Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its a conundrum. all the highly rated schools have trailers due to demand and all the low rated schools have less trailers because FFX gives more teachers if you can't speak english or are poor.

Are you kidding me? Bailey's elementary had 19 trailers before it was split into two schools. When classes are mandated to be split into 15-20 kids per classroom at a school, space becomes a HUGE issue. Schools that have 35 kids per class will not have to use as many trailers.

Funny how that school immediately got more class spaces/ buildings and more teachers where as McLean schools are still living with trailers.

Anonymous wrote:Its a conundrum. all the highly rated schools have trailers due to demand and all the low rated schools have less trailers because FFX gives more teachers if you can't speak english or are poor.

Are you kidding me? Bailey's elementary had 19 trailers before it was split into two schools. When classes are mandated to be split into 15-20 kids per classroom at a school, space becomes a HUGE issue. Schools that have 35 kids per class will not have to use as many trailers.

I think it depends a lot on the particular set up. Does the trailer have a bathroom? Running water? Is the walk to the main building covered? How is the heating/cooling handled? How big is the trailer -- is it large enough for the class size?
Also depends on the teacher: what are the bathroom/water/main building policies? How does the teacher feel about being in the trailer?

Anonymous wrote:Stinks for bad weather (all the trips outside), access to restrooms, and in some cases, climate control. Inconvenient, but not unworkable. Get used to them, they are FCPS's "solution" to capacity issues.

Our kids' trailers had better climate control and restrooms than the main building

My son's experience in a pod (conjoined trailers) was good. There were fewer distractions than in the main building where there was frequently activity in the hallways, even during class time. It was clean, bright and relatively quiet.

My mother said she felt the class became a class faster in a trailer. She liked it better.

Its a conundrum. all the highly rated schools have trailers due to demand and all the low rated schools have less trailers because FFX gives more teachers if you can't speak english or are poor.

They're fine. Inside it's hard to tell really. If it's raining/snowing some schools have a short uncovered walk. Shorter than the trip to the bus stop IME.

Get your child an umbrella and write his/her name all over it. Overall, the trailers weren't that bad. You have a sense of separation from the kids/admin. in the building for better or for worse. The natural lighting is not very good, but there is much better temp control b/c you are not on a central hvac unit.

Our schools has "pods'. They're nicer than the actual school building, lol. They have plumbing, climate control, etc. and there is a covered walkway to access them from the main building.

Stinks for bad weather (all the trips outside), access to restrooms, and in some cases, climate control. Inconvenient, but not unworkable. Get used to them, they are FCPS's "solution" to capacity issues.

Short-lived? Once a school adds a trailer, does it ever really go away?

Works out fine. Parents worry way more than they should.

wyut

I realize its short-lived, but still...