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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many trailers does McK have now?[/quote]

I think just one, but hopefully someone else can confirm.

FWIW, I don't think APS's capacity utilization percentages are consistent building to building.

They say Nottingham is at 95% but the school has had Spanish on a cart for years and now has the entire 5th grade in trailers.

At the same time, McKinley is "over" capacity but has just one trailer. A few years ago, during the last boundary change, APS was counting a Reed preschool class as part of McKinley's capacity numbers, even though that class wasn't even in the building (and still is not). Obviously this throws things off and makes a school look more crowded than it really is.

They really need to standardize how they calculate building capacity before they dig into boundaries. Don't count classes that are not in the building. Standardize whether you expect FLES to have its own classrooms or not, same with Art on a cart.

Otherwise, we're comparing apples to oranges. [/quote]

I think everyone needs to understand that trailers aren’t going away, and Spanish or Art on a cart? If your school does it now, probably will continue even after all this. They count those spaces that have been repurposed as permanent space now. So, even schools that aren’t at capacity or aren’t projected to be, might “feel” crowded because of trailers and interior renovations/reconfigurations that won’t be undone.

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Yeah, but that wasn't my point. Point is that we have to count consistently school to school. Can't have one ES with dedicated FLES classrooms and others with FLES on a cart. Schools have to be using the spaces consistently in order to compare capacity utilization.

FWIW, I don't think any schools should have dedicated FLES classrooms. OTOH, I don't think Art belongs on a cart. [/quote]

Do any schools have FLES classrooms now? 
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