Class Size/Case Load. 26.1 The Association and Board recognize that maximum attention to the students by the educator is desirable to ensure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the educator is to teach and that the organization of the school, the school day, and the assignment of students to classes should be directed toward ensuring that the energies of the educator are primarily utilized to this end. Whenever a district resource educator is requested, provided or assigned, that district resource educator shall assist with assessment, implementation, monitoring, modeling and providing follow-up services for affected building staff and students. 26.1.1 To address class size/case loads following the authorized state count time frame (October count) the district shall allocate FTEs based upon student growth from the previous October count. 26.1.2 The class size/case load committee shall consist of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Director of Special Education, Executive Directors of School Services, and the Association President. The committee shall determine expenditure of the committee’s funds to address class size/case load concerns. 26.2 In K-5 specials classes at K-8 schools or elementary schools, specials educators’ class sizes shall not exceed the highest number of students in any one class per grade level. A specials class may exceed the highest number at that grade level only as an exception to meet individual student need(s) or on a school-by-school basis with direct involvement from affected educator(s), building administration, and Association President or their designee on an annual basis. 26.3 The number of pupils assigned to any classroom shall not exceed the capacity of the teaching facilities with adequate aisle space, storage room, display space, safety considerations, and interest and work centers also considered. Imbalances or overloads in class size including consideration of individual student needs shall be dealt with as follows:
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Class Size/Case Load. 26.1 27.1 The Association and Board recognize that maximum attention to the students by the educator is desirable to ensure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the educator is to teach and that the organization of the school, the school day, and the assignment of students to classes should be directed toward ensuring that the energies of the educator are primarily utilized to this end. Whenever a district resource educator is requested, provided or assigned, that district resource educator shall assist with assessment, implementation, monitoring, modeling and providing follow-up services for affected building staff and students.
26.1.1 27.1.1 To address class size/case loads following the authorized state count time frame (October count) the district shall allocate FTEs based upon student growth from the previous October count.
26.1.2 27.1.2 The class size/case load committee shall consist of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Director of Special Education, Executive Directors of School Services, and the Association President. The committee shall determine expenditure of the committee’s funds to address class size/case load concerns.
26.2 In K-5 specials classes at K-8 schools or 27.2 At the elementary schoolslevel, specials educators’ class sizes size shall not exceed the highest number of students in any one class per grade level. A specials class may exceed the highest number at that grade level only as an exception to meet individual student need(s) or on a school-by-by- school basis with direct involvement from affected educator(s), building administration, and Association President or their designee on an annual basis.
26.3 27.3 The number of pupils assigned to any classroom shall not exceed the capacity of the teaching facilities with adequate aisle space, storage room, display space, safety considerations, and interest and work centers also considered. Imbalances or overloads in class size including consideration of individual student needs shall be dealt with as follows:
27.3.1 At any time during the school year the educator may refer the problem to the building principal and/or, in case of a special education overload, the appropriate program director for resolution. Specific information regarding the overload or the imbalance creating the problem shall be provided by the educator. The Association shall provide an appropriate data collection form, known as the class size/case load imbalance form, for educators to use in documenting the class size/case load problem. A copy of the form shall be sent to the Association President, the Chief Human Resources Officer, and provided to the building principal. In cases of special education/needs, a copy of the form shall also be sent to the appropriate program director.
27.3.1.1 No later than one (1) week from receipt of the original notification, the educator shall be notified of the plan for disposition. Unless there are circumstances beyond the district’s control, action shall be fully implemented within three (3) weeks.
27.3.1.2 If the educator is not satisfied with the proposed resolution, they may refer the matter, either through the building principal or directly, to the Superintendent or their designee.
27.3.1.3 The Superintendent or their designee shall investigate the problem with input from the educator, the principal, the Executive Directors of School Services and the Association President. Unless there are circumstances beyond the district’s control, the resolution of the problem shall be made by the Superintendent or their designee within one week.
27.3.1.4 Should the resolution not be acceptable at that point it may be referred to the Superintendent.
27.4 The district shall monitor class sizes and caseloads throughout the district and initiate discussions to determine what relief would be necessary. The district and Association recognize the importance of pre-kindergarten through third grade education as the foundation for future success.
27.5 Input given by the Association President regarding their concerns pertaining to problems in class size shall be considered. It is agreed that an effort to resolve any problem should first be made at the building level.
27.6 By the end of the first week of each individual school year, the Superintendent or their designee shall distribute to all educators a letter delineating a process educators may follow when they have concerns in regard to meeting the needs of a student in their classroom.
