Class size of 30 at wolftrap, grade 1

[Anonymous]

Is this a new "normal" for FCPS?

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

It is not the" new" normal. It has been this way for quite some time.

[Anonymous]

My kids have not had classes that large before. 28 and 29 but not 30. It's too big. I didn't count this morning but should have. I was trying to make it to all of my children's classes and the 1st grade room was mobbed.

[Anonymous]

30 last year also at Wolftrap. But they had an aide for each classroom.

[Anonymous]

If the classes go over 30, the school has to notify the parents and come up with a remediation plan.

Virginia state law standards of quality 22.1-253/13:2 C.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/quality/index.shtml

Each school board shall assign licensed instructional personnel in a manner that produces divisonwide ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions... that are not greater than the following ratios:....(ii) 24 to one in grades one, two, and three with no class being larger than 30 students....After September 30 of any school year, anytime the number of students in a class exceeds the class size limit established by this subsection, the local school division shall notify the parent of each student in such class of such fact no later than 10 days after the date on which the class exceeded the class limit. Such notification shall state the reason that the class size exceeds the class size limit and describe the measures that the local school division will take to reduce the class size to comply with this subsection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids have not had classes that large before. 28 and 29 but not 30. It's too big. I didn't count this morning but should have. I was trying to make it to all of my children's classes and the 1st grade room was mobbed.

Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:30 last year also at Wolftrap. But they had an aide for each classroom.

They would have hired a new teacher last year for first, but couldn't easily find one, so the grade got aides instead.

[Anonymous]

29 at Kent Gardens.

[Anonymous]

School Board election Tuesday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the classes go over 30, the school has to notify the parents and come up with a remediation plan.

Virginia state law standards of quality 22.1-253/13:2 C.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/quality/index.shtml

Each school board shall assign licensed instructional personnel in a manner that produces divisonwide ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions... that are not greater than the following ratios:....(ii) 24 to one in grades one, two, and three with no class being larger than 30 students....After September 30 of any school year, anytime the number of students in a class exceeds the class size limit established by this subsection, the local school division shall notify the parent of each student in such class of such fact no later than 10 days after the date on which the class exceeded the class limit. Such notification shall state the reason that the class size exceeds the class size limit and describe the measures that the local school division will take to reduce the class size to comply with this subsection.

Clearly a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the classes go over 30, the school has to notify the parents and come up with a remediation plan.

Virginia state law standards of quality 22.1-253/13:2 C.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/quality/index.shtml

Each school board shall assign licensed instructional personnel in a manner that produces divisonwide ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions... that are not greater than the following ratios:....(ii) 24 to one in grades one, two, and three with no class being larger than 30 students....After September 30 of any school year, anytime the number of students in a class exceeds the class size limit established by this subsection, the local school division shall notify the parent of each student in such class of such fact no later than 10 days after the date on which the class exceeded the class limit. Such notification shall state the reason that the class size exceeds the class size limit and describe the measures that the local school division will take to reduce the class size to comply with this subsection.

That is interesting about the notification. I taught in a different school system. Sept 30 is likely the date at which they make the decision as to whether to cut a slot in a school or add one. One year, we were cut a teacher because our enrollment was too low. Lost a great teacher to another school that was overenrolled. And, we each received a group of kids from her class. It was awful. She had a tough class and had been doing a super job with them--and then in October her class was split and our class sizes jumped.

If I am interpreting the policy correctly, I'm thinking that until September 30, they are expected to add a teacher--after that, they add an aide. But, they can probably execute however they please.

[Anonymous]

30 first graders per class--did you ask the principal if they were trying to hire another teacher?

[Anonymous]

30 in first at Great Falls