homeroom only has 20. |
Anonymous
| Ancient history but I remember at our MoCo ES in the 70's the teacher complained about class size. It was well over 30. Did we have 32? 35? Not sure. What I remember as the only impact was ... the teacher talking about it all the time. All the time - that was the awful part. |
Anonymous
| 29 students per 5th grade homeroom (focus school). |
Anonymous
Yes. |
Anonymous
| 2nd grade Chinese Immersion class has 28 students. |
Anonymous
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some classes I cover - algebra: 33; english: 32; world hist: 15.
Pretty sure those numbers will change over the next few days, though. |
Anonymous
Same here. We are at 32 and homeroom is only 20 |
Anonymous
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4th grade CES-26
2nd grade-18 |
Anonymous
Isn’t CES supposed to be at the cap, 28? |
Anonymous
The state doesn’t allow the union to negotiate class sizes. |
Anonymous
| Middle School music. This week my largest class has ranged between 52 and 55. No para. No coteacher. Other schools in the county have a second adult in classes this large if the principal chooses. I heard every school had their allocations cut last February due to lower enrollment but now numbers are back up. Hoping MCPS adds in more allotments to principals can hire more staff and expand part time allocations to adjust class sizes. I heard from students that in some of their other classes there weren’t even enough desks for each student. |
Anonymous
Why would they put that in writing? The answer for max class size is up to the fire inspector. The schools couldn't care less how many students are crammed into a classroom. The more, the higher their salaries. |
Anonymous
There is no cap. Unenforceable "guidelines." |
Anonymous
But the PP is correct that CES classes are typically 28 students. |
Anonymous
| Focus school 2nd grade 25 |