Class Load Relief System Sample Clauses

Class Load Relief System. 1. In the interest of alleviating class load concerns in the District, the following system of class load relief will be undertaken. The components and sequence of the system are set out below. 2. The process will begin with the establishment of base staffing ratios by the District in the spring for the ensuing year. For example, in 2007-08 the District set the following staffing ratios: Grades K-1 21:1 2-4 25:1 5-6 27:1 7-8 24.1:1 9-12 24.3:1 3. The following are the class-size norms and teaching load norms the duration of this contract: Grades K-1 CN = 20 2-4 CN = 24 5-6 CN = 26 7-8: TLN = 23.1 x 6/5 x 5 = 138.6 (rounded to 139) 9-12: TLN = 23.3 x 6/5 x 5 = 139.8 (rounded to 140) (TLN = daily Teaching Load Norms for a 1.0 FTE teacher; 6/5 = periods in student day divided by 1.0 FTE teaching load; 5 = periods taught by 1.0 FTE teacher.) 4. Trigger points for class load relief will then be established by adding an allowed overage number to the respective class-size norms. That is, class-size (or teaching-load) norm + allowed overage number +1 = trigger point for relief. 5. In calculating a given teacher's class load, the following rules will apply: a. Elementary special education students assigned to a regular classroom for part of the school day will count as 1.0 FTE. Where teachers team teach or otherwise share students, Section 6.7.A.5.b shall take precedence over this subsection. Special education students who are mainstreamed for less than 30 minutes per day are not counted toward trigger. b. Where more than one teacher shares a class, e.g., in cases where an overload situation has been remedied by the addition of a part-time teacher, the class size will be determined by dividing the class enrollment by the FTE teachers assigned to the class. (For example, a class of 40 being taught by 1.5 FTE teachers would have an adjusted class size of 27 for purposes of determining eligibility for class load relief.) c. Part-time teachers will be treated on a pro rata basis for determining eligibility for relief and the amount of relief, if any. (For example, a .6 FTE secondary teacher with 99 students will be deemed to have a class load of 165 on a 1.0 FTE basis [99 divided by .6]. Relief for an eligible .6 FTE teacher would be .6 of the full relief.)