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[quote=Anonymous]"So in summary - 
 during the open house there was no discussion on changes that may be forthcoming to support a smaller class sizes[/b]

Exactly. The large classes were presented in a rosy manner "look at these low ratios!". 
 NOTHING was said about reducing the size of them. 
 If you're in Janney, be prepared for your child to have a class of 30+ kids from 3rd grade on. 
 I'd be a lot that nothing will be done to fix it.

Your child doesn't do well being 1 of 32 in a class? Pony up for private school."

False.  That's not what she said.  What she was that the question of how to manage the extra-large 2nd and 3rd grades for next year was not yet decided because they were only 1/2 way through this year and felt that it was too early to have good information on which to base the decision for next year.  So the plan is to make the decision in a few months, after a more thorough evaluation and discussion, to include the parents.

I'm the "bitchy" first responder to OP, and this thread is exactly why my response to her was to ask her questions and deal with the issue through the means set up by the school community.  I knew the thread would open the door to a whole bunch of anti-Janney responders, most of whom are not even in the community and are just throwing jabs or making up stories about the school . . . for whatever reasons make them tick.  And I questioned whether OP legitimately thought that DCUMs was a good source of information, or whether she was trying to stir the pot because she's angry.[/quote]

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