27.7 The district shall publish face-to-face class size data for each school and the district on a class- by-class basis, including specials classes, between October 1 and October 15 and again between February 1 and February 15 and provide information to each school and to the Association President. The data submitted to Human Resources for publication shall be verified by each building principal and respective classroom educator(s).
27.8 In addition to the procedure to handle immediate class size or case load problems (Articles 27.1, 27.2, 27.3 and 27.4), the district shall establish an advisory committee for transfers resulting from enrollment imbalance or boundary changes.
27.8.1 There will be two (2) elementary educators, one (1) middle school educator, and one (1) high school educator to be appointed by the Association President.
27.8.2 This committee shall meet at the call of the Chief Human Resources Officer or whenever two or more of the members of this committee call for a meeting.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Class Size/Case Load. 26.1 The Association and Board of Education recognize that maximum attention to the students by the educator teacher is desirable to ensure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the BoardBoard of Education. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the educator teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school, the school day, and the assignment of students to classes should be directed toward ensuring that the energies of the educator teacher are primarily utilized to this end. Whenever a district resource educator teacher is requested, provided or assigned, that district resource educator teacher shall assist with assessment, implementation, monitoring, modeling and providing follow-up services for affected building staff and students.
26.1.1 To address class size/case loads following the authorized state count time frame (October count) the district shall allocate FTEs based upon student growth from the previous October count.
26.1.2 The class size/case load committee shall consist of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Director of Special Education, Executive Directors of School Services, and the Association President. The committee shall determine expenditure of the committee’s funds to address class size/case load concerns.
26.2 In K-5 specials classes at K-8 schools or At the elementary schoolslevel, specials educatorsteachers’ class sizes size shall not exceed the highest number of students in any one class per grade level. A specials class may exceed the highest number at that grade level only as an exception to meet individual student need(s) or on a school-by-by- school basis with direct involvement from affected educator(steacher(s), building administration, and Association President or their his/her designee on an annual basis.
26.3 The number of pupils assigned to any classroom shall not exceed the capacity of the teaching facilities with adequate aisle space, storage room, display space, safety considerations, and interest and work centers also considered. Imbalances or overloads in class size including consideration of individual student needs shall be dealt with as follows:
26.3.1 At any time during the school year the teacher may refer the problem to the building principal and/or, in case of a special education overload, the appropriate program director for resolution. Specific information regarding the overload or the imbalance creating the problem shall be provided by the teacher. The Association shall provide an appropriate data collection form, known as the class size/case load imbalance form, for teachers to use in documenting the class size/case load problem. A copy of the form shall be sent to the association president, executive director of human resources, and provided to the building principal. In cases of special education/needs, a copy of the form shall also be sent to the appropriate program director.
26.3.1.1 No later than one (1) week from receipt of the original notification, the teacher shall be notified of the plan for disposition. Unless there are circumstances beyond the district’s control, action shall be fully implemented within three (3) weeks.
26.3.1.2 If the teacher is not satisfied with the proposed resolution, he/she may refer the matter, either through the building principal or directly, to the Superintendent or his/her designee.
26.3.1.3 The Superintendent or his/her designee shall investigate the problem with input from the teacher, the principal, the Executive Directors of School Services and the Association President. Unless there are circumstances beyond the district’s control, the resolution of the problem shall be made by the Superintendent or his/her designee within one week.
26.3.1.4 Should the resolution not be acceptable at that point it may be referred to the Superintendent.
26.4 The district shall monitor class sizes and caseloads throughout the district and initiate discussions to determine what relief would be necessary. The district and Association recognize the importance of pre-kindergarten through third grade education as the foundation for future success.
26.5 Input given by the Association president regarding his/her concerns pertaining to problems in class size shall be considered. It is agreed that an effort to resolve any problem should first be made at the building level.
26.6 By the end of the first week of each individual school year, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall distribute to all teachers a letter delineating a process teachers may follow when they feel placement of a special education student is inappropriate.
26.7 The district shall publish face-to-face class size data for each school and the district on a class- by-class basis, including specials classes, between October 1 and October 15 and again between February 1 and February 15 and provide information to each school and to the Association President. The data submitted to Human Resources for publication shall be verified by each building principal and respective classroom teacher(s).
26.8 In addition to the procedure to handle immediate class size or case load problems (Articles 26.1, 26.2, 26.3 and 26.4), the district shall establish an advisory committee for transfers resulting from enrollment imbalance or boundary changes.
26.8.1 There will be two (2) elementary teachers, one (1) middle school teacher, and one (1) high school teacher to be appointed by the Association president.
