<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Dennis Daniels <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dennisgdaniels@gmail.com">dennisgdaniels@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
GPA?</blockquote><div><br></div><div><a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Gardner_Pilot_Academy">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Gardner_Pilot_Academy</a></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I'm not sure I understand your adult/student ratio at your<br>
installation... what is the ratio?</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I don;t know. About normal or a bit better. Its a pilot school there are 2 or 3 classes per grade so when the grade level works as a team that is quite a few adults. I expect Ill learn more about how it works in practice in Sept.</div>
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Team approach? How many are being paid?<br>
What does 'work 10-6' mean?</blockquote><div><br></div><div>10am to 6pm shift. Its an Extended Day School about 50% of the students stay afterschool for daycare. The workers for that start during the school day so they have continuity. </div>
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thanks,<br>
<font color="#888888">Dennis<br>
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> So far all the adults in the school we have talked to have been very<br>
> enthusiastic.<br>
> The GPA uses a team approach. Each grade level seems to have at least 6<br>
> adults, teachers, adults that work 10-6 for after care, reading and special<br>
> education specialists, interns, student teachers. Also the Science teacher<br>
> handles science for all grades. So 100% of students using Sugar for<br>
> learning will not require anywhere near 100% of the teachers.<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Caroline Meeks<br>Solution Grove<br>Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<br><br>617-500-3488 - Office<br>505-213-3268 - Fax<br>