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Gompers parents tell MMSD board large third-grade class is harming students
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Multiple Gompers Elementary parents told the Madison Metropolitan School District board that a single third-grade section of 28 students — including seven on IEPs — has damaged academic progress, belonging and student well-being and urged the board to allocate additional staff or split the class.
Multiple parents of third graders at Gompers Elementary told the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education on March 16 that the school’s consolidated third-grade section of 28 students is harming learning and well-being.
Shannon Berry, a parent and former MMSD social worker, said her daughter’s test scores have stagnated and mornings are often marked by tears because the classroom is “overwhelming.” Berry said one-quarter of the class (7 of 28) are on individualized education programs and…
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