Smaller class size is clearly vital for our students. In the 10 years that I have had children at Springhurst, the worst experience by far was when a grade was reduced by one class (2009-2010). Class size was 25 students - they barely fit that many desks in the room. Both the teacher and the students suffered.
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Melody Hoshovskyj
11 years ago
My son has benefited from smaller classes and we hope to see him thrive academically with the continued support as the academic years get even more challenging.
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Tanya M Kersten
11 years ago
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Please do not reduce our classroom teachers for next year, perhaps reducing administrative costs could help reduce budget impact.
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Sean Patrick Kersten
11 years ago
This proposal would be devastating for special needs kids.
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Toby Russell
11 years ago
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For the same reasons the school added a 7th class two years ago, the 7th class should remain today. A 22.22% increase in class size is rather substantial.
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Jason Baird
11 years ago
It would be useful to have a clear explanation on the impact of managing 2015-16’s 3rd Grade Class with one less teacher. It is first necessary to understand the supporting case of how the administration plans to provide for the needs of the 3rd Graders (and what the contingency plans are if things don’t go according to this original plan). This exercise should be completed (with quantitative and qualitative analysis, subjective to this particular class), focusing only on the needs of the 3rd Grade (e.g., maybe this 3rd Grade class has more needs for an AIS teacher?).
Part of this clarification should be to show how comprehensive and exhaustive the process is when making these decisions (e.g., were other classes in consideration of losing a teacher, how does the BOE manage the pros/cons and weigh all the factors of an AIS teacher vs an additional teacher)?
We all appreciate this is a complex process with a lot of moving parts. I think we are all also confident Principal Drake and the BOE have the best interests in mind for our children. We just need to fully understand the impact on 3rd Grade.
Thanks,
jb
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Ekta Sehgal
11 years ago
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Students behave better and pay more attention in smaller groups, so I would love to see our school bring back the extra class.
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Anna-Lisa Corrales
11 years ago
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Larger class sizes can only be harmful to everyone, regardless of whether an additional AIS teacher is hired. Third grade is an important transition to testing and we need to help our students by maintaining 7 sections.
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Vincent Vicchio
11 years ago
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With the school taxes we pay there is not reason why there should be more then 18-19 kids per class in the next years 3rd grade.
Smaller class size is clearly vital for our students. In the 10 years that I have had children at Springhurst, the worst experience by far was when a grade was reduced by one class (2009-2010). Class size was 25 students - they barely fit that many desks in the room. Both the teacher and the students suffered.
My son has benefited from smaller classes and we hope to see him thrive academically with the continued support as the academic years get even more challenging.
Please do not reduce our classroom teachers for next year, perhaps reducing administrative costs could help reduce budget impact.
This proposal would be devastating for special needs kids.
For the same reasons the school added a 7th class two years ago, the 7th class should remain today. A 22.22% increase in class size is rather substantial.
It would be useful to have a clear explanation on the impact of managing 2015-16’s 3rd Grade Class with one less teacher. It is first necessary to understand the supporting case of how the administration plans to provide for the needs of the 3rd Graders (and what the contingency plans are if things don’t go according to this original plan). This exercise should be completed (with quantitative and qualitative analysis, subjective to this particular class), focusing only on the needs of the 3rd Grade (e.g., maybe this 3rd Grade class has more needs for an AIS teacher?). Part of this clarification should be to show how comprehensive and exhaustive the process is when making these decisions (e.g., were other classes in consideration of losing a teacher, how does the BOE manage the pros/cons and weigh all the factors of an AIS teacher vs an additional teacher)? We all appreciate this is a complex process with a lot of moving parts. I think we are all also confident Principal Drake and the BOE have the best interests in mind for our children. We just need to fully understand the impact on 3rd Grade. Thanks, jb
Students behave better and pay more attention in smaller groups, so I would love to see our school bring back the extra class.
Larger class sizes can only be harmful to everyone, regardless of whether an additional AIS teacher is hired. Third grade is an important transition to testing and we need to help our students by maintaining 7 sections.
With the school taxes we pay there is not reason why there should be more then 18-19 kids per class in the next years 3rd grade.