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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Back to class sizes. It seems like in March of last year, the school board voted to increase class sizes. It might be enrollment projections, but our school historically gets more kids: military, foreign service, SIVs, kids in community housing.

On the ACPS school board website, I found a 2020 teacher to student ratio. I saw our school and saw that at that time, we had a low teacher to student ratio. I assume that is ACPS' rationale for moving to less classrooms with more students. And then I see the vacancies no longer list what school they are for on the ACPS HR website. Instead they are generic, school wide positions so they are interchangable.

I am sorry that this conversation diverged into public vs. private and ACPS and Alexandria politics. I believe politics have no place in education and we need to do what is best for our students and teachers.

The SOLs were published for the state and ACPS has some serious issues. But I think the issues are because of the diversity of population: immigrants and refugess, very low income kids, kids who are learning English, kids with many challenges due to homelessness, etc.[/quote]

Why would the school board do that. Not sure if they didnt have any other choices with hiring being difficult, but sucks because low class size used to be a great thing about ACPS.[/quote]

All those consultants don't come cheap. Especially Hutchings. No way he left without a fat consulting contract. [/quote]

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