“Some classrooms don’t need a reduction,” said Jack Smith, Montgomery County’s superintendent of schools. “Some need a reduction, but we did that with a para-educator and not with another teacher.”...
http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2016/10/montgomery-co-officials-seek-answers-on-school-class-size/
Adding a paraeducator doesn't provide the same benefit as a separate smaller class, but that would require a separate class room a.k.a another portable built outside and paying another full teacher salary. If those dedicated funds are not going towards addressing the real needs, where ARE they going?
ReplyDeleteAdding a paraeducator doesn't provide the same benefit as a separate smaller class, but that would require a separate class room a.k.a another portable built outside and paying another full teacher salary. If those dedicated funds are not going towards addressing the real needs, where ARE they going?
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