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I just wanted to report that the Principal got another K teacher and now the classes are 20-21.  It is too bad that they couldn't start the year that way but I'm happy that she was able to work the school funding for the additional teacher.  
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Thanks for following up. We had a similar situation at my DDs elementary this year. PGCPS significantly underestimated enrollment and a lot of people ended up not enrolling for K until just before school started. We had about 100 kids assigned to three K classes. The school opened this year with four Ks with three teachers and a sub for the first few weeks until a new full-time K teacher could be brought in. A similar adjustment had to happen with the first grade this year where more kids than expected enrolled (and enrollments happened late) and what was slated for three classrooms had to be split into four. Our principal did a good job of balancing out the needs and getting in the needed staff (and finding room for the classes).

There's a lot of talk in this thread about ratios and caps. With the change to student-based budgeting a few years back, the maximum student-to-teacher ratios were scrapped. Instead, the principal has room to decide how big or small the classes will be and can hired teachers accordingly. However, the principal also has to balance things out; smaller class sizes might mean there isn't enough money for a full-time librarian or for a guidance counselor. PGCPS will reject proposed budgets if things are too out of whack and some positions are locked/required, but there isn't a set cap on class sizes.[/quote]

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