Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The state of Maryland prevents negotiating class sizes.


The only caps that I’m aware of are in Focus schools where K-2 classes are capped at something like 17 kids and there is a permanent para that acts like a teacher assistant.

MCPS has policy to add teachers when class sizes in a grade get too large.

- is this policy for all schools?

Anonymous wrote:The state of Maryland prevents negotiating class sizes.


The only caps that I’m aware of are in Focus schools where K-2 classes are capped at something like 17 kids and there is a permanent para that acts like a teacher assistant.

What about title 1 schools? Is there a para in the kindergarten or 1st grade class?

Anonymous wrote:At our school first and second are typically around 18th 20 and 3rd it's closer to 22 to 24.

I meant to mention this is out of focus school.

At our school first and second are typically around 18th 20 and 3rd it's closer to 22 to 24.

Anonymous wrote:The state of Maryland prevents negotiating class sizes.


The only caps that I’m aware of are in Focus schools where K-2 classes are capped at something like 17 kids and there is a permanent para that acts like a teacher assistant.

MCPS has policy to add teachers when class sizes in a grade get too large.

The state of Maryland prevents negotiating class sizes.


The only caps that I’m aware of are in Focus schools where K-2 classes are capped at something like 17 kids and there is a permanent para that acts like a teacher assistant.

FY23 info:

Classroom teacher positions for Grades K–5 are allocated based on enrollment projections to Kindergarten using a class size guideline of 24, to Grades 1–2 using a class size guideline of 25, to Grade 3 using a class size guideline of 26, and to Grades 4-5 using a class size guideline of 28. Additional classroom teacher positions are provided to focus and Title I schools to Grades K–2 using a class size guideline of 18, to Grade 3 using a class size guideline of 24, and to Grades 4-5 using a class size guideline of 26.

And they are not absolute maxes...they are only guidelines. If there are a bunch of late enrollers or kids moving in during the year, you will not necessarily end up with an extra class.

I think at 3rd its 30!

Can anyone find a reference to current class size limits in ES in MCPS. The one I found is from 2095, when class limits went down to 26. Is this still the case or is the limit now 28?