Delay the Decision for Multi-Age Classrooms at Booth Free School
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David - Selma Lindsay
6 years ago
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The board of Ed Needs to obtain community involvement on this decision.
We need more information:
1) what grades
2) what age range per class
3) Class size
4) number of teachers per class
Both of our children have graduated from Region 12
David & Selma Lindsay
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Anonymous
6 years ago
As i see no disadvantage in multiage classrooms , i also are no problem with giving more time to the switch and more time for parents of the region to be more informed and feel like they were more involved in the process.
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Nicole Ross
6 years ago
I am very excited for this change!! Regardless of 10, 9 or 12 k, this current model is not working Optimistic about this new model of education! I can't sign this but urge you to take a 1 on 1 with the curriculum experts
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Ciara Gorglione
6 years ago
I also haven't signed my son up for K, so that could be 11. I'm trying decide between Booth and WPS.
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Ciara Gorglione
6 years ago
The matter of teacher training and what that entails specifically should be addressed, especially since they claim teachers have not been selected at this point.
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Hailie Collette
6 years ago
I feel that ever sense I went to Booth it has always been a great school.I don’t think they should change the way it is.
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Patrick Brew
6 years ago
Not sure why they want to focus so much on affective education. I'd completely understand if we were a village of 300 people in SE Kentucky, but we are right along the NYC-Hartford-Boston corridor. It seems like most kids get plenty of social interaction around here between sports, parties, and several other extracurricular activities.. While other countries in Europe and Asia pull ahead and focus on academics, we are fumbling about with a half baked sneaky plan. Based on some research, the absolute success to multi-age education depends on strong teacher development, motivation, and a well developed protocol. They should start out with a "school within a school" and work there way up based on their success. Of course, regardless of each child's background, we want every single kid to learn and excel, but not by throwing in an abrupt untested program. If they had been training teachers who are motivated for the past year, then ok, I'm in. But not the way they are doing it; common please.
Interesting article below in the "conclusion section"
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED504569.pdf
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Megan Hodge
6 years ago
I also don’t see the need to rush this and if there are 10 coming into kindergarten, then what is the rush?? I also ask, who would be responsible to pay for this if the parents cannot vote on the change ?
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Will May
6 years ago
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I Agree that this decision seems rushed and am surprised a change of this magnitude has not been more formally communicated, with metrics from other schools that have made this change as well as details around the effect on the schools budget, etc.
One meeting does not allow parents to perform proper diligence on this material change to our children’s education.
I wholeheartedly support this petition.
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Erin Light
6 years ago
I figured it was inevitable based on the number of students we were told were enrolled for K next year which was 5. Turns out there are 10. So I’m fine with delaying it until we need it.
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Maya
6 years ago
Yay
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Brian Krett
6 years ago
Thankyou
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Damaris Brew
6 years ago
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I don’t want to move our School into a multiage classroom. I feel our opinions were never asked when this decision was being made. Classroom divided by age were designed for a very good reason. Children develop differently. The current module works, we should keep it. The only research we kept hearing from is about Burnham school; it’s insufficient data to be put as and example.
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Renée rosenberg
6 years ago
I have a two year old that we moved to Roxbury do she could go into a great school and not sure this would be a good option for her future. Definitely want to learn more
The board of Ed Needs to obtain community involvement on this decision. We need more information: 1) what grades 2) what age range per class 3) Class size 4) number of teachers per class Both of our children have graduated from Region 12 David & Selma Lindsay
As i see no disadvantage in multiage classrooms , i also are no problem with giving more time to the switch and more time for parents of the region to be more informed and feel like they were more involved in the process.
I am very excited for this change!! Regardless of 10, 9 or 12 k, this current model is not working Optimistic about this new model of education! I can't sign this but urge you to take a 1 on 1 with the curriculum experts
I also haven't signed my son up for K, so that could be 11. I'm trying decide between Booth and WPS.
The matter of teacher training and what that entails specifically should be addressed, especially since they claim teachers have not been selected at this point.
I feel that ever sense I went to Booth it has always been a great school.I don’t think they should change the way it is.
Not sure why they want to focus so much on affective education. I'd completely understand if we were a village of 300 people in SE Kentucky, but we are right along the NYC-Hartford-Boston corridor. It seems like most kids get plenty of social interaction around here between sports, parties, and several other extracurricular activities.. While other countries in Europe and Asia pull ahead and focus on academics, we are fumbling about with a half baked sneaky plan. Based on some research, the absolute success to multi-age education depends on strong teacher development, motivation, and a well developed protocol. They should start out with a "school within a school" and work there way up based on their success. Of course, regardless of each child's background, we want every single kid to learn and excel, but not by throwing in an abrupt untested program. If they had been training teachers who are motivated for the past year, then ok, I'm in. But not the way they are doing it; common please. Interesting article below in the "conclusion section" https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED504569.pdf
I also don’t see the need to rush this and if there are 10 coming into kindergarten, then what is the rush?? I also ask, who would be responsible to pay for this if the parents cannot vote on the change ?
I Agree that this decision seems rushed and am surprised a change of this magnitude has not been more formally communicated, with metrics from other schools that have made this change as well as details around the effect on the schools budget, etc. One meeting does not allow parents to perform proper diligence on this material change to our children’s education. I wholeheartedly support this petition.
I figured it was inevitable based on the number of students we were told were enrolled for K next year which was 5. Turns out there are 10. So I’m fine with delaying it until we need it.
Yay
Thankyou
I don’t want to move our School into a multiage classroom. I feel our opinions were never asked when this decision was being made. Classroom divided by age were designed for a very good reason. Children develop differently. The current module works, we should keep it. The only research we kept hearing from is about Burnham school; it’s insufficient data to be put as and example.
I have a two year old that we moved to Roxbury do she could go into a great school and not sure this would be a good option for her future. Definitely want to learn more