@mrbducks@drpatesblog I was referring to kinder class sizes being smaller than other grades levels, and yes, I am accurate. The State recommendation for kinder class size is 20 compared to 32 for grades 4/5, &WASD max is 25. Most of our classes are at the lower end of that due to enrollment drops.
@drpatesblog As you work with West Ada, please keep our Kinders in mind! They need to be in school every day and with small class sizes they ARE able to socially distance! The achievement gap created by them missing school is much larger and harder to overcome than older grade
levels! They are not able to type or spell or write sentences yet. They can't post assignments to online platforms like Teams on their own. Our first week of remote learning with WASD was SO sad, my kinder said she hated 'school' every day. But she has been thriving in her in-
@WilmaBenton19 Thank you sweet Wilma!!! Your sign looks beautiful in lights!! Tell your mom I can’t wait to catch up with both of you one day when the world is back to normal! 😉