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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If a school has a capacity of 545 but only has 350-400 students enrolled, does APS still provide all of the same specials and support?  Are there any benefits that come from being over capacity?[/quote]

Do you mean like the 0.5 math coach PER SCHOOL or the 1.0 GT teacher PER SCHOOL that are allocated using the current APS planning factor guidelines? No, there are no "benefits" to being over capacity. But there are a ton of benefits to remaining under capacity. One of the Tuckahoe PTA moms is the president of the CCPTA this year- do you think she doesn't know how this game is played? Pleeeze....

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Certain things are at a per school level, no matter how big the school is. Others like counselors are provided on a per child basis, so it isn’t an advantage to be a bigger school, you are just getting the additional staff to keep the ratio the same. Obviously the lack of space for playgrounds, fields, lunch and so on is always a negative. [/quote]

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