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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]by "increase capacity" I meant increasing the number of reading specialists who can conduct small group remediation for those who need direct instruction.
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I can't speak to the rest of your post, and am sorry to hear it, but FWIW this is not a decision at the school level.  APS has defined ratios in terms of how many specialists are assigned based on the population size of a school.  No principal can just decide to add a reading specialist, or art teacher, or math coach.  Those decisions are at the system level.[/quote]

+1. Staffing levels are determined by central administration and while principals can request additional staffing based on extenuating circumstances, those requests are rarely granted and are only granted for a single year at a time.[/quote]

Thank you and that is my point. Due to McK's overcrowding, some students aren't being served. Leaders need to demand more of what the population needs (more reading specialists for example) rather than act like they've "got it covered" because they don't. APS can improve and think it is in some ways, but has a way to go. [/quote]

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