Scenario:You are the principal of a K-6 elementary school. …

Scenario:You are the principal of a K-6 elementary school.  Your state legislature has recently cut school budgets and the School District Superintendent has informed you that your staff budget has been reduced by two full-time teachers.  If the teachers are contracted with the district, the Superintendent has promised to transfer them into another school. Changes will go into effect at the beginning of the next school year (6 months from now).   You have several considerations: Reducing the number of 2nd-grade teachers to three (Student/Teacher ratio would be 28:1), forcing a transfer of one teacher to another school Reducing the number of 3rd-grade teachers to two (S/T ratio would be 33:1), forcing a transfer of one teacher to another school.   Combining one class of 4th graders with 5th graders (12 students from each grade; 24:1 S/T ratio); use a 4th-grade teacher to teach it (making the 4th-grade ratio 31:1); reduce the number of 5th-grade teachers to 2 (S/T ratio: 27:1), forcing a transfer of one teacher to another school. Asking for volunteers to change schools, recognizing you may not get any.   Your Assignment:To your faculty and staff, declare your intent using the data provided. Share the process you will use to make final decisions.   Please ensure you use the Upload/Record Media functionality as described above. Your response can be up to 3 minutes long. Please note that anything beyond 3 minutes will not be graded.   Current Assignments   Possible Future Assignments Based on Decision Options Grade Level  Current # of Teachers Student/Teacher Ratio   Grade Level Possible New # of Teachers New Student/Teacher Ratios, depending on decision made Kindergarten 2 28:1         1st Grade 3 31:1         2nd Grade 4 21:1   2nd Grade 3 28:1 3rd Grade 3 22:1   3rd Grade 2 33:1 4th Grade 3 25:1   4th Grade 2 31:1 5th Grade 3 22:1   4th/5th Combination 1 24:1 6th Grade 2 30:1   5th Grade 2 27:1