Another voice Wrote:
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> It doesn't make sense to cut out long-term
> programs like language immersion or strings in
> response to a (hopefully) temporary economic
> downturn. The current staffng ratio for
> elementary schools is slightly above 26 students
> per class, which means that some classes might get
> as high as 30, but others will be below 25 --
> children don't come in even-numbered packages.
> Rather than cutting out language immersion or
> strings, which would be very difficult to build
> back up in good times, it makes more sense to look
> to Janie's approach, which is to build in some
> extra staff for each cluster that can be directed
> where th need is greatest for now, and then change
> the staffing ratio back to its pre-recession level
> as soon as times are better. Don't destroy these
> "nonessential" programs, they are a major part of
> what makes Fairfax Fairfax.
If a group of 25 to 30 students is doing part of core subjects in French why the extra staff? I found a blog via google about Kent Gardens:
http://peelbacktheapple.blogspot.com/p/haycock-vs-kent-gardens.html