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Parents, teacher warn proposed cuts would push Hamilton Ridge fifth‑grade classes to 32–33 students
Summary
Several Hamilton Ridge parents and a fifth‑grade teacher urged the Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools board to reverse a proposal that would eliminate a fifth‑grade teaching position and raise class sizes to about 32–33 students, saying the change would harm instruction and family communication.
Parents and a teacher at Hamilton Ridge Elementary pressed the Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools Board of Education on May 5 to abandon a proposal that would eliminate a fifth‑grade teaching position and increase class sizes to about 32–33 students.
Mark Kleckner, a parent of second‑ and fourth‑grade students, told the board that pushing fifth‑grade classes to 32 or 33 “contradicts our district’s educational mission and is detrimental to student success.” He said large classes limit teachers’ ability to provide individual attention at a “critical age.”
John Lenio, another…
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