That is good to see. That is not indicated in the Enrollment report.
From: Cathie Bitter
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 6:24 PM
To: Andrew Payne
Cc: Barbara Low ; lincoln@lincolntalk.org
Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Jake Lehrhoff for School Committee on our
FYI- 7th grade has 4 homerooms/advisories, but there are only 3 sections for
each subject area. So I don’t think the class sizes are 13. Some teachers teach
across grade levels or subject areas.
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> On Jan 26, 2023, at 6:14 PM, Andrew Payne wrote:
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> Barbara L. wrote:
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>> Grade 5 has
I was not suggesting that grade 5 should be reduced to 2 sections. But 7 and 8
have the same number of kids and 4 sections.
Is it not possible for a subject specialist in the middle school to teach both
7th and 8th grades? 13 kids per class is off the scale! Eliminating a staff
member then
Barbara L. wrote:
Grade 5 has 52 students divided in 3 sections of about *17 *students each.
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> Grade 6 has 60 students in 4 sections of *15* each
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> Grades 7 and 8 have 52 students each in 4 sections each for an average
> class size of *13* each.
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This underscores the challenges (and costs)
I've been following the recent discussion about the Lincoln Public School. My
youngest is now 35, so my days of following the school and school committee on
a continuing basis are long gone. (And I purchase much less Milanta than I used
to.)
I looked at the October 1, 2022 Lincoln Class
I mean, to be fair, having children in the school is not a pre-requisite
for joining school committee. Adam Hogue has run, been elected, and
faithfully served on the committee for several years and has not had
children in the school yet (I assume he has a high tolerance for pain).
I’m not sure
Thank you Jake for engaging in a discussion about our school and the
issues. Lincoln Talk is a great way for the town's voters to learn more
about the issues our town faces. Through online debate and open meetings,
hopefully, our town will get better and stronger.
I'm not sure I follow your
