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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McKnight is flat out lying in these quoted statements. I’m new to MCPS this year in a part time position that was created by combining sections (thus increasing class size) to make a full time position part time. This happened a lot in secondary schools because principals were given less FTE’s due to declining enrollment at most schools.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-looks-to-substitutes-to-help-offset-staff-vacancies-as-first-day-of-school-nears/[/quote]

Which quoted statement in particular are you claiming isn't true? If enrollment declined at a school, doesn't it make sense that fewer FTEs would be allotted?[/quote]

Don't know but am thrilled McKnight was able to head off this crisis before it became a problem. Kudos to her and MCPS for a job well done![/quote]

I’ve been in MCPS long enough that I remember when core MS classes sat 40-45 students. It was not a good ratio for meeting the needs of students. And those weren’t inclusion classes so there was a narrower range of needs than in today’s classes of 22-25 students. If you have had concerns about your child not getting enough attention/assistance/feedback in the past, wait until your DC is one of 44 students in a class.

I’m a McKnight supporter generally, but in this case nothing has been solved by combining sections to reduce FT positions.[/quote]

40-45? Really? when and where was this?[/quote]

Hard to believe they could even fit that many teenagers in one classroom. I seriously doubt those numbers.[/quote]

2004, teaching at Wood MS, I had a loud and lengthy argument with a counselor about her attempt to add a 46th student to my 7th period class. [/quote]

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