Class Size Committee. The Class Size Committee shall be a committee made up of two administrators selected by the Vice President of Instruction and two faculty appointed by the Faculty Association President.
Class Size Committee. A committee not to exceed six (6) persons in number shall be appointed, one-half (1/2) by the Superintendent and one-half (1/2) by the Union President, to examine any assertions by a teacher that the teacher’s class load is unreasonably excessive. Further, upon request of one-half (1/2) of the committee membership, the Committee shall be convened to consider any matter related to class size, provided such request for a meeting from the same persons need not be honored within ninety (90) calendar days of the previous request. Specific recommendations shall be made to the Superintendent based upon the findings of the Committee.
Class Size Committee. When a unit member has a concern regarding the unequal distribution of general or special education students in classes in his/her grade level or department, the unit member may request a “site class-size committee” meeting. This committee will be composed of the affected unit member, the grade level representative or department chair and the principal. This committee will meet to propose a recommendation to resolve the concerns. If mutually agreed upon, this recommendation will be immediately implemented. If this committee is unable to resolve the concerns, the matter will be referred to the Superintendent or designee for resolution.
Class Size Committee. (1) A joint class size committee shall be established within four (4) weeks after the execution date of this Agreement. The committee shall consist of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and two
(2) Alternates or replacements of committee members shall be the sole prerogative of the party involved. No decision of the committee shall be binding if one or more of the committee members is not present when the decision is made. Further, the committee is authorized to hear and investigate complaints regarding class size and make recommendations to the Superintendent regarding such complaints.
(3) The committee shall have authority to recommend to the Superintendent specific changes to be made to accomplish its objectives. The Superintendent shall implement the recommendations in each case as soon as possible.
(4) In the event that a majority vote on a decision of the committee is not forthcoming within ten (10) days after the consideration of the issue, the Association may have the matter submitted to an arbitrator selected by the parties as set forth in Article V, Section H-Arbitration, of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with Article V, Section H, of this Agreement.
(5) The Employer will furnish all relevant information requested by the
(6) The Employer agrees to maintain the average statewide class size ratio
(7) For position allocation purposes, special education students, with the exception of those in self-contained classes, shall be counted as both regular students and special education students.
(8) For position allocation purposes, special education students in integrated self-contained classes shall be counted as one-half of regular students and as full count of special education students.
Class Size Committee. A committee comprised of three (3) members appointed by the Union President and three (3) members appointed by the Superintendent shall meet to review any class size issues. Available materials shall be provided to Committee members in an appropriate format and in a timely manner. The Committee’s report, including any recommendations and any minority report(s) supported by two (2) or more Committee members, will be forwarded to the Board of Education and will be an agenda item at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. An author or designee of a minority report may address the Board. The Committee shall meet at additional times at the request of either the Union President or the Superintendent. The report contents and recommendations or Board action on the report or recommendations are not subject to the grievance or arbitration process.
Class Size Committee. When a unit member has a concern regarding the unequal distribution of general or special education students in classes in their grade level or department, the unit member may request a “site class-size committee” meeting. This committee will be composed of the affected unit member, the grade level representative or department chair and the principal.
20.6.1 The committee shall be formed within two (2) weeks of the date of the unit member’s request.
20.6.2 The committee shall meet and propose a recommendation to resolve the concerns within one (1) week of being formed (three weeks from the date of the request).
20.6.3 If mutually agreed upon, this recommendation will be immediately implemented.
20.6.4 If this committee is unable to resolve the concerns, the matter will be referred to the Superintendent or designee for resolution within five (5) weeks of the date of the unity member’s request.
Class Size Committee. 1. A joint class size committee shall be established within four (4) weeks after the execution date of this Agreement. The committee shall consist of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and two (2) representatives appointed by the Association.
2. Alternates or replacements of committee members shall be the sole prerogative of the party involved. No decision of the committee shall be binding if one or more of the committee members is not present when the decision is made. Further, the committee is authorized to hear and investigate complaints regarding class size and make recommendations to the Superintendent regarding such complaints.
3. The committee shall have authority to recommend to the Superintendent specific changes to be made to accomplish its objectives. The Superintendent shall implement the recommendations in each case as soon as possible.
