In accordance with negotiated employee agreements, the Board shall establish upper and lower class size limits recommended by the Superintendent or designee as being appropriate for the subject taught and conducive to the effective use of teaching staff.
The Board believes that individual attention is crucial to students in the elementary grades, where they acquire the basic skills that serve as the foundation for all their subsequent learning. The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that classes in designated elementary grades are reduced to 20 or fewer students per teacher.
(cf. 6117 - Year-Round Schedules)
(cf. 7111 - Evaluating Existing Buildings)
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that the teachers of these classes receive training which will help them to maximize the educational advantages of class size reduction.
The Superintendent or designee shall regularly prepare reports that will enable the Board to evaluate the impact of class size on the achievement of district educational goals.
(cf. 6190 - Evaluation of the Instructional Program)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
17742 Rules for determining area of adequate school construction; exceptions
17742.7 Formula for calculation
33050 Nonwaivable provisions
41375 Legislative intent encouraging reduction in class size
41376 Minimum class size standards
41378 Apportionments and allowances, kindergarten classes
46205 Computation for early-late programs
52120-52128 Class size reduction program
52080-52090 Morgan-Hart Class Size Reduction Act of 1989
GOVERNMENT CODE
3543.2 Scope of representation
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
15103 Definitions
15130-15133 Class size reduction program
Management Resources:
CDE PROGRAM ADVISORIES
0921.90 Implementing Class Size Reduction under the Morgan-Hart Class Size Reduction Act of 1989 , CIL: 90/91-01
Policy ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: September 9, 1997 Alhambra, California