Elementary Class Sizes Hit Maximums at Tonawanda, Swanson
Elmbrook plans to have teaching assistants help fifth grade teachers instruct classes with 30 or 31 students.
A summer surge in elementary school enrollments has caused fifth grade classrooms at two Elmbrook schools to hit maximum desired class sizes. The Elmbrook School District budgets for "placeholder" teaching positions to address such summer fluctuations — and thought six such placeholders would be enough, said Kristi Foy, district director of human resources. Due to a larger than normal increase, it wasn't. Swanson Elementary enrolled 59 new students between June 11 and the first day of school Tuesday. "That's unprecedented," Foy said. The surge prompted the district to add new sections for kindergarten, first and second grade at Swanson, hiring three teachers. At Tonawanda Elementary another third grade section was opened and at Dixon, …
Meg Sier
9:27 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Wait a minute. They have 30 plus an assistant??? OMG. Try 40 to one and then try to understand why Milwaukee teachers were a bit "upset" last year. more ›