Class Size/ Overloads. The District will hire and assign certificated instructional staff to instructional duties to the maximum extent as provided by the state funded ratio no later than October 1 of each year. The District will make every effort to provide staffing at an equitable level between buildings while maintaining necessary program offerings. The District and Association have agreed to the following class size and work load assistance plan:
Class Size/ Overloads. Conferences The District shall attempt to maintain class sizes during the course of a school year within the guidelines and following the process outlined below. To the maximum extent feasible distribution of students will be balanced in regards to all factors (gender, ability, etc.). Busing students to adjacent buildings is to be considered when class sizes are significantly overloaded at one school and class size is low at the adjacent school. Parent requests may be accepted and approval decided by lottery or an alternative system designed by the building staff and administrator(s). An apparent egregious overload situation not otherwise provided for below may be taken to the appropriate Assistant Superintendent for review. His/her decision may be appealed to the Superintendent or his/her designee. The term "class size" as referred to in this provision means the ratio between the total number of FTE students in a class and the number of teachers in that class. Although not subject to overload compensation, the District shall attempt to maintain a District-wide student to secondary school counselor ratio of 350:1. Overload payment requests must be submitted by the tenth of the month except for September, which will be submitted by the tenth of October and paid in October. If an employee misses a deadline, he or she may request an extension by submitting a written request to the Director of Human Resources. Late allowances shall not be granted more than three months beyond a reporting deadline and not more than once in a given school year. The District shall work toward ratios, which do not exceed the following numbers by grade level: 1) Elementary Grade 3 25 pupils a) The first overload in an elementary class will be paid $145 per month. September - May are to be considered the nine covered months. The first student is not eligible for paraeducator time.
Class Size/ Overloads. When the number of students exceeds the District Class Size Goals, an overload exists for that classroom, or middle school class load, and the following will occur:
