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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]School overcrowding is a separate issue than class size. (At least in APS, and at least so far, knock on wood.) Yes, the class sizes stay the same. They just build more trailers and convert more computer labs into windowless classrooms.

Things that don't change include the size and capacity of the cafeteria, size/capacity of multi-purpose rooms (a big pain for concerts, schoolwide events, etc.), size of halls, number of restrooms, drinking fountains, etc. Those things are where you really feel the crowded nature of the APS schools now.

--APS teacher[/quote]

To the APS teacher -
My biggest concern with overcrowded schools is my child getting lost in the shuffle or slipping through the cracks etc.  Do you have any comments on how overcrowded schools deal with this risk and foster a sense of community and a personalized, intimate learning experience or is it not really possible to get this.  Should I be looking at private schools for that?  For example, I think it would be nice if the school principal knows my daughter's name but it doesn't seem possible in school with close to 700 students...[/quote]

That's just a bit more than a hundred new names a year.  Not very hard for an experienced school administrator.[/quote]

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