IE Instructional Arrangements

IE  

Instructional Arrangements  

Each building principal shall organize the instructional program in a manner compatible with these policies.  

Class Size 

Class size shall be determined by: class enrollment, teacher availability, budget and facility limitations.  

Recommended class sizes in the district will be determined by grade level/class enrollment, teacher availability, budget limitations and facility utilization and shall not be subject to negotiations. Any annual adjustments to the recommended class size for any grade level or building will be at the discretion of the Superintendent. 

Following are the class sizes for grades K-5: 

Classroom Size 
All K-5 classrooms in the district that are approximately 750 sq. ft. (gross) or less will be designated as small classrooms, with a maximum class size not to exceed the recommended class sizes above. A list of district classrooms with their assigned designation will be maintained by the Executive Director of Business and Operations.  

Assignment of K-5 Students 
K-5 students will be assigned through a registration and enrollment process (cf. Policy JBC) until all buildings attain the Recommended Class Size, above. At that point, additional students will be assigned one-by-one  through the school district’s enrollment process (cf. Policy JBC), with an effort to maintain a balance among  class sizes within grade levels across the district.  

In determining class size, all students receiving instruction in the regular classroom one or more periods daily will be counted as one student, including special education students and English-as-a-Second-Language students. Each Emotionally Disturbed (ED) student will be counted as two students if he/she receives instruction for one or more periods a day in the regular classroom. Otherwise, he/she will be counted as one student. Severely Mentally Handicapped and Trainable Mentally Handicapped students will not be counted, as their time spent in the regular classroom is limited or strictly supervised by special education staff.  

Situations Requiring Re-Assignment of K-5 Students  
The Enrollment and/or Appeal of Assignment Process will be used in situations requiring reassignment of students to other buildings.  

• Non-resident students will be considered first for reassignment to another school within the district, through the enrollment/appeal process.  
• Voluntary transfers considered next: Those who voluntarily complete an Appeal form.  
• Generally, students without brothers and sisters in the building will be reassigned through a forced selection process before those with siblings.  
• Reassigned students may specifically request to be placed on established waiting lists (cf. JBC).  

Scheduling for Instruction 
Class schedules shall be developed to meet district instructional goals and learning objectives. 

Pre-enrollment 
The administration shall develop and coordinate pre-enrollment activities each spring.  

Scheduling for Instruction 
A registration and lottery for students who will be in grades K-5 for the subsequent school year will be conducted in the spring prior to the district-wide enrollment date(s).  

In the spring of each year, pre-enrollment activities will be scheduled for students entering grades 6-11. The administrative team will develop and coordinate pre-enrollment activities each year in such a manner as not to disrupt the education process of any student for prolonged periods of time.  

Student Schedules 
The building principal and counselor will make every attempt to schedule students in the classes offered in the master schedule and desired by the students.  

Independent Study for High School 
A faculty committee shall develop guidelines that outline the framework of an independent study program, and develop criteria to be used in the selection of students to participate in an independent study programs.  

All independent study programs will then be submitted to the Curriculum Design Process for approval.  

Adoption Date: 07/12/1993, Revised: 05/13/1996; 04/28/2003, 06/08/2009: 04/22/2024