Jacksonville FL — DCPS enrollment is down 3,000 students, meaning teachers have to reorganize.
A letter sent out to Alimacani Elementary parents from the school’s principal said staff would be reduced and some classes would be re-organized.
This comes as the district is down about 3,000 students total and Duval Teachers United, the local union, said teachers are being shifted around.
Terrie Brady, the president of Duval Teachers United, reported that some schools are down up to 200 students.
As a result, teachers at those schools are being forced out of their classroom and into other schools in a plan the district calls ‘surplussing’.
Brady told Action News Jax this happens every year, but never on this scale.
As a result, she expects some class sizes could increase slightly as students are re-assigned.
Alimacani Elementary Prinicpal, Kathy Stalls, told parents in a letter home that they were down about 80 students.
“We have received information from Duval County Public Schools regarding our funding based on our reduced numbers of students. Unfortunately, we will experience a reduction in our teaching staff. Brick and mortar students will be impacted by these moves, as well as our students in Duval Homeroom,” she said in the letter.
In the coming days, the letter said, some students and teachers would be re-assigned.
Brady said she does not expect any layoffs in the near future, but added after Election Day, there could be talks about the state budget that could impact schools.
Action News Jax has reached out to Duval County Public Schools for a response.
We will update this story once we hear back.
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