That is good to see. That is not indicated in the Enrollment report. ________________________________ From: Cathie Bitter <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 6:24 PM To: Andrew Payne <[email protected]> Cc: Barbara Low <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Jake Lehrhoff for School Committee on our schools, budget, and outcomes Inbox
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. On Jan 26, 2023, at 6:14 PM, Andrew Payne <[email protected]> wrote: 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/ -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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