Approximately class sizes?

[Anonymous]

My twins start kindergarten next year and I am trying to determine if I should keep them in their private or put them in our local public. They cap at 16 kids at their private school until I think 3rd grade where it caps at 20. What are the class sizes you are seeing in PG and what area are you in. I'm in Bowie, MD.

[Anonymous]

I am a Kindergarten teacher and the class sizes are large. I can have up to 30 kids before they *think* about hiring another teacher to split the class. We also do not have Teacher Assistants. I heard the better the school, the larger the class (i.e. I know a teacher at Barack Obama who had 28 students in her K class?).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a Kindergarten teacher and the class sizes are large. I can have up to 30 kids before they *think* about hiring another teacher to split the class. We also do not have Teacher Assistants. I heard the better the school, the larger the class (i.e. I know a teacher at Barack Obama who had 28 students in her K class?).

WOW those large sizes and no assistants? That’s ridiculous

[Anonymous]

It really depends on the school. Over enrolled schools have larger classes sizes because they don't have spare classrooms to add an additional teacher.
I have had 3 kids go through K at the same school. Their class sizes ranged from 18-23 students. The school they go to has a dedicated aide for the grade level. So K has 4 teachers and one aide. There are also special educators, reading specialists, math specialists, and ESOL teachers rotating through the class.

The Principal makes smaller class sizes in the primary grades a priority.

[Anonymous]

3rd grade teacher with PGCPS and I have 30 kids. When I taught kindergarten a couple years ago, I had 25

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a Kindergarten teacher and the class sizes are large. I can have up to 30 kids before they *think* about hiring another teacher to split the class. We also do not have Teacher Assistants. I heard the better the school, the larger the class (i.e. I know a teacher at Barack Obama who had 28 students in her K class?).

WOW those large sizes and no assistants? That’s ridiculous

Yep. My kid is in private for this exact reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a Kindergarten teacher and the class sizes are large. I can have up to 30 kids before they *think* about hiring another teacher to split the class. We also do not have Teacher Assistants. I heard the better the school, the larger the class (i.e. I know a teacher at Barack Obama who had 28 students in her K class?).

WOW those large sizes and no assistants? That’s ridiculous

Yep. My kid is in private for this exact reason.

It REALLY depends on the school and the school year. My kids school's K classes range from 15-18 kids this year.