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Parents ask Parkway board for additional staff at Sorrento Springs after fourth‑grade consolidation
Summary
Two parents told the Parkway Board of Education Feb. 19 that reducing fourth‑grade sections at Sorrento Springs Elementary to two classes has produced large, disruptive classrooms and health impacts for at least one student; they asked the district for an immediate aide and a third full‑time teacher next year.
Two Parkway parents told the Parkway Board of Education on Feb. 19 that a recent consolidation of fourth‑grade classes at Sorrento Springs Elementary has created a chaotic learning environment and harmed at least one student’s health.
Michelle Haupt, a Parkway parent and kindergarten teacher, said the school reduced fourth grade from three sections to two, placing students in classes of about 24 and 25. "This is not an environment that is successful for learning," Haupt said, and described constant interruptions, extreme behavior and a lack of personal space. She said one of the two remaining fourth‑grade teachers…
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