Provide 3 Fourth Grade Classes for the 2018-2019 School Year
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Mark May
8 years ago
Having two classes in previous years has shown to be difficult. This grade needs to stay as three classes in order for the kids, and the teachers, to succeed.
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Rachel Bird
8 years ago
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A class of 30 for this particular group of students has already proven to be very difficult. With the constant disruptions, teachers can't teach and kids can't learn. The effects of large class size on my daughter in this grade in previous years were very negative educationally, socially, and emotionally. If these classes become large again, seemingly small problems that are still present will escalate once again. Let's give teachers and ALL our students a chance to succeed by keeping 3 fourth grade classes next year. Davis County School District's motto is "Learning First!" Let's own up to it.
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Elissa Smith
8 years ago
Thank you for doing this.
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Nicole Nelson
8 years ago
Oak Hills has taken pride in saying they want to do what’s needed to help their students to succeed. They’ve even implemented the 7 Habits this year. Will a larger class size parallel those 7 Habits for this group of special kids to succeed their 4th grade? We go to 2 classes and bigger class sizes we are setting our Faculty and Students to fail. And they’ll fail in a bigger jumping off grade that will set the pace for the whole rest of their school career. Is that chance worth it? It’s not for me.
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Cindy Layton
8 years ago
I support having 3 separate classes for the Oak Hills third grade. My grandchildren attend Oak Hills and I look forward to them receiving quality education with less students in a classroom.
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Lindsay Beck
8 years ago
Smaller classes are better, don’t combine classes it makes it more stressful for our teachers and less individual time for students.
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Tiffanie Best
8 years ago
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I agree with this petition. I have observed a significantly positive change in many of the students and their behaviors and this is due to having the smaller classes and the teachers who have been so invested in helping them. These smaller class sizes have provided a greater opportunity for more individual attention and direction from their teachers.
These students still need and will continue to need the level of help that they have been getting, as there are still serious incidents of physical aggression and other behaviors that need monitoring and direction.
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Heidi May
8 years ago
Please keep 3 classes for 4th grade for this 3rd grade group of students. You will be hurting these kids’ abilities to learn and perfect their skills.
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Charish LeFevre
8 years ago
These students finally got the help they needed in 2nd grade when they were provided with 3 teachers. If these students are pushed into just 2 classes, they will loose a lot of progress they have made. Students will get lost in the shuffle and they will fall behind again. These students need 3 classes to have a successful learning environment.
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Megan Hauze
8 years ago
Two classes for this particular group of kids is simply not enough. There are many different children with challanges. They were all left in the dust when there were only 2 teachers. It took all of second grade, with a very attentive teacher, for my child to catch up and learn what was missed in the previous years because of only having 2 trachers. PLEASE keep three teachers for this particular group of kids. They need it.
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Andrea Simmons
8 years ago
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My son has thrived with 3 teachers. You take it back to 2 and we go back to the same problems we had from kindergarten thru second grade. And it wasn’t just my child. All the kids struggled. Even the school psychiatrist was concerned. It was an issue that has been resolved. Don’t hurt our children by dropping a teacher. Our kids deserve the chance to be great.
Having two classes in previous years has shown to be difficult. This grade needs to stay as three classes in order for the kids, and the teachers, to succeed.
A class of 30 for this particular group of students has already proven to be very difficult. With the constant disruptions, teachers can't teach and kids can't learn. The effects of large class size on my daughter in this grade in previous years were very negative educationally, socially, and emotionally. If these classes become large again, seemingly small problems that are still present will escalate once again. Let's give teachers and ALL our students a chance to succeed by keeping 3 fourth grade classes next year. Davis County School District's motto is "Learning First!" Let's own up to it.
Thank you for doing this.
Oak Hills has taken pride in saying they want to do what’s needed to help their students to succeed. They’ve even implemented the 7 Habits this year. Will a larger class size parallel those 7 Habits for this group of special kids to succeed their 4th grade? We go to 2 classes and bigger class sizes we are setting our Faculty and Students to fail. And they’ll fail in a bigger jumping off grade that will set the pace for the whole rest of their school career. Is that chance worth it? It’s not for me.
I support having 3 separate classes for the Oak Hills third grade. My grandchildren attend Oak Hills and I look forward to them receiving quality education with less students in a classroom.
Smaller classes are better, don’t combine classes it makes it more stressful for our teachers and less individual time for students.
I agree with this petition. I have observed a significantly positive change in many of the students and their behaviors and this is due to having the smaller classes and the teachers who have been so invested in helping them. These smaller class sizes have provided a greater opportunity for more individual attention and direction from their teachers. These students still need and will continue to need the level of help that they have been getting, as there are still serious incidents of physical aggression and other behaviors that need monitoring and direction.
Please keep 3 classes for 4th grade for this 3rd grade group of students. You will be hurting these kids’ abilities to learn and perfect their skills.
These students finally got the help they needed in 2nd grade when they were provided with 3 teachers. If these students are pushed into just 2 classes, they will loose a lot of progress they have made. Students will get lost in the shuffle and they will fall behind again. These students need 3 classes to have a successful learning environment.
Two classes for this particular group of kids is simply not enough. There are many different children with challanges. They were all left in the dust when there were only 2 teachers. It took all of second grade, with a very attentive teacher, for my child to catch up and learn what was missed in the previous years because of only having 2 trachers. PLEASE keep three teachers for this particular group of kids. They need it.
My son has thrived with 3 teachers. You take it back to 2 and we go back to the same problems we had from kindergarten thru second grade. And it wasn’t just my child. All the kids struggled. Even the school psychiatrist was concerned. It was an issue that has been resolved. Don’t hurt our children by dropping a teacher. Our kids deserve the chance to be great.