Common use of Class Sizes Clause in Contracts

Class Sizes. The Board will make every effort to maintain the following classroom maximums: 1. Elementary Schools Maximum Kindergarten, First Grade 25 Second, Third Grades 25 Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Grades 30 Resource Room County Regulation Speech & Language Impaired County Regulation a. If an elementary classroom is assigned students beyond 25 in grades K-3 or 30 in grades 4-6 for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $200 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of overload will be counted toward the following trimester of that school year. b. Teachers that have mainstreamed (ISD) categorical students who are placed into regular classrooms and create an overload will be compensated at a prorated amount based upon the time the students are scheduled into the regular classroom. c. Split classes must be two consecutive grades. Teachers who have split classes in grades K-6 shall be allocated $1000.00 per year. This amount will be payable after all classroom adjustments are completed for the year or October 1, whichever comes first. Split grade assignments will be rotated every year among the teachers of the affected grade levels, unless a teacher volunteers for the split assignment. d. Elementary Special Subject Teachers: Teachers of classes such as music, art, technology, and physical education generally have several special needs students assigned to their classes and may have higher class sizes than the general education classes, they shall be allocated $150 per year above and beyond any money available from regular building or department budgets to be spent on additional approved supplies and/or equipment for their classrooms. 2. Secondary Schools Maximum English, Social Studies, Business 33 Math, Science, Language Arts, Health 33 Co-taught classes 31 Resource Room County Regulation Speech & Language Impaired County Regulation a. If a secondary classroom is assigned students beyond 33 in any of the above stated classes for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $40 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the next trimester. b. If a secondary classroom is assigned students beyond 33 in any of the above stated classes for a period of 15 school days or more per semester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $60 for each student over the maximum per semester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the semester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the second semester. c. In a secondary class where special education students are clustered for the purpose of co- teaching strategies in which both a regular education teacher and a special education teacher are assigned, the maximum number of special education students (classified by an IEP and excluding speech & language impairment) will be 13 with a class maximum of 31. d. If a co-taught classroom exceeds 31 students for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, each teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $40 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the next trimester. e. If a co-taught classroom exceeds 31 students for a period of 15 school days or more per semester, each teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $60 for each student over the maximum per semester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the semester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the second semester. f. The following class sizes are governed by the facilities: keyboarding, industrial arts, drafting, vocational shop, life management, art, general music, vocal music, beginning instruction in instrumental music, instrumental music, physical education, and swimming.

Class Sizes. The Board will make every effort to maintain the following classroom maximums: 1. Elementary Schools Maximum Kindergarten, First Grade 25 Second, Third Grades 25 Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Grades 30 Resource Room County Regulation Speech & Language Impaired County Regulation a. If an elementary classroom is assigned students beyond 25 in grades K-3 or 30 in grades 4-6 for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $200 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of overload will be counted toward the following trimester of that school year. b. Teachers that have mainstreamed (ISD) categorical students who are placed into regular classrooms and create an overload will be compensated at a prorated amount based upon the time the students are scheduled into the regular classroom. c. Split classes must be two consecutive grades. Teachers who have split classes in grades K-6 shall be allocated $1000.00 per year. This amount will be payable after all classroom adjustments are completed for the year or October 1, whichever comes first. Split grade assignments will be rotated every year among the teachers of the affected grade levels, unless a teacher volunteers for the split assignment. d. Elementary Special Subject Teachers: Teachers of classes such as music, art, technology, and physical education generally have several special needs students assigned to their classes and may have higher class sizes than the general education classes, they shall be allocated $150 per year above and beyond any money available from regular building or department budgets to be spent on additional approved supplies and/or equipment for their classrooms.to 2. Secondary Schools Maximum English, Social Studies, Business 33 Math, Science, Language Arts, Health 33 Co-taught classes 31 Resource Room County Regulation Speech & Language Impaired County Regulation a. If a secondary classroom is assigned students beyond 33 in any of the above stated classes for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $40 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the next trimester. b. If a secondary classroom is assigned students beyond 33 in any of the above stated classes for a period of 15 school days or more per semester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $60 for each student over the maximum per semester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the semester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the second semester. c. In a secondary class where special education students are clustered for the purpose of co- teaching strategies in which both a regular education teacher and a special education teacher are assigned, the maximum number of special education students (classified by an IEP and excluding speech & language impairment) will be 13 with a class maximum of 31. d. If a co-taught classroom exceeds 31 students for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, each teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $40 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the next trimester. e. If a co-taught classroom exceeds 31 students for a period of 15 school days or more per semester, each teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $60 for each student over the maximum per semester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the semester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the second semester. f. The following class sizes are governed by the facilities: keyboarding, industrial arts, drafting, vocational shop, life management, art, general music, vocal music, beginning instruction in instrumental music, instrumental music, physical education, and swimming.

Class Sizes. The Board will make every effort to maintain the following classroom maximums: 1. Elementary Schools Maximum Kindergarten, First Grade 25 Second, Third Grades 25 Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Grades 30 Resource Room County Regulation Speech & Language Impaired County Regulation a. If an elementary classroom is assigned students beyond 25 in grades K-3 or 30 in grades 4-6 for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $200 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of overload will be counted toward the following trimester of that school year. b. Teachers that have mainstreamed (ISD) categorical students who are placed into regular classrooms and create an overload will be compensated at a prorated amount based upon the time the students are scheduled into the regular classroom. c. Split classes must be two consecutive grades. Teachers who have split classes in grades K-6 shall be allocated $1000.00 per year. This amount will be payable after all classroom adjustments are completed for the year or October 1, whichever comes first. Split grade assignments will be rotated every year among the teachers of the affected grade levels, unless a teacher volunteers for the split assignment. d. Elementary Special Subject Teachers: Teachers of classes such as music, art, technology, and physical education generally have several special needs students assigned to their classes and may have higher class sizes than the general education classes, they shall be allocated $150 per year above and beyond any money available from regular building or department budgets to be spent on additional approved supplies and/or equipment for their classrooms. 2. Secondary Schools Maximum English, Social Studies, Business 33 Math, Science, Language Arts, Health 33 Co-taught classes 31 Resource Room County Regulation Speech & Language Impaired County Regulation a. If a secondary classroom is assigned students beyond 33 in any of the above stated classes for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $40 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the next trimester. b. If a secondary classroom is assigned students beyond 33 in any of the above stated classes for a period of 15 school days or more per semester, the teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $60 for each student over the maximum per semester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the semester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the second semester. c. In a secondary class where special education students are clustered for the purpose of co- teaching strategies in which both a regular education teacher and a special education teacher are assigned, the maximum number of special education students (classified by an IEP and excluding speech & language impairment) will be 13 with a class maximum of 31. d. If a co-taught classroom exceeds 31 students for a period of 10 school days or more per trimester, each teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $40 for each student over the maximum per trimester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the trimester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the next trimester. e. If a co-taught classroom exceeds 31 students for a period of 15 school days or more per semester, each teacher will be entitled to an additional payment of $60 for each student over the maximum per semester. If a teacher is assigned an overload within 10 days of the end of the semester, the time of the overload will be counted toward the second semester. f. The following class sizes are governed by the facilities: keyboarding, industrial arts, drafting, vocational shop, life management, art, general music, vocal music, beginning instruction in instrumental music, instrumental music, physical education, and swimming.