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[quote=Anonymous]Focus and Title 1 schools roughly correspond to Tiers 2 and 3. As shown below, focus/title 1 schools see the highest class size increases for 2nd grade, but do get class size reductions in 3rd-5th grade. For non focus schools, they get reductions at all grade levels and the biggest reduction in 4th grade. This does suggest non focus schools are getting the biggest benefit from this change, though it might be the case that this change is cost neutral for focus and Title 1 schools since they get class size increases and reductions, with smaller class sizes in higher grades. It is a shame, but not surprising, that MCPS does not detail the specific costs/savings associated with each of these changes. I do think it is crazy to have such large classes in the early elementary grades in non focus schools, but they really don't invest much in supporting the schools serving the highest need populations with the worst outcomes. So to now make a change that primarily supports the higher income schools and is at best neutral for the low income schools is increased inequity. Totally on brand for MCPS.

So for Kindergarten:
Non focus schools go from 25 to 23/22
Focus and Title 1 schools go from 19 to 21/20

For 1st grade
Non focus go from 26 to 24/23
Focus and Title 1 go from 19 to 22/21

For 2nd grade 
Non focus go from 26 to 25/24
Focus and Title 1 go from 19 to 23/22

For 3rd grade
Non focus go from 27 to 26/25
Focus and Title 1 go from 25 to 24/23

For 4th grade
Non focus go from 29 to 26/25
Focus and Title 1 go from 27 to 24/23

For 5th grade
Non focus go from 29 to 27/26
Focus and Title 1 go from 27 to 25/24[/quote]

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