How do teachers pick their students?

Answer 1

At the end of each school year lists of students are given to their next teachers. The list tells the teachers the student grades, behavior, special needs, primary language, test scores, reading level, age, if they have repeated grades, and parents requests. Sometimes a number scale is use from 1-5 on behavior along with teacher comments. The next year teachers then sit down together to make the fall class lists. They discuss what concerns they have for each, try to balance the number of boys to girls in the class, look at test scores and parent requests. This takes 3 to 4 days to do because not only do the teachers want balanced classes, but to make sure all students learn. None of this is guaranteed and the lists may change before the fall terms.