[Rathji]

We are (or were at the beginning of last year) outside the zone for McKenzie Towne School, despite living in the community. We knew this and went to register on the first day it opened. We were not there until almost noon, and from what we gather from parents we knew in that line behind us, we were one of the last people who got in. I have no idea if it is a first come first accepted type thing though, so who knows.

On the topic of class sizes, I am fully with you Slava, for elementary school kids. I strongly feel that reading is the primary skill which gives kids the most advantages in their schooling, and even a slight delay can snowball into bigger issues in later years. Reading and other basic skills come really easy to some kids but can be a challenge to others. In a larger class size, the chances of those kids falling through the cracks, even for a couple months, increases.