Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 21:36     Subject: Re:What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:My 6th graders have 16 kids in their class. This is in McLean pyramid. This has been the case (16-18) for last 3 yrs. lots of kids here go private do plenty of space in public.


How many classes are there?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 20:43     Subject: Re:What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
so^ not do.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 20:42     Subject: Re:What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
My 6th graders have 16 kids in their class. This is in McLean pyramid. This has been the case (16-18) for last 3 yrs. lots of kids here go private do plenty of space in public.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 20:13     Subject: Re:What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are FCPS caps and State caps. Title 1 schools each have their own class cap sizes at K-3 (anywhere from 19-26). They are waived this year, but they cannot exceed the FCPS caps for this year. Non-Title 1 schools can exceed the FCPS class size caps, but cannot exceed the state cap sizes.

Kindergarten—State: 29 FCPS: 28
Grades 1-3–State: 30 FCPS: 27
Grades 4-6–State: 35 FCPS: 29




My DCs have definitely been in classes with 30 kids or more. One year it was 32.


True, we have 32 kids in 4th grade NOW.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 18:29     Subject: Re:What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are FCPS caps and State caps. Title 1 schools each have their own class cap sizes at K-3 (anywhere from 19-26). They are waived this year, but they cannot exceed the FCPS caps for this year. Non-Title 1 schools can exceed the FCPS class size caps, but cannot exceed the state cap sizes.

Kindergarten—State: 29 FCPS: 28
Grades 1-3–State: 30 FCPS: 27
Grades 4-6–State: 35 FCPS: 29



My child's first grade last is 28 children (the list was posted at open house).


If you start at 27, you will be 30 by Christmas.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 18:06     Subject: What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:So is there someone we can report the school to if they are over the cap?


So far no one has reported any numbers over the state caps. The state cap for K-3 is 30 and for 4-6 is 35.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 17:22     Subject: Re:What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Been teaching nearly 30 years, I have never seen a class size maximum be required to be followed. They simply are not. I'm not saying all classes are over max. But when there's more kids than staff, max's get ignored. No TA's provided.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 16:28     Subject: What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:So is there someone we can report the school to if they are over the cap?


The FCPS numbers are guidelines not rules. At both FCPS and the state level, they just add IAs or other support to the room. Do you know for sure that your DC’s class is over the state cap with no IA support assigned?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 15:23     Subject: What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
So is there someone we can report the school to if they are over the cap?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 15:14     Subject: What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:Title I must not lower class sizes all that much. My DD's 6th grade class at a Title I school had 28 kids, which is just a hair under the FCPS cap for every school. This was pre-pandemic, so no waivers would have been in effect.


There are no special caps for Title 1 after 3rd grade.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 12:41     Subject: Re:What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:There are FCPS caps and State caps. Title 1 schools each have their own class cap sizes at K-3 (anywhere from 19-26). They are waived this year, but they cannot exceed the FCPS caps for this year. Non-Title 1 schools can exceed the FCPS class size caps, but cannot exceed the state cap sizes.

Kindergarten—State: 29 FCPS: 28
Grades 1-3–State: 30 FCPS: 27
Grades 4-6–State: 35 FCPS: 29



My child's first grade last is 28 children (the list was posted at open house).
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 12:00     Subject: What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My fcps K had 30 and 1st also had 30. Caps aren’t real.


What year was this?


19/20 K, 20/21 for 1st. Let me tell you, a virtual
First grade class with 30 students is a straight up shi show.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 11:53     Subject: Re:What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are FCPS caps and State caps. Title 1 schools each have their own class cap sizes at K-3 (anywhere from 19-26). They are waived this year, but they cannot exceed the FCPS caps for this year. Non-Title 1 schools can exceed the FCPS class size caps, but cannot exceed the state cap sizes.

Kindergarten—State: 29 FCPS: 28
Grades 1-3–State: 30 FCPS: 27
Grades 4-6–State: 35 FCPS: 29




My DCs have definitely been in classes with 30 kids or more. One year it was 32.


Based on these numbers I think FCPS is now following state numbers.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 11:21     Subject: What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
Anonymous wrote:My fcps K had 30 and 1st also had 30. Caps aren’t real.


What year was this?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2022 11:13     Subject: What is the maximum class size in elementary and middle school?
My fcps K had 30 and 1st also had 30. Caps aren’t real.