Second Grade at Bannockburn ES - 27 Per Class

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Anonymous wrote:The guideline is 26 students/class at second grade, so I'm not sure why you're surprised.

I'm surprised because Bannockburn has a reputation for smaller class sizes, which is something that gets repeated ad nauseam but is apparently not true.

Bannockburn has gotten lucky over the years with having just a few too many kids enrolled and getting that 3rd teacher.

+1. There is no buying your way to smaller class sizes in MoCo.

If small class sizes are your priority, you can move to an area zoned to a Focus or Title I school.

Why? Do rich, white kids only count as 3/5ths of a student for teacher allocation purposes?

Nope. Just rich ones.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The guideline is 26 students/class at second grade, so I'm not sure why you're surprised.

I'm surprised because Bannockburn has a reputation for smaller class sizes, which is something that gets repeated ad nauseam but is apparently not true.

Bannockburn has gotten lucky over the years with having just a few too many kids enrolled and getting that 3rd teacher.

+1. There is no buying your way to smaller class sizes in MoCo.

If small class sizes are your priority, you can move to an area zoned to a Focus or Title I school.

Why? Do rich, white kids only count as 3/5ths of a student for teacher allocation purposes?

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/community/school-year-2023-2024/Community-Message-20240612.html

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The guideline is 26 students/class at second grade, so I'm not sure why you're surprised.

I'm surprised because Bannockburn has a reputation for smaller class sizes, which is something that gets repeated ad nauseam but is apparently not true.

Bannockburn has gotten lucky over the years with having just a few too many kids enrolled and getting that 3rd teacher.

+1. There is no buying your way to smaller class sizes in MoCo.

If small class sizes are your priority, you can move to an area zoned to a Focus or Title I school.

Why? Do rich, white kids only count as 3/5ths of a student for teacher allocation purposes?

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/community/school-year-2023-2024/Community-Message-20240612.html

So close. A little more than 3/5ths.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is typical class size at wood acres and it has been fine.

I hate all the posters saying it's "fine" and basically shaming OP. It's not actually okay, it sucks. Our taxes are high, the budget is huge, and young kids have huge classes which sucks for them and teachers. No wonder the county can just foist higher class size guidelines on us with zero pushback and everyone just rolling over.

Probably half the PPs think someone living in Bannockburn has no right to complain about anything.

- fellow MCPS ES mom

AGREED! My middle school kid has over 35 kids is several of his classes. The teachers are unhappy and overwhelmed. There aren’t enough textbooks for all the kids. There aren’t even enough classrooms at some high schools so the kids have class in the Media Center.

It’s not okay. We’ll lose good teachers and our kids’ education quality will decline.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is typical class size at wood acres and it has been fine.

I hate all the posters saying it's "fine" and basically shaming OP. It's not actually okay, it sucks. Our taxes are high, the budget is huge, and young kids have huge classes which sucks for them and teachers. No wonder the county can just foist higher class size guidelines on us with zero pushback and everyone just rolling over.

Probably half the PPs think someone living in Bannockburn has no right to complain about anything.

- fellow MCPS ES mom

I agree it’s not fine. But take a look at the MoCo County Council and how one of the members Andrew Friedsen recently proposes a bill to reduce the tax that real estate developers pay towards public schools. Our policymakers are not prioritizing our schools.

And just looks at the thousands of additional housing units built right now. Without the schools and other infrastructure to support all these additional residents.

Our policymakers and politicians don’t care about our schools or our families.

People have to live somewhere. You're not special just because you moved here before someone else. If you agree we need more schools, tell your councilmember and stop complaining about your MoCo taxes.

+100 Complaining on DCUM does not solve problems. If this really matters to you get to work talking to your county council and your state representative. At minimum write to the BOE so that class size becomes a bigger priority issue that they are taking to the county council

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is typical class size at wood acres and it has been fine.

I hate all the posters saying it's "fine" and basically shaming OP. It's not actually okay, it sucks. Our taxes are high, the budget is huge, and young kids have huge classes which sucks for them and teachers. No wonder the county can just foist higher class size guidelines on us with zero pushback and everyone just rolling over.

Probably half the PPs think someone living in Bannockburn has no right to complain about anything.

- fellow MCPS ES mom

I agree it’s not fine. But take a look at the MoCo County Council and how one of the members Andrew Friedsen recently proposes a bill to reduce the tax that real estate developers pay towards public schools. Our policymakers are not prioritizing our schools.

And just looks at the thousands of additional housing units built right now. Without the schools and other infrastructure to support all these additional residents.

Our policymakers and politicians don’t care about our schools or our families.

People have to live somewhere. You're not special just because you moved here before someone else. If you agree we need more schools, tell your councilmember and stop complaining about your MoCo taxes.

+100 Complaining on DCUM does not solve problems. If this really matters to you get to work talking to your county council and your state representative. At minimum write to the BOE so that class size becomes a bigger priority issue that they are taking to the county council

Do you have any idea what the property taxes are on a $5M house? How do you expect the OP to pay for her landscaper and housekeeper?