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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Check out page 5

HB has “1” class over 27 students.

Other HS each have close to 100

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-22-Class-Size-Report.pdf

But at least we have equity?[/quote]

Is that true?!  If so, that’s total bulls—t.  APS teacher with 30 in every class but one.[/quote]

Are you kidding? Of course it’s true. HBW spins a yarn they can’t be over crowded because of their model.

What is the largest class sizes at WL? All they report is greater than 27. [/quote]

Their model is they don't have as many admin positions, they have teachers. For example, they don't have any guidance counselors, so with seven grades there, that is seven more teachers. And the principal and 2 assistant principals also all teach at least one period a day. So they have more teachers per student than the other schools because that is how they allocate their positions. Other schools can't do that because they need guidance staff and more admins....in part because of their size. It would be harder to do the model with 3,000 kids, at some point you need more admin staff and supervisors just to keep track of things. [/quote]

It’s also easier to have less busy guidance and admin staff b/c you have proactive parents whose selected into your program and thus have less discipline problems and less kids with challenges (such as ESL) [/quote]

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