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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved to the Bethesda area a month ago and were shocked to hear from the principal that classes had 28-29 kids, one class had 30 kids.  This is not what appears on the website and what we were told.  We moved from an area in the Midwest with decent public schools and never more than 22-23 kids in elementary. I was an educator in my "first career" and there are reams of research on why this is bad for many reasons. No advanced nation with good schools has classes this big since it is well-known that small class sizes are much better for kids.

Is it worth talking to the Principal about this? Or the PTA?

Could anyone help point me in the right direction of who I should email?  [/quote]

OP, I agree with you and I'm sorry you've had this surprise. Your best bet would be the Board of Ed and your local elected officials, or those up for election. CC the State Superintendent of Education. You're preaching to the choir with the PTA and Principal - these decisions are made way above their heads. 
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Complain to everyone.  Board of Ed, County Council, get involved with the MCCPTA not just your school’s PTA.  There was a big push in case sizes 2-3 years ago and the “guidelines” came down by 1 student.  They are not hard cut-offs, but guidelines unfortunately.  For this particular year you could try the BOE and Councilmember for your district for starters.  Making noise is about all you can do and hope they are hearing from others too.[/quote]

It won’t matter though. For class sizes to go down they have to hire another teacher, which isn’t happening at this point. They also just don’t care what parents say. If you really want smaller class sizes switch to private school.[/quote]

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