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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting…. Pre pandemic my child went to Rosemary Hills. There were 8 K classes with 25 students per class.  At the time it was one teacher per class, no paras.  This was surprising to me.  The school has always had a slightly higher FARMS number then CCES.

I previously lived in Chevy Chase.  Many sent kids to private over RH.  Then, in 3rd kids went to CCES.  This is why CCES has a lower FARMS number.  The bussed CES kids do not lower the number.  Most are being bussed because their home school cannot meet their educational needs.

FWIW…. I found RH was a great fit for my child.  Child loved riding the bus. School is only K-2, so everything truly developmentally appropriate.  My child had 2 great teachers and one “meh” teacher.  The only downside for me was the horrible curriculum, but this is not unique to the school.

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Pre-pandemic, as now, there were paras. They rotate among the classes. [/quote]

Yes, but they aren’t always in the classroom. I was a parent volunteer at Rosemary Hills pre pandemic. My child’s kindergarten class also had 25 students. It was not unusual for my child’s teacher to ask me take a disruptive kindergarten on a walk through the school halls so the teacher could focus on the rest of the class.

In first grade I noticed that my child, who was an advanced reader, spent a lot of his time in class helping his classmates with their work, and there really needed to be more adults supervising recess.

If possible, I think parents should really volunteer in schools. It’s eye opening. [/quote]

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