It was recently announced at a BOE meeting that the promised 5 sections for Roaring Brook's 4th-grade class would be reduced to 4. This change means that Roaring Brook's 4th-grade sections will have 24.5 students per class in September 2023, disproportionate to CCSD's other 4th-grade sections.
The two additional elementary schools in CCSD do not have as many students per section: Grafflin Elementary's 4th-grade sections will have 19.75 students, and Westorchard Elementary's 4th-grade sections will contain 18.75 students.
Parents of Roaring Brook 4th graders and CCSD recognize this decision as inequitable and unsupportive of their children's education. We unanimously agree that class size directly influences our children's quality of education and request that the CCSD revert to the promised increase of 5 sections.
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June 11, 2023
I logged on this morning and just stared at the screen because I really did not expect this level of energy to pick up so fast. It feels like the neighborhood is finally waking up to how unfair these numbers are compared to the other schools and honestly it is about time we got some attention on this.
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I have been informed by school officials that the rising 4th Grade class is unruly. I was also informed that this class is less mature than prior classes, and has had significantly more incidents. This is likely directly related to the lack of priority and attention provided to these students, who are being sacrificed. This should be remedied.
It’s not fair for RBS to have the biggest 4th grade class size, and it’s also not equitable. This particular cohort needs more teacher attention, both academically and socially, not less.
We didn’t move to Chappaqua for this kind of chipping away at the quality of our kids’ education. Class size is crucial and we need to insist on preserving the conditions that we pay for and that our kids deserve.
This is unacceptable. The third grade class at RB has already had MANY issues. It’s not fair to expect the teachers to teach under these circumstance s
Not happy as it is not fair that other schools have lower ratio compared to RB. The ratio should be equal for all schools.
fully support this petition, quality of education can really make a difference
More than disappointing. Poor use of our tax dollars and school resources. CCSD is doing a disservice to our RB 4th graders (and has for 4 years).
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It was recently announced at a BOE meeting that the promised 5 sections for Roaring Brook's 4th-grade class would be reduced to 4. This change means that Roaring Brook's 4th-grade sections will have 24.5 students per class in September 2023, disproportionate to CCSD's other 4th-grade sections.
The two additional elementary schools in CCSD do not have as many students per section: Grafflin Elementary's 4th-grade sections will have 19.75 students, and Westorchard Elementary's 4th-grade sections will contain 18.75 students.
Parents of Roaring Brook 4th graders and CCSD recognize this decision as inequitable and unsupportive of their children's education. We unanimously agree that class size directly influences our children's quality of education and request that the CCSD revert to the promised increase of 5 sections.
Updates
June 11, 2023
I logged on this morning and just stared at the screen because I really did not expect this level of energy to pick up so fast. It feels like the neighborhood is finally waking up to how unfair these numbers are compared to the other schools and honestly it is about time we got some attention on this.
12 Comments
Our children are not meeting their potential. Test scores are not rising as expected. As mentioned by others, there have been many incidents that have caused distress and distraction to the students. Smaller class sizes will promote student and teacher focus and will help remedy some of these issues.
I have been informed by school officials that the rising 4th Grade class is unruly. I was also informed that this class is less mature than prior classes, and has had significantly more incidents. This is likely directly related to the lack of priority and attention provided to these students, who are being sacrificed. This should be remedied.
It’s not fair for RBS to have the biggest 4th grade class size, and it’s also not equitable. This particular cohort needs more teacher attention, both academically and socially, not less.
We didn’t move to Chappaqua for this kind of chipping away at the quality of our kids’ education. Class size is crucial and we need to insist on preserving the conditions that we pay for and that our kids deserve.
This is unacceptable. The third grade class at RB has already had MANY issues. It’s not fair to expect the teachers to teach under these circumstance s
Not happy as it is not fair that other schools have lower ratio compared to RB. The ratio should be equal for all schools.
fully support this petition, quality of education can really make a difference
More than disappointing. Poor use of our tax dollars and school resources. CCSD is doing a disservice to our RB 4th graders (and has for 4 years).
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Our children are not meeting their potential. Test scores are not rising as expected. As mentioned by others, there have been many incidents that have caused distress and distraction to the students. Smaller class sizes will promote student and teacher focus and will help remedy some of these issues.