Good Morning, or Afternoon,

 This is your Principal, Dr. Donna Richardson, here to share some important happenings at Mandarin High School today. Florida class size regulation requires our core classes to have no more than 25 students as an average overall, and Mandarin has started the year with 28 students. The district and budget offices have advised that we need to make some immediate changes to satisfy state requirements. So, what does that mean to your students?

Well, it means that we had to cut three electives and add seven core classes, adding seven brand new teachers. This required that we reschedule half of our entire school. Today, your children are receiving new schedules and many o f them will experience class changes. The children were moved randomly for the sake of equity, which merely means that if five children needed moving from an over-crowded classroom, then every fifth child was moved. Please remember that these are necessary adjustments that we had to make and that they are going to be beneficial to you children, as they now have smaller core classrooms.

We appreciate your support in this endeavor and your trust in us for doing what is best for Mandarin High School. Thank you and please have a great day.