Local opinion of area schools needed

[Camp Creek Kid]

A note about class sizes: In 2002 Florida voters passed an amendment that requires the following student-to-teacher standards for public schools:

18-1 PreK-3
22-1 4-8
25-1 9-12

The amendment, which former Gov. Jeb Bush hated , is being implemented, with a target date of 2009. Current Gov. Crist seems to support it so I expect it will be fully realized at some point. So the experience of students in the near future may differ from those 10 or even 5 years prior.

One clarification on this: I have been told by our school that these numbers represent the average # of students in each class in each category. In other words, a school can have 3 1st grade classes with 25 kids each, but as long as the average for all the PreK-3 classes is 18, the school will meet the class size requirement.

 

[dunelover]

One clarification on this: I have been told by our school that these numbers represent the average # of students in each class in each category. In other words, a school can have 3 1st grade classes with 25 kids each, but as long as the average for all the PreK-3 classes is 18, the school will meet the class size requirement.

Wow--thats too bad, a Pre-k teacher could be ready to quit w/ too many kids in class. It sounds like a great law w/ one glitch. As long as there isadequate funding for growing districts to afford more teachers. Oklahoma schools don't get some of their funding if they exceed class size limits 26:1 i believe---

Again, you guys have all been great w/ all the info--thanks