DCPS is clearly just after the headlines which continue to be incredibly misleading and read as though all elementary students will begin returning for in person learning on Nov 9th. When in reality there’s a small percentage of incredibly at risk students who have been neglected by DCPS for months who will be accounted for, while they warehouse other children who continue to DL. Under no circumstances is this a legitimate return to school for the district.

Anonymous wrote:But at lots of schools the youngest grades are the biggest. If the in person K is only 5 kids (is that right?), is the CARES also only 5 kids? Even if it's 2 classrooms, so 10 kids... That's 15 total Kers? Our medium-ish sized school has around 60 Kers. Am I missing something?

The cares class is still bound by OSSE and CDC guidelines. I think DCPS rounded way up to make this more palatable. I doubt their numbers will add up in the end.

Anonymous wrote:In one of the slides released yesterday, it showed 7000 kids in teacher-led classrooms and 14,000 in CARES classrooms, so the assumption seems to be 1 teacher-led class and 2 CARES classrooms per grade per school. This would be a max of 33 kids in the older grades, which is not even near 50% of students in the largest schools.

so one question if you add self contained classrooms and 7,000 and 14,000, do you get to 75% of elementary school kids?

But at lots of schools the youngest grades are the biggest. If the in person K is only 5 kids (is that right?), is the CARES also only 5 kids? Even if it's 2 classrooms, so 10 kids... That's 15 total Kers? Our medium-ish sized school has around 60 Kers. Am I missing something?

Although also there will be additional self contained classrooms.

Anonymous wrote:In one of the slides released yesterday, it showed 7000 kids in teacher-led classrooms and 14,000 in CARES classrooms, so the assumption seems to be 1 teacher-led class and 2 CARES classrooms per grade per school. This would be a max of 33 kids in the older grades, which is not even near 50% of students in the largest schools.

I assume they would fill as many classes as they can with CARES kids. Why wouldn't they? That would get you to your 75%.

In one of the slides released yesterday, it showed 7000 kids in teacher-led classrooms and 14,000 in CARES classrooms, so the assumption seems to be 1 teacher-led class and 2 CARES classrooms per grade per school. This would be a max of 33 kids in the older grades, which is not even near 50% of students in the largest schools.

There is no way to get to 75% without the big schools getting to at least 50%. If then are planning one or two cares classes per grade than DL students across the district will never reach 75%.

Anonymous wrote:I thought there would be multiple CARES classes per grade level, at least in some schools. But I don't know.

--dcps teacher

That is what I also thought was described at the press conference.

My DC is at a large school with about 70 kids in her grade. Sounds like special ed + 12 students will get in person instruction? Wow.

Our principal just emailed families a newsletter and in it she said there is no way our school can get to that 70% because of our student body size and current health guidelines.

I thought there would be multiple CARES classes per grade level, at least in some schools. But I don't know.

--dcps teacher

My understanding is many DCPS schools are smaller and have more like 35 kids in the older grades of elementary.

Anonymous wrote:My daughter’s grade is 60 student. If there is on in person class of 10 students, and 1 Cares class of 10 students, it’s just 33% of whole grade, not 75% 😕
Or will there be multiple Cares class for each grade?

I don’t think it’s based on a single school. It’s based on the district overall. I think there will be more Cares classrooms in schools
With more at risk kids.

My daughter’s grade is 60 student. If there is on in person class of 10 students, and 1 Cares class of 10 students, it’s just 33% of whole grade, not 75% 😕
Or will there be multiple Cares class for each grade?