Fairfax County Public Schools: Don't pass a 2014-15 class size increase without county-established class size caps.

Haycock Elementary

Children and parents all benefit from smaller class sizes. Keep those class sizes at a minimum!!!

Classes are already too large at Haycock school, but we manage. Please keep them from getting larger.

Haycock

As a HAYCOCK parent I am very concerned about the growing class sizes! My older children did not have to endure the challenges that come with the extremely large classes that my younger children are now experiencing. We are definitely going in the wrong direction if class sizes are not address immediately!

Haycock

Specialized time is a must for every child.

It is extremely hard for children to focus and learn when there are so many kids in the class. If one child is disruptive, all the children suffer and I've yet to have a year where someone isn't having an issue and I've got a 5th and 3rd grader. There seem to always be kids that need more attention and if there are more than 25 kids in a class the teacher isn't able to teach so every child can learn. She teaches to the majority and if your learning style is different, OH Well. I think smaller class sizes allow a teacher to teach so every child can learn and allows a child to feel a part of the class instead of just another warm body in the room that counts toward the schools total for funding.

Class size limits are critical to provide meaningful education to all our children.

It is already difficult for teachers to differentiate their teaching with the large class sizes in existence. Children learn better in smaller groups. Don't jeopardize the education of our children. Large classes don't work. All children lose.

Please keep class size <30 for elementary

Please protect our children's classroom experience by making smaller class sizes.

Our kids will suffer with such overcrowding. Teachers are stretched as it is with the increasing enrollment numbers.

I teach PE. We have 3 classes back to back to back that have over 65 students in them each. These classes are kindergarten and 1st grade. We are at the max.

Having no cap on class sizes is a recipe for disaster. Please consider how this will affect these children and their chances at being educated.

Haycock.

Haycock

I do not want the class size to be increased in the FCPS schools.

Intuitively we know that smaller class sizes help children learn better, provide them with more direct teaching and learning experiences, and overall give them a more constructive learning environment. Research backs this up. We moved to our Wolftrap Elementary school district specifically to give our children a better educational experience. It is distressing to learn that Fairfax County - with an abundance of children, families, and resources, cannot currently ensure smaller class sizes. I fully support Fairfax County's efforts to cap class sizes to ensure higher-quality learning experiences for all children in the county.

I am not only interested in seeing that the class size caps apply for my kids school, which is Wolftrap, but as the board seeks to place cuts it should not target increasing classroom sizes anywhere in the county. I moved to fairfax specifically for the school system. Classroom sizes too big will negatively impact the system and my desire to be in Fairfax. I would pay more on taxes to ensure this does not happen!