Staffing Increases/Decreases
I hear that Eckstein had to lose a .5 FTE. I find it hard to believe they lost enrollment but maybe they overstaffed believing it would be higher? Anyone?
And then there was this in another thread:
"I just got my robo-call from Hale high school saying that they've been given 3 new staff based on student enrollment. Chemistry, Algebra II, and a 10th grade "core" teacher. Some students will see a schedule change, but classes will be smaller."
That's worth looking into. I'd love to know if Hale got filled following their new rebuild because 3 new staff is quite a lot so good for them if they did.
And then there was this in another thread:
"I just got my robo-call from Hale high school saying that they've been given 3 new staff based on student enrollment. Chemistry, Algebra II, and a 10th grade "core" teacher. Some students will see a schedule change, but classes will be smaller."
That's worth looking into. I'd love to know if Hale got filled following their new rebuild because 3 new staff is quite a lot so good for them if they did.
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DWE
-McClure parent
Losses at 4th/5th grade? Well, I guess that's to be expected when you kill your Spectrum program. I'll bet a chunk of those losses were APP-qualified kids that jumped ship. Perfectly happy to go to school in their own neighborhood until the rug got pulled out from under them. Wonder how the principal is liking it now that the ass't may be gone.
Speaking of kids having the rug pulled out from under them, how are the numbers at Wedgwood?
Teachers should be hired (or let go) and classes should be planned prior to school starting- except in extreme circumstances classes and staffing should not be manipulated once school is in session.
d.i.s.r.u.p.t.i.v.e.
-McClure parent
Start with Michael DeBell this Saturday at his open meeting- bring a lot of McClure parents to show you all mean business... discuss the impact it is having on learning for current students and the willingness of incoming 5th grade parents to sign up for next year.
just a suggestion...
QAE Parent
Even if intentional to save some $$ by waiting until Oct 1 headcounts - considering the budgets is this OK?
--MIT
Don't know about staffing changes, except that there was to be a second principal, Marella Francios, who is MIA.
d.i.s.r.u.p.t.i.v.e.
, this is no longer possible. Under the NSAP any number of kids can walk in the door any day of the year and are guaranteed a seat. Unpredictability--one more side effect of giving people what they wanted (i.e., predicatability.) Now, we can hope that SPS isn't using this fact as cover for understaffing, but we have no way to call them on it.
McCLure parent
Really Maureen? I'd say the district should err on the side of caution and over staff. That is what is best for students, and students are what this district serves.
Further, families apply for schools in MARCH. By September, which is 6 months after open enrollment the district should be able to figure out how many students to expect on the first day of school. Sure, a handful more may show up at the last minute, but a the district should use an average to calculate those numbers- just like they do when they over enroll classes knowing that they will have x percent of no shows on the first day of school.
Neighborhood schools are nothing new. No need for SPS to reinvent the wheel. US school districts have used the neighborhood school model since I was a kid in the 70s. We should have it right by now, or at least find a viable model to replicate.
No more excuses.
just sayin'
=Heard at PTSA meeting
The sub seemed like a fine teacher, but obviously not as invested in the class as someone planning to be there all year. And she can't stay on much longer for personal reasons, so the class may need to have a second sub before a permanent teacher is in place.