Common use of Class Size Limitations Clause in Contracts

Class Size Limitations. 1. The Board of Education agrees to set class size limitations of 30 in grades kindergarten and first grade, 31 in grades 2 through 6, and 33 in grades 7 through 12. Because of numerous scheduling problems, the Board of Education will agree that a one student per teacher session variable may exist. A review board consisting of a senior high, middle/junior high school and an elementary teacher will meet prior to the tenth student day to review class loads throughout the School District. 2. Class overloads shall be determined on a daily basis. When a class size, after the tenth student day, exceeds the limit, the teacher shall be paid: a. $5.00 per additional student per day in the elementary schools b. $1.00 per additional student per hour in the middle/junior high schools c. $1.25 per additional student per block in the high schools (also refer to page 17 for class size for the English Department) d. Elementary Physical Education and Music will be paid per student, per class according to the following rates depending on the length of the class: 0-15 minutes $ .25 16-30 minutes $ .50 31-45 minutes $ .75 46-60 minutes $1.00 Compensation for overloads shall be paid twice a year. Payments of overloads shall be issued on the last pay of the first semester and the last pay of the second semester. 3. An acceptable reason for altering the class size objectives may be any of the following: a. A class larger than 34 is necessary and desirable in order to provide for specialized or experimental instruction. b. Special subjects with less than 34 teaching stations be limited to the number of students for stations available. 4. The district and Union agree that the assignment of teachers for the purpose of class-size reduction grades K-3 will be subject to the availability of funding. Both parties agree these positions will be eliminated if funding is not available. a. The district will determine the classrooms that will be assigned class-size reduction teachers. b. A substitute teacher will be provided after three (3) consecutive absences of the same teacher for the classrooms that have two (2) teachers assigned for the purposes of the Lower Class Size Reduction Grant when only one (1) teacher is absent. If after three (3) consecutive absences of the same teacher and a substitute teacher is not provided the teacher will be compensated at the rate of $100.00 per day or $50.00 per half day. c. If there is a shortage of substitutes in the district/building then classrooms that are not assigned two teachers will receive a substitute teacher first if a substitute teacher is available. 5. The Department of Instruction will meet each spring with a committee of the TFT prior to the establishment of elementary classes to provide input in order to reduce or eliminate combination classes for the next school year.

Class Size Limitations. 1. The Board of Education agrees to set class size limitations of 30 in grades kindergarten and first grade, 31 in grades 2 through 6, and 33 in grades 7 through 12. Because of numerous scheduling problems, the Board of Education will agree that a one student per teacher session variable may exist. A review board consisting of a senior high, middle/junior high school school, and an elementary teacher will meet prior to the tenth student day to review class loads throughout the School District. 2. Class overloads shall be determined on a daily basis. When a class size, after the tenth student day, exceeds the limit, the teacher shall be paid: a. $5.00 per additional student per day in the elementary schools b. $1.00 per additional student per hour in the middle/junior high schools c. $1.25 1.50 per additional student per block in the high schools (also refer to page 17 18 for class size for the English Department) d. Elementary Physical Education and Music will be paid per student, per class according to the following rates depending on the length of the class: 0-15 minutes $ .25 16-30 minutes $ .50 31-45 minutes $ .75 46-60 minutes $1.00 Compensation for overloads shall be paid twice a year. Payments of overloads shall be issued on the last pay of the first semester and the last pay of the second semester. 3. An acceptable reason for altering the class size objectives may be any of the following: a. A class larger than 34 is necessary and desirable in order to provide for specialized or experimental instruction. b. Special subjects with less than 34 teaching stations be limited to the number of students for stations available. 4. The district and Union agree that the assignment of teachers for the purpose of class-size reduction grades K-3 will be subject to the availability of funding. Both parties agree these positions will be eliminated if funding is not available. a. The district will determine the classrooms that will be assigned class-size reduction teachers. b. A substitute teacher will be provided after three (3) consecutive absences of the same teacher for the classrooms that have two (2) teachers assigned for the purposes of the Lower Class Size Reduction Grant when only one (1) teacher is absent. If after three (3) consecutive absences of the same teacher and a substitute teacher is not provided the teacher will be compensated at the rate of $100.00 per day or $50.00 per half day. c. If there is a shortage of substitutes in the district/building then classrooms that are not assigned two teachers will receive a substitute teacher first if a substitute teacher is available. 5. The Department of Instruction will meet each spring with a committee of the TFT prior to the establishment of elementary classes to provide input in order to reduce or eliminate combination classes for the next school year.

