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We have the same 2 people in our office staff.  The same nurse tech, the same one person per special (media, art, PE, music)  So no, there are no changes.  The paraeducators may work 1 hour more to cover all the lunches/recesses.  Oh but have gotten 2 more ESOL teachers to make 3.  Go figure.  [/quote]

If your enrollment has gone up substantially, but your staffing hasn't, then your principal is doing something wrong.[/quote]

We have gone from 89% capacity to 137% with no changes in staff whatsoever.  We don't have offices for extra staff.  The ESOL teachers share one 10x10 room.  The reading and math specialist share an even smaller room.  The music teacher is "portable" meaning she has no room because it is now a classroom.  The county doesn't have the funds to allocate more room/teachers for us.  The kids can't play in the gym on rainy/cold days because the PE teachers has classes all day but 40min to cover all the extra kids.  It is not fun.  Overcrowding in all of these schools is not right.  They did not plan.  [/quote]

What did the county not plan for? Are you at 137% capacity because of new development, or from increased enrollment from existing residences?[/quote]

I can guarantee you're wrong.  There is no way the enrollment has increased that much without additional staffing - teachers as well as arts teachers.  Have you seen a copy of the staffing allocations?  I'm guessing not.[/quote]

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