26.8.2 This committee shall meet at the call of the Chief Human Resources Officer or whenever two or more of the members of this committee call for a meeting.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Class Size/Case Load. 26.1 27.1 The Association and Board recognize that maximum attention to the students by the educator is desirable to ensure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the educator is to teach and that the organization of the school, the school day, and the assignment of students to classes should be directed toward ensuring that the energies of the educator are primarily utilized to this end. Whenever a district resource educator is requested, provided or assigned, that district resource educator shall assist with assessment, implementation, monitoring, modeling and providing follow-up services for affected building staff and students.
26.1.1 27.1.1 To address class size/case loads following the authorized state count time frame (October count) the district shall allocate FTEs based upon student growth from the previous October count.
26.1.2 27.1.2 The class size/case load committee shall consist of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Director of Special Education, Executive Directors of School Services, and the Association President. The committee shall determine expenditure of the committee’s funds to address class size/case load concerns.
26.2 27.2 In K-5 specials classes at K-8 schools or elementary schools, specials educators’ class sizes shall not exceed the highest number of students in any one class per grade level. A specials class may exceed the highest number at that grade level only as an exception to meet individual student need(s) or on a school-by-school basis with direct involvement from affected educator(s), building administration, and Association President or their designee on an annual basis.
26.3 27.3 The number of pupils assigned to any classroom shall not exceed the capacity of the teaching facilities with adequate aisle space, storage room, display space, safety considerations, and interest and work centers also considered. Imbalances or overloads in class size including consideration of individual student needs shall be dealt with as follows:
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Samples: Master Agreement
Class Size/Case Load. 26.1 The Association and Board of Education recognize that maximum attention to the students by the educator teacher is desirable to ensure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the BoardBoard of Education. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the educator teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school, the school day, and the assignment of students to classes should be directed toward ensuring that the energies of the educator teacher are primarily utilized to this end. Whenever a district resource educator teacher is requested, provided or assigned, that district resource educator teacher shall assist with assessment, implementation, monitoring, modeling and providing follow-up services for affected building staff and students.
26.1.1 To address class size/case loads following the authorized state count time frame (October count) the district shall allocate FTEs based upon student growth from the previous October count.
26.1.2 The class size/case load committee shall consist of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Director of Special Education, Executive Directors of School Services, and the Association President. The committee shall determine expenditure of the committee’s funds to address class size/case load concerns.
26.2 In K-5 specials classes at K-8 schools or At the elementary schoolslevel, specials educatorsteachers’ class sizes size shall not exceed the highest number of students in any one class per grade level. A specials class may exceed the highest number at that grade level only as an exception to meet individual student need(s) or on a school-by-by- school basis with direct involvement from affected educator(steacher(s), building administration, and Association President or their designee on an annual basis.
26.3 The number of pupils assigned to any classroom shall not exceed the capacity of the teaching facilities with adequate aisle space, storage room, display space, safety considerations, and interest and work centers also considered. Imbalances or overloads in class size including consideration of individual student needs shall be dealt with as follows:
26.3.1 At any time during the school year the teacher may refer the problem to the building principal and/or, in case of a special education overload, the appropriate program director for resolution. Specific information regarding the overload or the imbalance creating the problem shall be provided by the teacher. The Association shall provide an appropriate data collection form, known as the class size/case load imbalance form, for teachers to use in documenting the class size/case load problem. A copy of the form shall be sent to the association president, executive director of human resources, and provided to the building principal. In cases of special education/needs, a copy of the form shall also be sent to the appropriate program director.
26.3.1.1 No later than one (1) week from receipt of the original notification, the teacher shall be notified of the plan for disposition. Unless there are circumstances beyond the district’s control, action shall be fully implemented within three (3) weeks.
26.3.1.2 If the teacher is not satisfied with the proposed resolution, they may refer the matter, either through the building principal or directly, to the Superintendent or their designee.
26.3.1.3 The Superintendent or their designee shall investigate the problem with input from the teacher, the principal, the Executive Directors of School Services and the Association President. Unless there are circumstances beyond the district’s control, the resolution of the problem shall be made by the Superintendent or their designee within one week.
26.3.1.4 Should the resolution not be acceptable at that point it may be referred to the Superintendent.
26.4 The district shall monitor class sizes and caseloads throughout the district and initiate discussions to determine what relief would be necessary. The district and Association recognize the importance of pre-kindergarten through third grade education as the foundation for future success.
26.5 Input given by the Association president regarding their concerns pertaining to problems in class size shall be considered. It is agreed that an effort to resolve any problem should first be made at the building level.
26.6 By the end of the first week of each individual school year, the Superintendent or their designee shall distribute to all teachers a letter delineating a process teachers may follow when they have concerns in regard to meeting the needs of a student in their classroom.
