Two weeks ago, I made the plea for parents to register their children for next year at Jeremy Ranch Elementary. Since that time I have heard from teachers and administrators across the district who are sounding warning bells. There are genuine concerns from educators that some elementary classes in Park City schools could have 35 students in a class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This stems from a number of teachers who appear to be leaving and other teachers who are not having contracts renewed. It’s not likely from an influx of students, as our school numbers have been decreasing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now is the time to address this. If you have an elementary-aged student, I would encourage you to reach out to the Park City School Board and Superintendent Jill Gildea and ask what your estimated class size will be next year. As always, please be polite. No one likes to be yelled at, or be accused of malfeasance. However, I do believe our school leaders need to hear from parents that large class sizes are unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll likely hear back that the district won’t know until the final registration numbers are in. However, it seems fair to ask the question, “I know things may change, but what does it look like now?” We as parents need to ask this hard question and receive answers. We need to apply the pressure that lets our leaders know this is important. Hopefully, by asking the question now, the district will do everything in its power to keep class sizes at a level where children can learn, teachers don’t get more burnt out, and principals and staff aren’t putting out fires all day, every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are our Park City School Board members:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don’t know what district you are in, you can click on the District Number on this page.<\/a> It will show you a map.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMember<\/strong><\/td> Email<\/strong><\/td> District<\/td><\/tr> Anne Peters<\/td> apeters@pcschools.us<\/a><\/td> 1<\/td><\/tr> Andrew Caplan<\/td> acaplan@pcschools.us<\/a><\/td> 2<\/td><\/tr> Wendy Crossland<\/td> wcrossland@pcschools.us<\/a><\/td> 3<\/td><\/tr> Mandy Pomeroy<\/td> mpomeroy@pcschools.us<\/a><\/td> 4<\/td><\/tr> Erin Grady<\/td> egrady@pcschools.us<\/a><\/td> 5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n