mission completion!

Okay, so not really....but I did talk to Alex's teacher this morning. I had promised him that he could walk to his classroom by himself today, but I felt I needed to speak with his teacher to at least set up a conference. As I was going to drop him off there was another mother speaking with her....asking about the rules of the uniforms. So I'm quietly waiting for my turn when the other mother asks about the HUGE class size. I second the question and his teacher explains. They are only allowed 20 students in a Kindergarten classroom...plus 10%, so 22 total maximum (remember she has 37?). Okay, so the 2 ELL (ESL when I was in school) classes have 16 students each, but the TWO regular classes have 37 each. On Tuesdays they have to turn in numbers for each of the class sizes. So tomorrow they will turn the numbers in to the school district office, then a teacher from a surrounding school that maybe doesn't need that extra teacher (so her class could easily be spread to other classes without going over the max) will then come to Neelys Bend. This could take up to 2 weeks, but supposedly it should be fixed by the middle of September. Of course by my calculations that would still leave two teachers with 25 and one with 24....but much better than 37! So good, they are trying to fix the situation. The other mother leaves and I inquire about the folders. She says they will start coming home next Monday, she doesn't have enough right now. She also says she only has 20 math books, reading books, etc. She was really really nice to us, which is completely different than what I see in the afternoons after 37 kids have driven her insane! As I was leaving she was getting a substitute. He wasn't really there to be a substitute but an assistant. They have given them assistants until the class size issue is fixed. I knew that the school had to be working to fix the issue, but at the same time I knew I needed to make sure they weren't just going to leave it like it is now.

Okay, well I have to go balance the checkbook and try to figure out how to give Trevecca $200 so I can start school next Tuesday....stupid new admission fee!