Within twenty (20) school days after the beginning of the school year, the class size maximums will be:
Maximum/Classroom
Kindergarten..........................................33
Grades 1 - 3..........................................33
Grades 4 - 6..........................................34
Maximum class sizes as stated in this Section shall be in effect until after the close of the state mandated test window if there is an increased enrollment in the school. Kindergarten maximum class sizes shall not apply during the last three school months.
Section 2--Secondary.
Maximum/Classroom
A. Intermediate/Middle Schools:
Within twenty (20) school days after the beginning of each semester, class size maximums will be:
(1) Social Studies, Mathematics, Science,
Language Arts, Foreign Language, ESOL,
Student Government, Family Life..............................36
(2) Electives:
a. Art, Computer Science, Homemaking, Publications,
Study Skills, Computer Drawing, etc..............36
b. Word Processing.............................................40
c. Music:
Choral............................................................60
Instrumental...................................................60
d. Physical Education .........................................50
B. Senior High:
Within twenty-five (25) school days after the beginning of the first semester
and twenty (20) school days after the beginning of the second semester, class
size maximums will be:
(1) Social Studies, English, Science,
Mathematics, Foreign Language, Business
(Except Word Processing)..............................................40
(2) Vocational Education, Arts & Crafts,
Homemaking, Agriculture.............................................32
(3) Physical Education........................................................55
(4) Music............................................................................90
(5) Word Processing (with aide)...........................................65
(6) Word Processing (without aide)......................................45
(7) Driver Education...........................................................40
Student enrollment should not exceed number of workstations for activity or lab classes, or available seating capacity in regular classes.
Section 3--Counselors.
A. Counselor's load shall not exceed three hundred and seventy-five (375) students
for each full-time counselor, excluding special counselors, vocational counselors,
and attendance counselors.
B. When counseling hours in a comprehensive high school must be decreased because of decreasing enrollment, the part-time counselor's hours shall be reduced to preserve the ratio of thee hundred and seventy-five (375) students per full-time counselor and a ratio of sixty-three (63) students per counseling hour for the part-time counselor.
C. When counseling hours at a comprehensive high school must be increased because
of increasing enrollment, counseling hours shall be added to the part-time counselor's
assignment on a basis of sixty-three (63) students per counseling hour until
a ratio of three hundred and seventy-five (375) students per full-time counselor
is achieved.
D. Counselors assuming responsibilities for scholarship chairpersons shall be given one (1) period free of counselees. Said counselees shall be equitably assigned to other counselors.
Within twenty (20) days after the beginning of each semester, class enrollments will not exceed the maximums indicated without the written approval of the teacher involved.
Section 4--Special Education.
A. To the extent possible, the District shall maintain the following District-wide
Special Education class size averages in secondary schools with departmentalized
Special Education programs. These class size averages refer to the caseload
for the unit member.
Elementary Learning Handicapped..................16
Secondary Learning Handicapped...................20
Elementary Aurally Handicapped......................7
Secondary Aurally Handicapped......................10
Emotionally Disturbed.....................................10
Aphasic...........................................................13
Early Start Severely Handicapped....................14
Preschool Severely Handicapped......................10
Elementary Severely Handicapped...................14
Secondary Severely Handicapped.....................14
Anderson School..............................................13
Yvonne Harmon School....................................10
Carmack School...............................................10
Any Special Education teacher whose class size exceeds these averages by more than three (3) students shall be paid ten dollars ($10) per day for each student in excess of three (3) but not to exceed five (5) students above the average. Payment shall commence on the eleventh (11th) school day. No unit member may waive the provision of this section.
Elementary Learning Handicapped classes in grades Kindergarten through third shall not exceed twenty (20) students.
B. Maximum caseload for resource specialist in the Learning Handicapped Program shall be as follows:
187-day work year twenty-eight..................(28)
215-day work year thirty-three...................(33)
228-day work year thirty-five......................(35)
The maximum number of students on track at any one time for each year-round resource specialist shall not exceed twenty-eight (28).
C. The District average caseload for speech therapists shall not exceed fifty-five (55) for 184-day work year or sixty-five (65) for 215-day work year
Section 5--Librarians.
The District shall maintain the existing staffing policy for the allocation
of librarian positions.
Section 6--Music Classes.
Music teachers, with the approval of their supervisor, may elect to reorganize
their classes for the purpose of specialized instruction, including, but not
limited to, creation of very small classes as well as very large classes that
exceed the maximums set forth in Section 2 of this Article.