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[quote=Anonymous]I just wanted to post to an older thread on class sizes in FCPS.  I recalled it because it's been a frustration of mine as a parent with two kids in FCPS.  In 4th grade my daughter had 34 kids in her class!  Luckily she had an amazing teacher.  So like the PP, although it's been frustrating, I can't say the teaching quality has suffered too much because of it (at least not a $50k concern of mine).  I like how he/she put that in perspective at bit for me - thanks.

Here's the other thread:
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/45/187092.page

Here's one of my posts:
Actually, the max allowable depends on the age group -- 
so for 1st-3rd, it's 30 students 
for 4-6, it's 35 max.

I found this out by calling the county, because I was curious. Mind you, it took a while to get a straight answer. The person I spoke with told me they follow the state mandates as far as the maximum allowable student/teacher ratio. So here is the link and the applicable section. I've cut/pasted it below:

§ 22.1-253.13:2. Standard 2. Instructional, administrative, and support personnel. 
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superin...endents_memos/2011/196-11a.pdf

C. Each school board shall assign licensed instructional personnel in a manner that produces divisionwide ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions, excluding special education teachers, principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians, that are not greater than the following ratios: (i) 24 to one in kindergarten with no class being larger than 29 students; if the average daily membership in any kindergarten class exceeds 24 pupils, a full-time teacher's aide shall be assigned to the class; (ii) 24 to one in grades one, two, and three with no class being larger than 30 students; (iii) 25 to one in grades four through six with no class being larger than 35 students; and (iv) 24 to one in English classes in grades six through 12.
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