Friday, August 15, 2008

Mary's response

Thank you for your thoughts. Yes, the demand for our school will only grow. However, the building is at maximum capacity. This is an issue the planning people at our district offices are aware of and working on. Mary Rynchek

Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 10:22 AMTo: Ellen Murphy; Mary Rynchek; mpssup@mpls.k12.mn.usSubject: Lake Harriet Kindergarten

Dear Lake Harriet Principals and Superintendent,

As a future Lake Harriet mom (my children are not in school yet), I was disappointed to hear about increasing kindergarten classroom sizes for September. Class rooms in the upper 20’s and even 30 do not provide an adequate learning environment for young children. I am aware there are space concerns for the future, but those can be addressed at a later time. I strongly recommend that another kindergarten section be opened before the start of the school year. Please review your plan for this year as well as proactive planning for future years. I have a feeling that the class room size issue will only get bigger as more children move to the area to attend Lake Harriet.

Thank you,

Jenny Bender

1 comment:

Melinda Barry said...

I feel like we are being bounced around! District people say we should contact principals and principal's direct us to district people.
Thanks for your post, Jenny. I'm so impressed that you have the energy to do this with your new little one!