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ARTICLE X
CLASS SIZE
10.1 The District shall maintain the following maximum staffing ratios or formulas for the allocation of classroom teaching positions to a school, and shall do so in a manner that will not incur State financial penalty.
*Kindergarten 1:30 *Grade 1 1:31 *Grades 2-3 1:31.25 Grades 4-6 1:32.75 Grades 6-8 1:29.5 Grades 9-12 1:29.75
*The District shall be free to implement the primary class size reduction program made available by the State for 1996-97 and beyond.
Nurses, librarians, counselors, categorically-funded unit members, special education teachers, certificated non-unit employees and classified personnel shall not be utilized in the computation or application of the class-size ratios listed above. Note: The above ratios are not to be interpreted as being maximum class size. They are an allocation ratio of classroom teachers to a school.
10.2 The District shall maintain the following District-wide staffing ratios for secondary counselors (7-12) 1:400.
10.3 The District shall maintain librarians on the basis of one for each Senior High School, and one for each Middle School, except at Norma Coombs Alternative, McKinley, Roosevelt, and Rose City High School.
10.4 The District shall maintain the current credentialed nurses. Any decrease shall be by natural attrition or decline in student enrollment or school closures.
10.5 The District shall maintain class size maximums for special education bilingual classes in accordance with State guidelines and mandates unless adjusted by waiver or a need to reduce encroachment on the District's General Fund monies.
10.6 If the application of any of the above staffing ratios results in a fraction of one-half or more, an additional unit member will be allocated.
10.7 The application of the above staffing ratios shall be made for the opening of the school year on the basis of enrollment projection data developed by the District. Actual enrollment data as of the end of the fourth school week of each school semester shall be utilized to make the necessary adjustments to fulfill the requirements of the above staffing ratios.
10.8 When requested, site managers at all levels shall discuss and attempt to resolve the concerns of unit members relating to the class size of individual classes.
10.9 Nothing contained in Sections 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 of this Article shall be construed to prohibit the District from exercising its statutory rights regarding reduction-in-force actions. The provisions of said sections of this Article shall be effective for the term of this Agreement and will be subject to negotiation for the successor Agreement. The parties agree that until they have reached agreement for each succeeding year that the District is not limited by the provisions of said sections of this Article. Elementary school site managers shall make a good faith effort to balance classes at his/her school site following the discussions provided for in Section 10.8 above. The District will not incur state financial penalties for class size violations. |
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