Casper school diversity note
Apr. 17th, 2009 08:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fleaThe PTA got preliminary enrollment numbers for next fall last night. There will be 4 1st grades, with 22-23 kids each (maximum class size is 23; both K and 2nd grade will be rather smaller class sizes); the new school board budget eliminated the paraprofessional positions for 1st grade for next year, so there will be just 1 teacher for those kids. In K the paraprofessional is VERY important, even with a class, like Casper's, of only 16 kids, so I hope 6 years olds are a little more mature (and I hope we get a good teacher!). There are 4 first grade teachers now, so presumably they will be the same ones.
The rezoning is actually making the school less heavily minority. Out of 470 kids, 125 are white, 132 Hispanic of any race, 186 are black, and 27 other, mostly multi-racial. Currently the school is about 18% white; next year it will be 27% white. There's no info on socioeconomics (i.e. what percentage of kids qualify for free and reduced price lunches).
Also, our neighbor has been appointed the new principal of the school.
Casper asked, and received, the following hairstyle this morning: one ponytail held with pink bow at the top back of her head; two ponytails below that in the back held by orange ponytail holders; a red headband, with an orange necklace wrapped around it so the pumpkin pendant dangles by her right ear. She is a hoot.
The rezoning is actually making the school less heavily minority. Out of 470 kids, 125 are white, 132 Hispanic of any race, 186 are black, and 27 other, mostly multi-racial. Currently the school is about 18% white; next year it will be 27% white. There's no info on socioeconomics (i.e. what percentage of kids qualify for free and reduced price lunches).
Also, our neighbor has been appointed the new principal of the school.
Casper asked, and received, the following hairstyle this morning: one ponytail held with pink bow at the top back of her head; two ponytails below that in the back held by orange ponytail holders; a red headband, with an orange necklace wrapped around it so the pumpkin pendant dangles by her right ear. She is a hoot.