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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do they know how many teachers to hire when they don’t know the student population yet?[/quote]

They know the number of students that they have currently. They need 9th and 10th grade teachers for all the core classes. They might even have an idea about the classes that the kids initially selected, they have the kids names and student information. If the class selections were electronically done they could have been sent to Skyview. The only school that could be a wildcard for selections would be SLHS students who were not able to select AP classes and some might make those choices now that they are available.[/quote]

How would anyone know yet what AP courses are available this fall  at Skyview?  [/quote]

At the Open House, they said that classes would be available based on the number of students who signed up for them. If they have the minimum number they will run the class. Assuming that the kids who opted in have had their schedules sent to Skyview, they know what kids selected. Four of the 5 schools who could have kids opt in are AP schools, so they would have the list of AP classes that the kids signed up for. SLHS is the wildcard because the students there would not have had the option to choose AP classes since none are offered.

Not to mention, they know what AP classes kids sign up for and what percentage of kids sign up for those classes at the schools that are feeding Skyview, they can pretty easily project what they expect in terms of class selections.

It is not like they are inventing new classes. The electives associated with the pathways won’t be available next year. If you look at the over all list of most frequently taken classes by 9th and 10th graders at the 5 HS, you should be able to figure out what the kids are most likely to have selected. [/quote]

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