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[quote=Anonymous]Another Beall parent here.  You're right, when we had the focus designation, there were 12-14 kids in the K classes and now it's 26.  Unfortunately, it's a county-wide problem.  19 in focus K classes (Focus means high FARMS number - more poor families - if you aren't familiar - so that comes with it's own problems) and up to 27 otherwise.  The only way you'll get less is to either leave the county or to luck out and end up with an entire grade with something like 40 kids registered (2 classes of 20).

You can't do anything about class size, it's a countywide problem.  But the overall school is very overcrowded.  The entire 3rd grade is in trailers - we have the most of any school in the county.  There are plans on the books to build a 5th elementary school in the RM cluster by 2017 (it was originally 2015 but got pushed off, 2017 unfortunately isn't set in stone).  That will bring the school back to its intended capacity but unless you have a very young kid that won't matter to you.  I have to say though, I think they handle it as best as they can.

The new principal is extremely hands on.  The PTA just got an award for practically doubling the # of members - of 600 families ~330 families are members).  I've been VERY happy with Beall, even to the point of turning down a move to the Wootton footprint.  
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