Class Size and Load. The following parameters shall be met unless the Board of Education must enact a Reduction in Force. 1. Elementary Class Size (K-5) Grade Level Students per Class Classroom Aide Half-Day Kindergarten 20 21 Full-Day Kindergarten 24 25 Grades 1,2,3 24 25 Grades 4,5 27 28 2. High School and Middle School class Size (6-12) a. The average number of students shall not exceed 30 per period as determined by the number of students enrolled divided by the total number of periods, with the exception of 2.b. b. Laboratory classes shall be limited to 24 students per class period; Physical Education shall be limited to 40 students per class period. c. Band, art, choir, study hall, librarian, school counselors, and cafeteria supervision shall be exempt from being figured into class size. 3. Teacher Load Parameters a. Each regular teacher shall have eight (8) hours within each contract week to prepare lessons, hold conferences, and other duties not strictly considered teaching, unless the district enacts a Reduction in Force due to financial reasons within this bargaining unit. b. Secondary (6-12) certificated/licensed staff shall not be assigned more than three (3) subjects nor more than a total of three (3) teaching preparations at any one time. The parties have a mutual goal to set the secondary teaching load structure as six
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