Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 22:05     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
In DC's PK3 (DCPS) class last year, we had 15 kids. This year for PK4, we have 16 kids. I heard one of the HRCS have 22 kids in their PK4 class.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 19:45     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
Anonymous wrote:21 3 year olds in one classroom is A LOT of 3 year olds. Especially since some are going to be really young 3s who might still need a lot of help in the bathroom etc.

Most private preschools will have classes of 8-10 3 year olds with several adults in the room. 15 seems more reasonable for public preschool. 21 is just nuts.


Maybe this is why IT'S has the 3 strikes and your out potty rule
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 19:37     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
21 3 year olds in one classroom is A LOT of 3 year olds. Especially since some are going to be really young 3s who might still need a lot of help in the bathroom etc.

Most private preschools will have classes of 8-10 3 year olds with several adults in the room. 15 seems more reasonable for public preschool. 21 is just nuts.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 19:29     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
Anonymous wrote:At ITS we had 22 student with 2 Teachers and an aide.


+1 and it worked lovely.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 18:14     Subject: Re:How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
Ours has 18.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 16:22     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
At ITS we had 22 student with 2 Teachers and an aide.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 15:44     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
This must be a charter, as DCPs has strict limits of 15 for PK3, 16 if there is an early stages placement. What school OP?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 15:21     Subject: Re:How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
What school? Or are you intending to remain obtuse?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 15:10     Subject: Re:How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
Last year DC's class had 15 students with 3 teachers
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 15:06     Subject: Re:How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
There are two PK-3 classes at our school. In our class we have 16, with one teacher and one aid. The teacher said the max could only go up to 18.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 15:02     Subject: Re:How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
No, that's not life in DCPS. The limit is 16 as far as I know (18 for pre-K), with one teacher and one aid in the classroom. If there are 21 - possibly because ages are mixed and divvied out again in some way - then there would indeed need to be 3 teachers. But the teacher student ratio isn't the only thing to look at. Space counts for something, too. If it's a large group with roughly one competent adult for each 8 kids, then there needs to be breakout space. I can't imagine 21 3yo in a bunch, no matter how many adults are standing around.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 15:01     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
21 is really high. We have been at 2 different charters for PreK3 and each time we had 2 teachers and an aid with no more than 18 students.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 14:58     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We had our orientation today and there are 21!!! kids in our child's pre-k3 class. That just seems like way too many for me. I was told that there would only be 15 and so it was disappointing to find out otherwise. When I approached the teacher about my concern, she said that they will likely have some attrition and not to worry.


You have three teachers, right? Hate to say it, but that is life in public school. You never know how many in the class the next year or who will be coming in or leaving mid year. It is something I dislike, but free preK 3 is a great and rare benefit so if the classroom is good otherwise, should not matter in the end.


They say there is PreK cap but it seems a little flexible from past experience.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 14:57     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
Anonymous wrote:We had our orientation today and there are 21!!! kids in our child's pre-k3 class. That just seems like way too many for me. I was told that there would only be 15 and so it was disappointing to find out otherwise. When I approached the teacher about my concern, she said that they will likely have some attrition and not to worry.


You have three teachers, right? Hate to say it, but that is life in public school. You never know how many in the class the next year or who will be coming in or leaving mid year. It is something I dislike, but free preK 3 is a great and rare benefit so if the classroom is good otherwise, should not matter in the end.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2015 14:54     Subject: How many kids are in your child's pre-k3 class?
We had our orientation today and there are 21!!! kids in our child's pre-k3 class. That just seems like way too many for me. I was told that there would only be 15 and so it was disappointing to find out otherwise. When I approached the teacher about my concern, she said that they will likely have some attrition and not to worry.