In the spring of each school year, teachers, administrators, guidance counselors and other appropriate staff meet for several weeks to determine the best possible placements for students for the following school year. There are many factors taken into consideration: the personality of the child, overall ability, individual learning styles and social and behavioral needs. The school staff tries to maintain a balance in each classroom, the goal of which is to ensure that the needs of all the children will be met. We also attempt to place each child with at least one student who is familiar to them. You will be notified of your child's teacher for the following school year in the June report card, which comes home with your child on the last day of school.

Parent involvement in this process is invited through the completion of a form which provides us with information about your child through a parental lens. Parent input is important to us and will certainly be considered in the placement process. However, we will not honor requests for specific teachers. Once a child’s placement has been decided upon by our educational team, the class assignment remains final.