Our school is petitioning the central office for an additional teacher due to higher than expected enrollment that exceeds the guidelines for class size. Is that likely to be approved?

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Anonymous wrote:We have 40 4th graders in one 4/5 math class. Ridiculous right?

How do they even get that number of desks to fit into a classroom? My kid has 30 this year and you can barely walk between the desks which are already grouped in five clusters to take up less space

Teacher said some are going to sit on carpets and do work on carpets. I’ll make sure to take some photos during Columbus Day. By the way we are in a top ES.

What makes an elementary school a "top ES"? Are you saying a "top ES" should have smaller class sizes? Because that goes contrary to current MCPS policy and the federal Title 1 program of funding smaller class sizes at higher poverty schools because the kids at those schools have, on aggregate, higher needs than those at lower poverty schools.

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Anonymous wrote:23 and 24 kids in the two 1st grade classrooms in our school. K was around 16 kids each last year.

Focus school? K16 is really small.

No, just Lakewood. It’s a small school.

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Anonymous wrote:Email your area superintendent and press them for a new teacher due to class sizes!

Even better, make a music video

I'm sure Taylor will get right on it after he finishes his next video.

Anonymous wrote:23 and 24 kids in the two 1st grade classrooms in our school. K was around 16 kids each last year.

Focus school? K16 is really small.

23 and 24 kids in the two 1st grade classrooms in our school. K was around 16 kids each last year.

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Anonymous wrote:We’re going to have 29/30 in grade 4 if the school can’t find a new teacher at the last minute. Last minute Enrollment was higher than expected.

I wonder why that happened

Our elementary school was pushed to accept out of zone students from a way over capacity nearby elementary school. That didn't help.

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Anonymous wrote:Email your area superintendent and press them for a new teacher due to class sizes!

Even better, make a music video

Seriously-seems like a catchy video might get through to Taylor better than email. I should have have taken a video of the 32 kid classroom yesterday during the “sneak peak.” You couldn’t walk for the desks.

31 in math 5/6

Anonymous wrote:33 in 4/5 compacted math.

33 in 4/5 compacted math.

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Anonymous wrote:We’re going to have 29/30 in grade 4 if the school can’t find a new teacher at the last minute. Last minute Enrollment was higher than expected.

I wonder why that happened

Why? Teachers give notice late (better offer elsewhere, spouse’s job relocation, illness etc) and families register late (move to the neighborhood in August, don’t understand the importance of registering on time, English is a second language, military transfers). Our “top” ES in downtown Bethesda had a very high level of transience and numbers fluctuated from year to year. That said, our kids’ classes always seemed to be at the max capacity. Not uncommon to have five sections of 29/30 kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Email your area superintendent and press them for a new teacher due to class sizes!

Even better, make a music video

Anonymous wrote:Email your area superintendent and press them for a new teacher due to class sizes!

Even better, make a music video

Anonymous wrote:We’re going to have 29/30 in grade 4 if the school can’t find a new teacher at the last minute. Last minute Enrollment was higher than expected.

I wonder why that happened

Email your area superintendent and press them for a new teacher due to class sizes!