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[email protected] WF Parents Bring Class Size Concerns to BOE Meeting By CHARLOTTE I.EDERMAN five sections at Franklin School and In reviewing the 2002-2003 Specially Written for The Westfield Leader lo approve the new policy of lower progress. Ms. Kylie noted, ‘Thirty- A crowd of concerned parents numbers in elementary classes. Sev four students in need of intervention packed the room as the Westfield eral Franklin and McKinley School were identified in third and sixth Board of Education met for their parents spoke to this end. grades using the Wechsler Intelligence bimonthly meeiing. In response. Dr. Foley said that he Scale for Children. Identified students The parents, who have children in too believes that class size is a very were clustered in regular classrooms.” the school district, are worried about important issue. He noted, however, Furthermore, all participating the class sizes at the elementary level, that a class size of 24 or 23 in the fourth teachers this year have received train specifically Franklin School. To suc grade is not unusual or unreasonable. ing. and next year, there will be a pull cinctly represent over 30 parents, the "I allocated the 22 positions as out component.