606.1 - Class Size

The size of each class shall depend upon the type of instruction needed to assist each student to develop his/her academic and occupational capacities to the utmost.  Effective use of staff shall also be considered in organizing and scheduling classroom instruction.  The administrators of each school shall determine class size for each school unit, within the general policy established for class size by the Board of Education.

Class size for special education students is established by state statute and AEA (Area Education Agency) guidelines.

The superintendent of school and his/her administrative staff are instructed to investigate new approaches and techniques for organizing and scheduling classroom instruction.

 

 

Adopted:               03/03/1989
Reviewed:             01/15/2020