How many kids in class?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:28 in 1st, 25 in 2nd, and 31 in 3rd.

This is FCPS of course.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our school aims for 23-26. Any bigger and they add a teacher.

How? HR only approves additional staff based on overall numbers. Those class sizes wouldn't make the cut in HR's eyes.

No idea. A "typical" grade at our school has 5 teachers (the grades are about 120 kids) but whenever a "large" grade rolls thru, that grade gets a 6th class. Last year it was the 3rd grade, this year it will be the 4th.

I thought the principal has some discretion about stuff like this? We are in LCPS.

Oh. That could be the difference. I'm in FCPS.

I'm the first PP again. I was pleased to learn that once again there are only 22 kids in my child's class!!

[Anonymous]

1rst 29 and a special ed floater for half a day.

3rd 28

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school aims for 23-26. Any bigger and they add a teacher.

How? HR only approves additional staff based on overall numbers. Those class sizes wouldn't make the cut in HR's eyes.

No idea. A "typical" grade at our school has 5 teachers (the grades are about 120 kids) but whenever a "large" grade rolls thru, that grade gets a 6th class. Last year it was the 3rd grade, this year it will be the 4th.

I thought the principal has some discretion about stuff like this? We are in LCPS.

Oh. That could be the difference. I'm in FCPS.

FCPS teacher here--The principal does have some control over class size. I teach at a non-title 1 school, and for the past nine years, my class size has been between 20-26 students (third grade). Our admin tends to cut back on other non-teaching positions (I have no idea what a "coach" who doesn't work with students does all day, for example). They have also used school funds to "buy" an additional teacher in order to keep class sizes reasonable.

[Anonymous]

My child is going to PM kindergarten in Loudoun County. 18 kids in the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is going to PM kindergarten in Loudoun County. 18 kids in the class.

I am the other Loudoun poster. I am very happy with class sizes in our ES.