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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What else since there's a massive shortfall? [/quote]

We will find out once he releases the budget. I have heard central office and no student facing secondary school positions during his talk to the civic association. There will need to be more. I assume he plans to keep the increased class sizes started last year.  I also head him mention issue in county with underutilized elementary schools projected to become more underutilized. I know the boundary study leaves out elementary school assignments but would not be shocked if he signaled willingness to close the most underutilized schools that are near schools that could take the displaced students. That would save large money.   He could also eliminate some speciality academic programs that use MCPS busses. That would save money.  He could lean into using Montgomery college more for upper level classes — as some high schools already do for classes above AP calculus and AP physics — and save money on teacher salaries/pensions by not having MCPS staff teach those classes while saying this makes it more equitable on opens access to higher level classes to all. He is going to have to cut some things that will anger parents. [/quote]

I know folks are concerned about the ES class size, but honest secondary needs some major relief.  MS class sizes are above 30 in some classes.  Teachers do not want to teach English classes because the work load is so large and they already aren't giving meaningful feedback which is causing students who care to show up during lunch and planning time. Many schools are overcrowded.[/quote]

They need more than one teacher if the class size is that large.   :shock: [/quote]

Some have that and it’s still not enough.  This is 30-40 students times 5 classes.  And let’s not even talk about what this is doing to some Science classes.  Even if 2 teachers you still need space and equipment to be able to do experiments.[/quote]

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