26.7 The district shall publish face-to-face class size data for each school and the district on a class- by-class basis, including specials classes, between October 1 and October 15 and again between February 1 and February 15 and provide information to each school and to the Association President. The data submitted to Human Resources for publication shall be verified by each building principal and respective classroom teacher(s).
26.8 In addition to the procedure to handle immediate class size or case load problems (Articles 26.1, 26.2, 26.3 and 26.4), the district shall establish an advisory committee for transfers resulting from enrollment imbalance or boundary changes.
26.8.1 There will be two (2) elementary teachers, one (1) middle school teacher, and one (1) high school teacher to be appointed by the Association president.
26.8.2 This committee shall meet at the call of the Chief Human Resources Officer or whenever two or more of the members of this committee call for a meeting.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Class Size/Case Load. 26.1 The Association and Board of Education recognize that maximum attention to the students by the educator teacher is desirable to ensure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the BoardBoard of Education. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the educator teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school, the school day, and the assignment of students to classes should be directed toward ensuring that the energies of the educator teacher are primarily utilized to this end. Whenever a district resource educator teacher is requested, provided or assigned, that district resource educator teacher shall assist with assessment, implementation, monitoring, modeling and providing follow-up services for affected building staff and students.
26.1.1 To address class size/case loads following the authorized state count time frame (October count) the district shall allocate FTEs based upon student growth from the previous October count.
26.1.2 The class size/case load committee shall consist of the Chief Human Resources Resource Officer, Director of Special Education, Executive Directors of School Services, and the Association President. The committee shall determine expenditure of the committee’s funds to address class size/case load concerns.
26.2 In K-5 specials classes at K-8 schools or At the elementary schoolslevel, specials educatorsteachers’ class sizes size shall not exceed the highest number of students in any one class per grade level. A specials class may exceed the highest number at that grade level only as an exception to meet individual student need(s) or on a school-by-by- school basis with direct involvement from affected educator(steacher(s), building administration, and Association President or their his/her designee on an annual basis.
26.3 The number of pupils assigned to any classroom shall not exceed the capacity of the teaching facilities with adequate aisle space, storage room, display space, safety considerations, and interest and work centers also considered. Imbalances or overloads in class size including consideration of individual student needs shall be dealt with as follows:
26.3.1 At any time during the school year the teacher may refer the problem to the building principal and/or, in case of a special education overload, the appropriate program director for resolution. Specific information regarding the overload or the imbalance creating the problem shall be provided by the teacher. The Association shall provide an appropriate data collection form, known as the class size/case load imbalance form, for teachers to use in documenting the class size/case load problem. A copy of the form shall be sent to the association president, executive director of human resources, and provided to the building principal. In cases of special education/needs, a copy of the form shall also be sent to the appropriate program director.
26.3.1.1 No later than one (1) week from receipt of the original notification, the teacher shall be notified of the plan for disposition. Unless there are circumstances beyond the district’s control, action shall be fully implemented within three (3) weeks.
26.3.1.2 If the teacher is not satisfied with the proposed resolution, he/she may refer the matter, either through the building principal or directly, to the Superintendent or his/her designee.
26.3.1.3 The Superintendent or his/her designee shall investigate the problem with input from the teacher, the principal, the Executive Directors of School Services and the Association President. Unless there are circumstances beyond the district’s control, the resolution of the problem shall be made by the Superintendent or his/her designee within one week.
26.3.1.4 Should the resolution not be acceptable at that point it may be referred to the Superintendent.
26.4 The district shall monitor class sizes and caseloads throughout the district and initiate discussions to determine what relief would be necessary. The district and Association recognize the importance of pre-kindergarten through third grade education as the foundation for future success.
26.5 Input given by the Association president regarding his/her concerns pertaining to problems in class size shall be considered. It is agreed that an effort to resolve any problem should first be made at the building level.
26.6 By the end of the first week of each individual school year, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall distribute to all teachers a letter delineating a process teachers may follow when they feel placement of a special education student is inappropriate.
26.7 The district shall publish face-to-face class size data for each school and the district on a class-by-class basis, including specials classes, between October 1 and October 15 and again between February 1 and February 15 and provide information to each school and to the Association President. The data submitted to Human Resources for publication shall be verified by each building principal and respective classroom teacher(s).
26.8 In addition to the procedure to handle immediate class size or case load problems (Articles 26.1, 26.2, 26.3 and 26.4), the district shall establish an advisory committee for transfers resulting from enrollment imbalance or boundary changes.
26.8.1 There will be two (2) elementary teachers, one (1) middle school teacher, and one (1) high school teacher to be appointed by the Association president.
26.8.2 This committee shall meet at the call of the Chief Human Resource Officer or whenever two or more of the members of this committee call for a meeting.
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Samples: Master Agreement