Class Size Limitations. 1. The Board of Education agrees to set class size limitations of 30 in grades kindergarten and first grade, 31 in grades 2 through 6, and 33 in grades 7 through 12. Because of numerous scheduling problems, the Board of Education will agree that a one (1) student per teacher session variable may exist. A review board consisting of a senior high, middle/junior high school and an elementary teacher will meet prior to the tenth student day to review class loads throughout the School District. 2. Class overloads shall be determined on a daily basis. When a class size, after the tenth student dayday for the first trimester and the fifth student day for the second and third trimester, exceeds the limit, the teacher shall be paid: a. $5.00 per additional student per day in the elementary schools b. $1.00 per additional student per hour in the middle/junior high schools c. $1.25 per additional student per block in the high schools (also refer to page 17 Article X, Section J, 1) for class size for the English Department) d. Elementary Physical Education and Music will be paid per student, per class according to the following rates depending on the length of the class: 0-15 minutes $ .25 16-30 minutes $ .50 31-45 minutes $ .75 46-60 minutes $1.00 Compensation for overloads shall be paid twice a three times per year. Payments of overloads shall be issued on paid at the last pay end of the first semester and the last pay of the second semestereach trimester. 3. An acceptable reason for altering the class size objectives may be any of the following: a. A class larger than 34 is necessary and desirable in order to provide for specialized or experimental instruction. b. Special subjects with less than 34 teaching stations be limited to the number of students for stations available. 4. The district and Union agree that the assignment of teachers for the purpose of class-size reduction grades K-3 will be subject to the availability of funding. Both parties agree these positions will be eliminated if funding is not available. a. The district will determine the classrooms that will be assigned class-size reduction teachers. b. A substitute teacher will be provided after three (3) consecutive absences of the same teacher for the classrooms that have two (2) teachers assigned for the purposes of the Lower Class Size Reduction Grant when only one (1) teacher is absent. If after three (3) consecutive absences of the same teacher and a substitute teacher is not provided the teacher will be compensated at the rate of $100.00 per day or $50.00 per half day. c. If there is a shortage of substitutes in the district/building then classrooms that are not assigned two teachers will receive a substitute teacher first if a substitute teacher is available. 5. The Department of Instruction will meet each spring with a committee of the TFT prior to the establishment of elementary classes to provide input in order to reduce or eliminate combination classes for the next school year.

Class Size Limitations. 1. The Board of Education agrees to set class size limitations of 30 in grades kindergarten and first grade, 31 in grades 2 through 6, and 33 in grades 7 through 12. Because of numerous scheduling problems, the Board of Education will agree that a one student per teacher session variable may exist. A review board consisting of a senior high, middle/junior high school school, and an elementary teacher will meet prior to the tenth student day to review class loads throughout the School District. 2. Class overloads shall be determined on a daily basis. When a class size, after the tenth student day, exceeds the limit, the teacher shall be paid: a. $5.00 per additional student per day in the elementary schools b. $1.00 per additional student per hour in the middle/junior high schools c. $1.25 1.50 per additional student per block in the high schools (also refer to page 17 for class size for the English Department) d. Elementary Physical Education and Music will be paid per student, per class according to the following rates depending on the length of the class: 0-15 minutes $ .25 16-30 minutes $ .50 31-45 minutes $ .75 46-60 minutes $1.00 Compensation for overloads shall be paid twice a year. Payments of overloads shall be issued on the last pay of the first semester and the last pay of the second semester. 3. An acceptable reason for altering the class size objectives may be any of the following: a. A class larger than 34 is necessary and desirable in order to provide for specialized or experimental instruction. b. Special subjects with less than 34 teaching stations be limited to the number of students for stations available. 4. The district and Union agree that the assignment of teachers for the purpose of class-size reduction grades K-3 will be subject to the availability of funding. Both parties agree these positions will be eliminated if funding is not available. a. The district will determine the classrooms that will be assigned class-size reduction teachers. b. A substitute teacher will be provided after three (3) consecutive absences of the same teacher for the classrooms that have two (2) teachers assigned for the purposes of the Lower Class Size Reduction Grant when only one (1) teacher is absent. If after three (3) consecutive absences of the same teacher and a substitute teacher is not provided the teacher will be compensated at the rate of $100.00 per day or $50.00 per half day. c. If there is a shortage of substitutes in the district/building then classrooms that are not assigned two teachers will receive a substitute teacher first if a substitute teacher is available. 5. The Department of Instruction will meet each spring with a committee of the TFT prior to the establishment of elementary classes to provide input in order to reduce or eliminate combination classes for the next school year.