Class Size Comparison Changes For Parents - The Classroom Effects of Closing & Consolidating Schools

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Birmingham City Schools:  After closing 12-14 schools, how many teachers will be in your child's school and classroom?

                                                           Budget              Budgeted                                Teachers

School                    ADM                   Projected           Teachers       Projected         Projected

                                 05-06                  ADM 06-07          06-07__     ADM 07-08      07-08____

 

 

Arthur              304.40         304                 19

Avondale        389.95         391                 30

Banks Md        533               533                 27

Barrett             612.65         514                 37

Brown              378               450                 24

Bush Mid         568               569                 30

Carver           1,095          1,098                 65

Center St M     425.40         426                 26

Central Pk       749.16         750                 51

Christian          499.45         499                 26

Council            380.50         331                 30

Curry                222.15         223                 21

D Payne M      353.45         353                 18

Ensley              865.60         864                 45

EPIC                  391.90         385                 32

Gaston             375.15         374                 28

Gate City         180.19         180                 16

Gibson             323.05         270                 29

Glen Iris           663.35         659                 52

Glen Mid         320.40         319                 20

Going               376.10         375                 21

Green Acr M   555.15         554                 29

Hayes               873.35         876                 60

Hemphill         386.10         430                 32.5

Hill                    247.65         248                 21

Hudson M       548.25         549                 41

Huffman M    380.60         380                 20

Huffman      1,423.55     1,421                70

Inglenook        567.90        568                40

Jackson            313.80        314                 26

 

                                                 Budget              Budgeted                                Teachers

School                       ADM                Projected           Teachers       Projected         Projected

                                    05-06               ADM 06-07          06-07__     ADM 07-08      07-08____

 

 

 

Jackson-O        637.90        639                43

Jones-Val M     742.60                               42

Kingston          340.45        331                 23

R.E. Lee            287.00        301                 24

Lewis                348.75        362                 25

M Gaskins        506.60        506                 25

McElwain         266.40       266                 25

Minor                564.15        554                 34

N B’ham           291.40        291                 25

Kirby M             339.60        339                 21

N. Roebuck     524.55        525                 36

Hill                    247.65         248                 21

Norwood         292.70        291                 21

Oliver                230.25        230                 18

Parker            1,020.05     1011                62

Powderly         241.90       243                 23      

Price                  255.75       257                 18

Princeton         232.55       232                 13

Putnam             338.45       338                 22

Ransay              651.95       652                 40

Robinson         482.35       482                 38

Sun Valley        506             511                  38

Smith                 416.8         420                  20

S. Hampton     602.80      601                  44

Arrington         387.45      389                  23

Kennedy          97.35          96                   15

Tuggle              320            321                   28

Washington    396.65     397                   31.5

Wenonah        324.80     325                   25

Wenonah        813.60     813                   50

West End         790.90     789                   48

Whatley          425.70      424                   33

Wilson             290.80      291                   20

Woodlawn     716.55      714                   45

Wright               249.46    295                   21

Wylam               240.35    255                   20

 

To see the  current (2006-2007) school enrollment count at your child's school, click the link below. Compare projected class sizes after closing and consolidation of schools under the Volkert-Wasman School Consolidtion Plan.  

If schools are closed and consolidated, how many students will be in your child's classroom?

 

Click Here:

http://birmingham.schoolinsites.com/Download.asp?L=1&LMID=&PN=DocumentUploads&DivisionID=1342&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=&Act=Download&T=1&I=515

 

 Click on the link below to view the Volkert-Wasman School Consolidtion Plan

http://birmingham.schoolinsites.com/Download.asp?

School Size and Its Relationship to Student

Outcomes and School Climate

A Review and Analysis

http://www.edfacilities.org/pubs

http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/size.cfm

http://www.edfacilities.org/impact_learning.cfm

Stevenson, K. R. (2001) Elementary School Capacity:  What size is the right size?

CEFP Journal, 33(4), 10-14

Raywid (1999).  Current Literature on small schools.  Charleston, WV: ERIC Reproduction Service No. ED42049

Lee, V and Smith J. (1997).  Which works best and for whom?  Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 19(3), 205-227.

Lamdin, D. J. (1995).  Testing for the effect of school size on student achievement within a school district.  Education Economics, 3, 33-42

Florida Department of Education.  Office of Policy Research.

  (1997, May).  The relationship of school size and class size with student achievement in Florida. [online] http://ericps.ed.uniuc.edu/npin/pnews/pnew696f.html