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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Please excuse my ignorance (I'm humming, "To Dream the Impossible Dream" here): how does one go about fundraising so that there is a floater for all kindergarden classes in Montgomery County? If State Farm can give $5 million to save the petting zoo at the National Zoo (and thank you, State Farm), then we can raise--how much?--for a floater for human children at our public zoos! I mean, kindergardens.  
So: how much do you guesstimate is needed? For EVERY school. Yes, I know there are schools in poorer areas where class sizes are manageable, but the "have/have not" divide is sensitive, and has killed this issue before. Let's assume we're going to raise $$ to fund a kindergardener floater (an aide who floats among the K classes as needed) for EVERY elementary school.  
There are about 131 elementary schools in Montgomery County, 
according to page 3 of this report, which lists them: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/SAAG2011.pdf
So--how much would a group need to fundraise? Incorrect answers are not counted against your total score, so feel free to guess. [/quote]

Just not sure that people would really contribute for such a specific purpose. Every parent has different priorities. You want aides in K b/c your kids are in K. But what about 1st or2nd grade or later grades when the math concepts become more difficult and kids need more one-on-one help? Our local elementary used to have a science special but that was cut due to the budget. I could see our families wanting their $$ to go towards reviving the science program rather than aides in K. I'm not saying that aides in K aren't needed -- but don't know if everyone would jump on the bandwagon, especially families with no child in K.  Not to mention the prohibitions against fundraising for staff which I believe were discussed in another thread. Then what happens if you need $2 million (as an example) but you raise just $1 million. Who gets the aides? I understand where you are coming from and your frustration, though.[/quote]

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