Common use of GOAL/MAXIMUM LIMIT Clause in Contracts

GOAL/MAXIMUM LIMIT. The Board and the Association agree that reduced class sizes are desirable to maximize the individualized instruction and increase potential for achievement and learning. The maximum class size for all classes with the exception of physical education and music will be twenty-nine (29). Students mainstreamed into a class for two (2) or less hours per day will not be counted toward class size maximums. See Adjustments section below for exceptions, however class size shall never exceed thirty-one (31) students. In the event of loss of staff, for reasons other than reduction-in-force or increased enrollment, the District and the Association agree to reach a short term remedy to respond to the impact on class size. Such remedy shall be limited to solutions within budgetary constraints. In determining class size, the Board shall consider the physical size and condition of the classroom, as well as, all health and safety aspects of the room as required by law. This shall be of paramount importance when determining class sizes for labs, industrial arts classes, physical education, and special education.