[Vision2020] MSD Student-to-Teacher ratio
Dale Courtney
dale@courtneys.us
Thu, 15 May 2003 06:02:38 -0700
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Visionaries,
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Someone on this list once commented to me that in spite of the declining =
MSD
student numbers (15% in 7 years), we should keep the number of teachers
constant so that we can have the appropriate-sized classroom ratios.=20
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I pulled the string on that recommendation. Here's the results that MSD
reported to the State of Idaho's annual statistical report for =
2002-2003:=20
* MSD's student-to-teacher ratio is 15.22
* Of the 25 school districts with >2,500 students, only one (Blaine
County) had a smaller ratio.=20
* Note: MSD reported 2,575 students in this report. They will fall to
a third-tier school (<2,500) at the end of this year.=20
* Of the 54 school districts with >1,000 students, only one other
school district (Grangeville) had a smaller ratio (15.19).=20
What does this mean? It means that MSD already had the 3rd smallest
student-to-teacher ratio in the state.=20
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FWIW, the state averages for large districts was 18.84, medium-sized
districts was 18.04, and small districts was 17.88.=20
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Finally, with the student population at MSD falling at a rate of 3% per
year, we'll have achieved the lowest ratio in the state by the end of =
next
year.=20
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Time to ask for more levy money to right-size those classrooms!
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Best,
Dale Courtney
Moscow, Idaho
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Visionaries,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Someone on this list once commented to me that in spite of the =
declining=20
MSD student numbers (15% in 7 years), we should keep the number of =
teachers=20
constant so that we can have the appropriate-sized classroom ratios.=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>I=20
pulled the string on that recommendation. Here's the results that MSD =
reported=20
to the State of Idaho's annual statistical report for 2002-2003:=20
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<LI><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>MSD's=20
student-to-teacher ratio is 15.22</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Of=20
the 25 school districts with >2,500 students, only one (Blaine =
County) had=20
a smaller ratio. </FONT></SPAN></LI>
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<LI><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>Note: MSD reported 2,575 students in this report. They will =
fall to a=20
third-tier school (<2,500) at the end of this year.=20
</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<LI><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Of=20
the 54 school districts with >1,000 students, only <U>one</U> other =
school=20
district (Grangeville) had a smaller ratio (15.19). =
</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D817454812-15052003>What=20
does this mean? It means that MSD <U>already</U> had the 3rd smallest=20
student-to-teacher ratio in the state. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D817454812-15052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D817454812-15052003>FWIW,=20
the state averages for large districts was 18.84, medium-sized =
districts was 18.04, and small districts was 17.88. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D817454812-15052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D817454812-15052003>Finally, with the student population at MSD =
falling at=20
a rate of 3% per year, we'll have achieved the lowest ratio in the state =
by the=20
end of next year. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D817454812-15052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D817454812-15052003>Time=20
to ask for more levy money to right-size those =
classrooms!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Dale=20
Courtney</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D817454812-15052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Moscow, Idaho</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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