Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure how or why DCPS won't add a teacher. I used to teach in DCPS many years back and then I left for MCPS. I have never had a class bigger than 24 in MCPS in non focus or Title 1 schools.

In MCPS focus school or Title 1 schools my class sizes were usually 12-14 with para support for mornings and afternoons...

It has been a dream!

Not sure which school in MCPS you’ve been attending but it’s been pretty common for my kids to have 28-32 kids in their ES classes (non focus/low FARMs school.) The guideline is 29 kids in ES so schools can go 1-2 over before getting permission to add a new teacher and if new kids enroll a few days before school starts, it’s not like MCPS can move that quickly to find a new teacher.

My interaction with DCPS parents suggests that students there generally have smaller classes both in ES and MS.