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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please speak out at council meetings, make it known to your council member. Please also reach out to the WTU, who would like to partner with more parents. Maybe if we work together, DCPS will follow the science.

I would love to see more real books and more assistance. I think we need 3 teachers in pre-K (1 lead 2 paras). And 2 in every grade until 5th. More differentiation will be possible and another person to support with behaviors as needed. If we have a really strong foundation in PK-5th MS and HS will be so much better. Sometimes I think DCPS thinks screen time will make learning more ‘fun’ and students better behaved -it’s the opposite.

We also need to get DCPS to give students consequences and hold parents who don’t take their kid to school accountable.[/quote]

Increase staffing by 50% in ECE and 100% in K-5.

This is deeply unrealistic.[/quote]

Why? Each aide is about 40k, heck we could have certain high school and college students do it. DCPS can change the requirements to ‘being in school, rather than having 48 college credits or passing an exam.’

Most schools have 2-6 pre-k classrooms. So another 40-120k, plus another 220-320k. I mean, 260-440k per school is not impossible.

46-77 million is doable in my opinion, that is the cost of a SINGLE school renovation.

So tell me how this is unrealistic? DC could also generate more revenue if we also had more things to do and we’re an actual state but that’s a separate issue.[/quote]

I know at least one school that already brings in college students as the 2nd person. Principal feels strongly the support is needed, and they are also using it as a pipeline for teachers down the line. It’s not a volunteer one-off gig. They’re in the classroom throughout the week. [/quote]

My current school does this too, which is wonderful. But let’s be honest and say some admin do not have the ability to do this and some schools are not as desirable for college student’s to work at.

Another solution could be to simply lower class sizes but that will likely cost more.[/quote]

What, a college student does not have the experience or credentials to be a teachers aid.  I guess they could babysit the kids.

Above is not a solution and a poor band aid.[/quote]

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