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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like Murch is overcrowded in terms of the whole school, but class sizes are okay, is that fair?[/quote]

Yes, that is a fair assessment of the situation. The main building was built for half the current population. They've been adding trailers since 1979. Class size is given priority when it comes to use of limited space. If the science lab has to go to keep a class at optimum size, the lab goes. If the library has to be divided by a new wall, the library is divided by a new wall. If the teacher's lounge has to become a food service/copy room/teachers mini-lounge with bathroom shared by all 90 adults, so be it. If a boys bathroom has to be converted to a nurse's office, a supply closet to a VP's office, it is done. Trailers eliminated the teacher's parking lot. Neighborhood parking signs changed to accommodate teachers. The in-class experience is the most important priority, and class size matters.

Janney's existing building space can be maximized this way too. Trim the fat and make classrooms a priority.

Luckily after all its indoor space maximizing, Murch had room to add trailer classrooms including some that give back lost indoor space, like the Special ed office space, STEM room, ELL room, and rooms for all the other specials are out in trailers now too. Hopefully, Murch's architects will have the advantage in renovation of seeing the problems with inflexible design constraints. [/quote]

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