The kindergarten class has 22 students enrolled. In order to keep the class size below 20 students, Mrs. Wegner is a regular education teacher for a group of kindergarten students. Mrs. Wagner is able to do this because the number of elementary special education students is low and most of these students are in the regular classrooms for instruction.
The kindergarten day involves Reading and language time (180 minutes), math time (80 minutes), specials time- physical education, music, art, library, guidance, and computers (78 minutes), unscheduled time (15 minutes at the beginning of the day and 37 minutes in the afternoon), and recess and lunch (50 minutes).
Mrs. Slaughter and Mrs. Wegner split the students for Reading/ Language and Math. The Reading/Language split is Mrs. Slaughter 17, Mrs. Wegner 5. The Math split is Mrs. Slaughter 15, Mrs. Wegner 7. The students are together for specials, lunch and recess, and most of the unscheduled time.
The kindergarten students have been doing well. Three of the four reading groups have mastered the basic language skills and have started learning to read.
