Rosemary Hills - Class Size

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. Pre pandemic my child went to Rosemary Hills. There were 8 K classes with 25 students per class. At the time it was one teacher per class, no paras. This was surprising to me. The school has always had a slightly higher FARMS number then CCES.

I previously lived in Chevy Chase. Many sent kids to private over RH. Then, in 3rd kids went to CCES. This is why CCES has a lower FARMS number. The bussed CES kids do not lower the number. Most are being bussed because their home school cannot meet their educational needs.

FWIW…. I found RH was a great fit for my child. Child loved riding the bus. School is only K-2, so everything truly developmentally appropriate. My child had 2 great teachers and one “meh” teacher. The only downside for me was the horrible curriculum, but this is not unique to the school.

The CES kids come from the B-CC, Walter Johnson, and Whitman clusters. They do lower the FARMs rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. Pre pandemic my child went to Rosemary Hills. There were 8 K classes with 25 students per class. At the time it was one teacher per class, no paras. This was surprising to me. The school has always had a slightly higher FARMS number then CCES.

I previously lived in Chevy Chase. Many sent kids to private over RH. Then, in 3rd kids went to CCES. This is why CCES has a lower FARMS number. The bussed CES kids do not lower the number. Most are being bussed because their home school cannot meet their educational needs.

FWIW…. I found RH was a great fit for my child. Child loved riding the bus. School is only K-2, so everything truly developmentally appropriate. My child had 2 great teachers and one “meh” teacher. The only downside for me was the horrible curriculum, but this is not unique to the school.

Pre-pandemic, as now, there were paras. They rotate among the classes.

Yes, but they aren’t always in the classroom. I was a parent volunteer at Rosemary Hills pre pandemic. My child’s kindergarten class also had 25 students. It was not unusual for my child’s teacher to ask me take a disruptive kindergarten on a walk through the school halls so the teacher could focus on the rest of the class.

In first grade I noticed that my child, who was an advanced reader, spent a lot of his time in class helping his classmates with their work, and there really needed to be more adults supervising recess.

If possible, I think parents should really volunteer in schools. It’s eye opening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. Pre pandemic my child went to Rosemary Hills. There were 8 K classes with 25 students per class. At the time it was one teacher per class, no paras. This was surprising to me. The school has always had a slightly higher FARMS number then CCES.

I previously lived in Chevy Chase. Many sent kids to private over RH. Then, in 3rd kids went to CCES. This is why CCES has a lower FARMS number. The bussed CES kids do not lower the number. Most are being bussed because their home school cannot meet their educational needs.

FWIW…. I found RH was a great fit for my child. Child loved riding the bus. School is only K-2, so everything truly developmentally appropriate. My child had 2 great teachers and one “meh” teacher. The only downside for me was the horrible curriculum, but this is not unique to the school.

Pre-pandemic, as now, there were paras. They rotate among the classes.

Yes, but they aren’t always in the classroom. I was a parent volunteer at Rosemary Hills pre pandemic. My child’s kindergarten class also had 25 students. It was not unusual for my child’s teacher to ask me take a disruptive kindergarten on a walk through the school halls so the teacher could focus on the rest of the class.

In first grade I noticed that my child, who was an advanced reader, spent a lot of his time in class helping his classmates with their work, and there really needed to be more adults supervising recess.

If possible, I think parents should really volunteer in schools. It’s eye opening.

I also
Volunteered regularly at RHES pre-pandemic. I definitely saw paras in the class. They tended to be there to run groups for math and ELA.