CLASSING OF STUDENTS
 
As the school year progresses, we begin to receive questions from parents regarding class placements of children for next year.  The placement of children in classes is a process we take very seriously.  It involves many staff members including the teachers, reading specialist, counselor, speech therapist, nurse, psychologist and principal.
  • Parents are asked not to request placement or non-placement in a particular classroom based on what they may have heard about a teacher from other parents.  Just as each child is unique, so is each teacher.  One person's experience can be very different from another.
  • Keeping this information in mind, here are the guidelines that we follow to place children in a successful learning environment.
  • All classes at all grade levels have children with a range of abilities.
  • Considerations of all educational factors, academic and social, are the primary determinants.  The final decision rests with the principal after consideration of staff recommendations.
  • Parent requests for a child to have a particular teacher are not considered.
  • Parents who wish to make a statement about their child's academic, behavioral and social needs are invited to do so in writing to the principal.  Your comments will be considered as part of our process.
  • Requests for a child not to have the same teacher as a sibling are usually honored.  All such requests must be in writing and will be shared with the teacher.
  • Requests for a child not to have a particular teacher will be shared with the teacher.  No individual response to such requests will be provided.
Last Modified on April 24, 2008