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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My children go to a school in the middle of county in every sense - location, SES, etc.  We have overcrowded classrooms, lots of ESOL and FARMS students but not enough to be Title I, absolutely no space, renovations desperately needed, low budget PTA, etc.  And you know what, the test scores are still great, the staff is amazing and continue to do more with less and it is a great school.  It's frustrating to hear the Title I schools get so many more resources and smaller class sizes, and it's frustrating to hear the McLean schools complain when they don't have the same ESOL/FARMS challenges that we do.  FCPS tends to ignore the middle, and I would like to see changes made to acknowledge not just the neediest and squeaky wheels.  [/quote]

The MCA resolution urges FCPS to adopt county-wide changes that would benefit schools with classrooms in the high 20s and 30s, whereever located.

They are asking for classes to be no smaller than 21 students and no larger than 25 students, and assuming that the Title I classes would still be smaller.  Realistically, that probably won't happen, but maybe it could be classes no smaller than 19 students and no larger than 27 students, with a target in between for schools "in the middle."  They are pointing out that having classes of 15 kids in some areas and 34 kids in others is ridiculous, whether the latter is in McLean, Fairfax or Centreville.  If the MCA was the squeaky wheel that had been getting all the grease, McLean wouldn't have some of the largest class sizes in the county now.

I don't know about you, but I'm glad the MCA and other groups are trying to promote a debate on this topic before the next round of School Board elections this fall.  
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