General stats

• My class count is 168 students as of this moment. Seniors are enrolling at my school at an astounding rate, to the point that each of the three 12th grade guidance counselors have about 700 students apiece. This doesn't count all the juniors who will graduate in June because they're taking a heavy courseload.


• 11 of these students on my class list are showing as "admitted" instead of "enrolled". These students haven't logged into the school system yet but may at any minute. When they do, I have to scramble to figure out if they have transfer grades (I get a weekly spreadsheet but it isn't always up to date or accurate due to the student's former school withholding records) and where I should have them start the class. It isn't fair to ask a student to complete nine weeks worth of assignments in the four weeks I have them when they enroll.


• 38 of these students are Special Education (DEC in our school parlance). Most of the time, all DEC students are completely incorporated into the Gen Ed classroom with extra support provided by Sharon, who is an expert Special Ed teacher I'm lucky to have with me. In my case, I also carry the 16 12th grade English students (included in the 38) who need a self-contained class with one teacher handling all the material. All I do is input their grades. It makes my courseload look a little more inflated than it actually is. I don't mind.