Class Size Maximums

[Anonymous]

Just found out that DC's 3rd grade class (AAP LLIV) has 32 kids. The other three 3rd grade classes have 25 or 26. Isn't there an upper size limit of 30 on 3rd grade classes by state law? Does AAP have different guidelines? Answers that don't point out that this is what Happens when AAP is overly inclusive would

[Anonymous]

Be really helpful.

[Anonymous]

It's not that cut and dry. It's not just "you can't have any more than xx students in a class". There is a formula that is used to figure it all out.

[Anonymous]

I seem to recall that 32 is the max, while 30 or less is preferred.

[Anonymous]

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+22.1-253.13C2

Section C seems to cap grades 1-3 at 30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just found out that DC's 3rd grade class (AAP LLIV) has 32 kids. The other three 3rd grade classes have 25 or 26. Isn't there an upper size limit of 30 on 3rd grade classes by state law? Does AAP have different guidelines? Answers that don't point out that this is what Happens when AAP is overly inclusive would

Great question. We are at 29 and I was hoping for some late enrollments to force another class to be opened to spread the kids out a bit. 32 is a lot of kids.