P.S. 110—the public elementary school by McGolrick Park—is facing teacher shortages for the 2024-25 school year.Â
Parents were notified in an early June PTA meeting and were quick to express concerns over the impacts: larger class sizes and a reduction of the French Dual Language Program (FDLP).
In some ways, the situation is nothing new: the school has faced budget cuts and teacher shortages for the past two years. The PTA has been able to…
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This is bucking the national trend. Schools are closing by the thousands every year because of birth rate is below replacement rate, lowest in modern time.
More then the French program I am concerned about the lack of special education teachers the school has. Where is the article on the lack of ICT classes and how special education teachers have to move from class to class hourly often leaving IEP students without help?
Hi Kelsey, thanks for your comment. Fighting for the survival of the French program does not mean not supporting special education or GenEd at PS110. At the end of the day, class sizes increase will impact everyone. Appropriate resources should be attributed to the education of all our kids.
I grew up on Long Island in the 60s and my class size from 1-7 was 50 kids. In 8th grade, we then split into two classes of 35 each. I don’t think I suffered from it. It can be done.
I suggest everyone listen to the Nice White Parents podcast and read this article.
https://educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/nice-white-parents-and-dual-language-education/