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.
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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.
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Keeping this information in mind, here are the guidelines that we follow to place children in a successful learning environment.
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All classes at all grade levels have children with a range of abilities.
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Considerations of all educational factors, academic and social, are the primary determinants. The final decision rests with the principal after consideration of staff recommendations.
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Parent requests for a child to have a particular teacher are not considered.
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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.
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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.
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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.
