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[quote=Anonymous]Wolftrap had approximately 490 general ed students this year. That worked out to be 18 teachers at an average of 27 general ed students per grade (not include special ed or any other children added during the year) and a part time teacher to help with the AAP classes which were skewed larger than the general ed classes for grades 3-6. The formula drove this, not the principal. The class sizes in the 80's each grade didn't work out well to have a combination class. The only thing that could have been done is to get a teacher through the staffing reserve which is not guaranteed. They requested one last year and were given a teacher at about 2 hours a week even after the school was written in the paper for having 37 children in a class. I don't want to play class size lottery every year with this staffing reserve and don't want to have to depend on a principal to advocate for teachers. I want it to work from the beginning. There is no reason a 1-3 grade class should have to start with 27-30 children per class every year just because FCPS wants to take required state teachers away from these students and give them to ESL and FRM students instead.[/quote]

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