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. 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.
Class Size Committee. A joint District and Federation class size subcommittee will be formed to address issues, including but not limited to, a long-range phased plan to address district- wide class size issues, including mainstreaming, inclusion, combination classes, and students with diverse needs. The District and Federation agree to the reconstitution of the class size sub- committee, the purpose of which will be to study and recommend contract language to address the issues of special needs students.
1. Both parties agree to continue deliberation of the Class Size Subcommittee to develop pilot proposals to address issues including but not limited to:
a. A differential staffing ratio at sites with high numbers of students with diverse needs.
b. A long range phased plan to address district wide class size issues.
c. Issues including mainstreaming and combination classes. A committee will be formed to deal with inclusion issues and SED issues.
2. A study of the impact of various class size reduction scenarios on facilities shall be conducted, with the capacity of sites to be considered.
