Common use of Class Sizes Clause in Contracts

Class Sizes. The Board is committed to quality education within the constraints of its budget. The Board recognizes that there are many varied and special needs of the student population and therefore realizes that those needs must be dealt with by maintaining appropriate pupil/classroom teacher ratios. The Board agrees to attempt to maintain reasonable class sizes subject to space availability, installation of pilot or innovative programs, budgetary limitations, individual student needs, scheduling requirements, and availability of teachers or necessary funds. It shall be the responsibility of the District Administration, in cooperation with the building principals and the teaching staff, to organize students, teachers and other personnel into instructional groups, given the parameters enumerated above. In so organizing such groups, consideration will be given to providing equal distribution of students at each grade level and in each class section. Teachers may communicate their concerns on this subject either verbally or in writing to their building principals or to the Superintendent. A written response will be provided if so requested. In the event the teacher is not satisfied with the Superintendent's response, the Association may appeal the issue to the Board for resolution. The decision of the Board shall be final and provided in writing to the Association President. Likewise, a committee of two (2) bargaining unit members and two (2) members of the Administration may meet annually before each school year to evaluate class sizes in the District. This committee may make recommendations regarding anticipated class sizes to the Superintendent, who will provide a written response to such recommendations. In the event the response of the Superintendent is unacceptable to the committee, both the recommendations of the committee and the response of the Superintendent will be presented to the Board, provided, however, that neither such recommendations nor such response shall be binding from the Board.

Class Sizes. ‌ The Board is committed to quality education within the constraints of its budget. The Board recognizes that there are many varied and special needs of the student population and therefore realizes that those needs must be dealt with by maintaining appropriate pupil/classroom teacher ratios. The Board agrees to attempt to maintain reasonable class sizes subject to space availability, installation of pilot or innovative programs, budgetary limitations, individual student needs, scheduling requirements, and availability of teachers or necessary funds. It shall be the responsibility of the District Administration, in cooperation with the building principals and the teaching staff, to organize students, teachers and other personnel into instructional groups, given the parameters enumerated above. In so organizing such groups, consideration will be given to providing equal distribution of students at each grade level and in each class section. Teachers may communicate their concerns on this subject either verbally or in writing to their building principals or to the Superintendent. A written response will be provided if so requested. In the event the teacher is not satisfied with the Superintendent's response, the Association may appeal the issue to the Board for resolution. The decision of the Board shall be final and provided in writing to the Association President. Likewise, a committee of two (2) bargaining unit members and two (2) members of the Administration may meet annually before each school year to evaluate class sizes in the District. This committee may make recommendations regarding anticipated class sizes to the Superintendent, who will provide a written response to such recommendations. In the event the response of the Superintendent is unacceptable to the committee, both the recommendations of the committee and the response of the Superintendent will be presented to the Board, provided, however, that neither such recommendations nor such response shall be binding from the Board.