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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We also noticed this variation. I will speak up for a large class model that I think seems promising - EL Haynes has 26-28 kids per class in K-5. They have two classes per grade. BUT then each grade has a dedicated ESL teacher and a dedicated special education teacher, so there are essentially an average of two full-time teachers in each classroom, plus they have a ton of instructional coaches who do a lot of pullouts.

This gives them a LOT of flexibility around differentiation - yes, sometimes the teacher is teaching 28 kids. But sometimes, there's a pullout of below-grade level students, the ESL teacher is working with a small group, and the SPED teacher is working with a small group, and the students that are left (essentially typically developing, native-English speaking kids who are on or above grade level) get time to push up to advanced work with the main teacher. The 4th grade math teacher was walking me through the way that this plays out in her day, and I was really pleased with the opportunities this creates for above-grade level students. (I may have some of the exact details wrong here, but that's the gist).

This combined with the fact that we have a neighbor who's kid goes there and is getting 5s on her CAPEs and her parents are really happy with her education, and they ended up higher on our list than we expected this year.

So while there are some cases where big is just a straight down-side (like over-enrolled DCPS schools), I do think in some cases it can be strategic. [/quote]

Beware how much of those opportunities for advanced students are independent EdTech.  That was our experience.[/quote]

Independent EdTech that is gathering your child’s data without your permission and doing who knows what with it.[/quote]

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