Monday morning- the 15th day of a new school year. The vast majority of it is still in front of us. And now we start fresh.
Part of that is exciting. We have many more students then projected. Class size was way too large. Something needed to happen. And it did. Almost three weeks ahead of normal, the district made staff adjustments. We are adding 17 new section - involving 5 new teachers. Class top big - either more teachers (classes) or fewer students. Made more sense to meet the need than to ask about 100 to go someplace else. Could have held a lottery I suppose. -- there is a classic short story worth reading of that title and has some thoughts about this type of situation.
But there is also some confusion that comes with a schedule change. We have been together for less then three weeks of school but you would think for some it had been forever. I believe the smaller classes are a benefit to all. The actions I took are in the best interest of children and their education.
Now we move forward to another great, academically productive school year.
1 comment:
Thanks for all you are doing to make this a smooth transition for both students and staff. You have done a great job keeping us informed of this, and I trust that within a few days things will feel pretty normal for the vast majority of kids. The fact that you were blogging this morning at 4:12am tells me that these changes have been weighing on you as heavily as the first day of school does. We appreciate your concern for our kids - and for the staff, who are also under stress.
Barb Nicol, 10th grade parent
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