Lem Wheelis
25:00 - 25:37
"I measured my classroom divided by the regulatory metric for classrooms of 1 person per 20 square feet and determined my classroom has the capacity for 38 people. That includes me, so 37 students."
“I measured my classroom divided by the regulatory metric for classrooms of 1 person per 20 square feet and determined my classroom has the capacity for 38 people. That includes me, so 37 students.”
- Speaker
- Lem Wheelis
- Timestamp
- 25:00 – 25:37
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 4, 2026
From the transcript
I measured my classroom divided by the regulatory metric for classrooms of 1 person per 20 square feet and determined my classroom has the capacity for 38 people. That includes me, so 37 students. That leaves no room for a guest speaker, a special education paraprofessional, or a principal to do an evaluation. I've heard it suggested there will be attrition in my class of 45 students, especially since it's my AP US History class and students decide during the first week whether to stay or change to on-level US History. And in a normal year, I might expect 4 or 5 of those students to move.
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