4. In the event that a majority vote on a decision of the committee is not forthcoming within ten (10) days after the consideration of the issue, the Association may have the matter submitted to an arbitrator selected by the parties as set forth in Article V, Section H-Arbitration, of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with Article V, Section H, of this Agreement.
5. The Employer will furnish all relevant information requested by the committee.
6. The Employer agrees to maintain the average statewide class size ratio of
Class Size Committee. The parties acknowledge that circumstances could arise where exceptions to the above class size averages or caps may be made. Such cases may include efforts to keep families together, enrollment patterns, population shifts, a decrease in state or federal funding, an unusual variation between school enrollments at different grade levels or to allow the district to avoid creating split grade level classes. Teachers will not be asked to exceed these limits individually. The issue must be brought to the class size committee for resolution. All schools will form a class size committee. The committee shall be composed of the following voting members: • School Principal • Assistant Superintendent (if not able to attend, the Asst. Supt. will appoint a proxy) • A teacher from an affected classroom or other staff member in the affected license area. This person will be chosen by the SPFE xxxxxxx. • A building xxxxxxx OR another licensed staff person appointed by the Federation. Two (2) parents, to be appointed by the school’s PTA or PTO (If there is no active PTA or PTO, the parents will be appointed by the principal and the building xxxxxxx. If the principal and xxxxxxx are unable to agree on two parents to appoint, the principal will appoint one parent and the xxxxxxx will appoint the other.) Lack of parent involvement will not preclude the committee from developing recommendations. Prior to the first week of school the SPFE stewards and principal shall examine an enrollment report describing the enrollment of each section being offered at the school. The stewards and principal will try to eliminate as many issues as they can prior to convening the Class Size Committee. All affected teachers will be invited to attend the Class Size Committee to participate in the discussion of possible solutions. If called to convene, the committee shall meet before the first day of students attending in the fall. The committee will review class size data for the classes approaching or exceeding class size averages and/or caps. The committee will develop a plan on what to do about each potential class, or grade level in elementary, with a class size issue. Possible solutions will be presented to the affected teachers for their feedback and/or possible approval. The Federation agrees not to grieve such an exception, when approved by a majority of the committee, for the remainder of the school year for which the exception is made only if the committee’s recommended remedies are impl...
Class Size Committee. 1. A joint class size committee shall be established within four (4) weeks after the execution date of this Agreement. The committee shall consist of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and two (2) representatives ap- pointed by the Association. Alternates or replacements of committee members shall be the sole prerogative of the party involved. No decision of the committee shall be binding if one or more of the committee members is not present when the decision is made. Further, the committee is authorized to hear and investigate complaints regarding class size and make rec- ommendations to the Superintendent regarding such complaints.
2. The committee shall have authority to recommend to the Superintendent specific changes to be made to accomplish its objectives. The Superintendent shall implement the recommendations in each case as soon as possible.
3. In the event that a majority vote on a decision of the committee is not forthcoming within ten (10) days after the consideration of the issue, the Association may have the matter submitted to an arbitrator selected by the parties as set forth in Article V, Section G.2-Arbitration, of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with Article V, Section G, of this Agreement.
4. The Employer will furnish all relevant information requested by the committee.
5. The Employer agrees to maintain the average statewide class size ratio of 26.15 to 1.
6. For position allocation purposes, special education students, with the exception of those in self-contained classes, shall be counted as both regular students and special education students.
7. It is recognized in fulfilling the obligations set forth in this Article that bargaining unit positions allocated for each of the school years 2003-04 and 2004-05 shall not be reduced to implement said Article, except as provided for by statutes.
Class Size Committee. A committee comprised of three (3) members appointed by the Union President and three (3) members appointed by the Superintendent shall meet to review any class size issues. The Committee shall meet within five (5) days of the six-day audit both semesters. Available materials shall be provided to Committee members in an appropriate format and in a timely manner. The Committee’s report, including any recommendations and any minority report(s) supported by two (2) or more Committee members, will be forwarded to the Board of Education and will be an agenda item at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. An author or designee of a minority report may address the Board. The Committee shall meet at additional times at the request of either the Union President or the Superintendent. The report contents and recommendations or Board action on the report or recommendations are not subject to the grievance or arbitration process.
