Petition for Smaller Class Sizes At Glenn Stephens Elementary

I have subbed for 2nd grade. The class size is not conducive to meeting the needs of our young learners

Smaller class sizes at all MMSD schools. Research and common sense support this.

The classrooms are busting at the seams as it is currently!

I wonder, for disabled students in these larger classrooms, if an equivalent education is being provided. Since other schools are given smaller class sizes.

As a teacher, I know firsthand the positive impact smaller class sizes make in the educational experiences for ALL students. I hope the board will ensure that funding for adequate classroom teacher allocation can be protected so that students across MMSD have equal access to smaller class sizes, (Especially 4k-2nd grade classes)

As parent of an ELL student , I request additional classroom and staff allocation in the 2017-18 school year for Stephens' second-grade class; and adequate funding for all schools to target 18 students per class. Our kids and teachers deserve it!

We've watched our son's first grade class grow from 18 to 24 students as the year has progressed, and understand that this is consistent with all of the first grade classrooms at Stephens. What accommodations are being made now and what is planned for the coming year to ensure that ALL students have a quality learning experience? And why hasn't all potential funding sources been applied for if the student population meets the criteria?

As a father of an ELL student, I would appreciate a smaller class size (18) that creates a better environment for our beloved teachers to work, and to facilitate a focus on everyone individual needs. Children and teachers deserve it!

The lack of neighborhood schools for disadvantaged students along with the large class size perpetuate the bias against those students by denying them the additional resources they would otherwise receive.

I strongly support having less children in the classrooms, It will ensure that the learning needs of our children is being well supported.

A response of "this cannot be done" is unacceptable. Give us parameters for how it can be achieved.

I agree that it would be extremely beneficial to have less children in the classrooms. I want my grandchildren to have the best education possible.

I agree that the current class sizes are too big to fully meet the needs of each and every student in the classroom. When student numbers are too high classroom management takes precedence over student learning. I am concerned that my child will not have the tools and knowledge my eldest did upon entering second grade.

I agree that smaller class sizes will be helpful for both students and teachers.

I agree that class sizes are too big. The problem students receive most of the attention from the teacher(s), and the students who behave and want to excel, are left out and ignored-at the worst levels.