Fairfax County Public Schools: Don't pass a 2014-15 class size increase without county-established class size caps.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Limit class size, to provide a better learning environment for students and to support and empower educators to succeed.
Louise Archer Elementary
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Holly Amaya
12 years ago
Haycock Elementary & Longfellow Middle Schools
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Beverly J. Ashley
12 years ago
Have a heart! This is one of the richest counties in the US. Over-crowded classrooms are unfair to students and teachers alike.
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Bob Coates
12 years ago
Haycock is one of the most overcrowded elementary schools in the County. It definitely affects the learning environment of our children. While it is a testament to the kids, staff and parents that the children regularly far exceed the norm, they should not have to endure additional stress from overcrowding.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Wolftrap, Kilmer, Madison
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Don’t pass a 2014-15 class size increase.
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Beth Anderson
12 years ago
My daughter's class size in 5th grade at Haycock Elementary is 32 from 23 in 4th grade. This is after removing the AAP kids to the Lemon Road Center.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Crossfield Elementary
Class size is a great concern to us as a large class can make classroom acoustics a real problem for our child.
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Liz holzapfel
12 years ago
Langley High School
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Katherine Abruzzino
12 years ago
Wolftrap ES teacher
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Alexi Papandon
12 years ago
Wolftrap Elementary School
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Peter Lohmus
12 years ago
Based on the OECD 2012 study, Fairfax would be a complete outlyer on a global scale.
http://www.oecd.org/edu/skills-beyond-school/EDIF%202012--N9%20FINAL.pdf
Perhaps time to ask for a loan from the World Bank...
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Ulviye Shulakova
12 years ago
Our child's is 7th Grader at Longfellow MS. Her classes average 26-28 students. Teachers are not able to attend to each and every student. As a result, we have to pay to tutors outside the school to cover the holes in the curriculum. Some parents mentioned the physical size of the classrooms. That's true...rooms are small with poor air circulation. Please let our children study in comfortable environment with ratio of 20 students per teacher. After all, we are not third world country! Thanks!
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12 years ago
The class sizes at Kent Gardens are already too large. Increasing them beyond the 28-30 that already exists would be unacceptable.
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Jeff Bechtle
12 years ago
If you increase class sizes you better think about increasing the physical size of the actual classroom.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
My kids attend Kent Gardens Elementary in Mclean. Class sizes are large enough as is, and should be capped.
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Jeff Carroll
12 years ago
My daughter's class at Wolf Trap Elementary is currently 28 students. Any increase would be unacceptable. Kids learn best in class size of 18-20 students.
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Shannon Pederson Browne
12 years ago
My son attends Kent Gardens Elementary School in McLean, VA. It would be a travesty if the class sizes increased.
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Kimberly Coerr
12 years ago
Kent Gardens
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Vivian Eng Bendewald
12 years ago
Many thanks to Dr. Garza and Dranesville County Supervisor John Foust for supporting concerned FCPS communities and acknowledging that action needs to be taken toward meaningful class size caps.
Limit class size, to provide a better learning environment for students and to support and empower educators to succeed. Louise Archer Elementary
Haycock Elementary & Longfellow Middle Schools
Have a heart! This is one of the richest counties in the US. Over-crowded classrooms are unfair to students and teachers alike.
Haycock is one of the most overcrowded elementary schools in the County. It definitely affects the learning environment of our children. While it is a testament to the kids, staff and parents that the children regularly far exceed the norm, they should not have to endure additional stress from overcrowding.
Wolftrap, Kilmer, Madison
Don’t pass a 2014-15 class size increase.
My daughter's class size in 5th grade at Haycock Elementary is 32 from 23 in 4th grade. This is after removing the AAP kids to the Lemon Road Center.
Crossfield Elementary Class size is a great concern to us as a large class can make classroom acoustics a real problem for our child.
Langley High School
Wolftrap ES teacher
Wolftrap Elementary School
Based on the OECD 2012 study, Fairfax would be a complete outlyer on a global scale. http://www.oecd.org/edu/skills-beyond-school/EDIF%202012--N9%20FINAL.pdf Perhaps time to ask for a loan from the World Bank...
Our child's is 7th Grader at Longfellow MS. Her classes average 26-28 students. Teachers are not able to attend to each and every student. As a result, we have to pay to tutors outside the school to cover the holes in the curriculum. Some parents mentioned the physical size of the classrooms. That's true...rooms are small with poor air circulation. Please let our children study in comfortable environment with ratio of 20 students per teacher. After all, we are not third world country! Thanks!
The class sizes at Kent Gardens are already too large. Increasing them beyond the 28-30 that already exists would be unacceptable.
If you increase class sizes you better think about increasing the physical size of the actual classroom.
My kids attend Kent Gardens Elementary in Mclean. Class sizes are large enough as is, and should be capped.
My daughter's class at Wolf Trap Elementary is currently 28 students. Any increase would be unacceptable. Kids learn best in class size of 18-20 students.
My son attends Kent Gardens Elementary School in McLean, VA. It would be a travesty if the class sizes increased.
Kent Gardens
Many thanks to Dr. Garza and Dranesville County Supervisor John Foust for supporting concerned FCPS communities and acknowledging that action needs to be taken toward meaningful class size caps.