Common use of Grade 4-8 Class Size Reduction Clause in Contracts

Grade 4-8 Class Size Reduction. The Parties note the government’s intention, conditional upon the approval by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, to fund in the GSN a reduction of the average class size in grades 4 to 8 from 25.0 to 24.5 as follows : o September 1, 2009 : 0.18 teacher per 1,000 grade 4 to 8 pupils o September 1, 2010 : 0.37 teacher per 1,000 grade 4 to 8 pupils o September 1, 2011 : 0.57 teacher per 1,000 grade 4 to 8 pupils o August 31, 2012 : 0.96 teacher per 1,000 grade 4 to 8 pupils • The Appendix, “Grade 4-8 Class Size Reduction”, provides the Board-by-Board projections of additional teaching positions funded per school year under this allocation. • Boards will hire the full complement of additional funded elementary teachers that result from the new allocation. • The Board-Level Staffing Committee will be engaged in the allocation of this additional staffing.

Grade 4-8 Class Size Reduction. The Parties note the government’s intention, conditional upon the approval by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, to fund in the GSN a reduction of the average class size in grades 4 to 8 from 25.0 to 24.5 as follows follows: o • September 1, 2009 : 0.18 teacher per 1,000 grade 4 to 8 pupils o • September 1, 2010 : 0.37 teacher per 1,000 grade 4 to 8 pupils o • September 1, 2011 : 0.57 teacher per 1,000 grade 4 to 8 pupils o • August 31, 2012 : 0.96 teacher per 1,000 grade 4 to 8 pupils • The Appendix, “Grade 4-8 Class Size Reduction”, provides the Board-by-Board projections of additional teaching positions funded per school year under this allocation. • Boards will hire the full complement of additional funded elementary teachers that result from the new allocation. • The Board-Level Staffing Committee will be engaged in the allocation of this additional staffing.