Barbara L. wrote: Grade 5 has 52 students divided in 3 sections of about *17 *students each. > > Grade 6 has 60 students in 4 sections of *15* each > > Grades 7 and 8 have 52 students each in 4 sections each for an average > class size of *13* each. >
This underscores the challenges (and costs) of running a small district such as ours. If we cut one section from Grade 5, we end up with 2 sections with 26 students each. Teachers are not completely fungible - cutting a section THIS year may not make sense if there's a large grade coming next year. Look at our current enrollments: we've got 46 in K and 74 (!) in 4th grade this year. For the middle school grades, there are four core subject areas: math, English, science, and social studies. Cutting a science teacher (say) this year and having (say) the math teacher cover science, only to have to re-hire a science teacher back in 2 years -- not a great strategy. Locating, recruiting, and retaining strong dual-subject teachers is not always possible or practical. My general point on this general topic, respectfully: numbers on a table don't always reflect the constraints and realities of actually running our school. Details matter. One "in my day it was Jr. High school" resident's view, -andy https://payne.org/lt-disclaimer/
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