Common use of Leveling Clause in Contracts

Leveling. With the exception of DLI classrooms, at each school site, within the first twenty (20) school days, the administrator shall attempt to establish an equitable distribution of students based upon each grade level or subject area. Any material deviation shall be subject to consultation between the administrator and Teachers of the affected grade level or subject area. Within the first twenty (20) school days, if an elementary school site’s reported grade level average enrollment exceeds the school site grade level averages set forth above in paragraph A.1, student enrollees may be subject to the District’s “leveling process.” For the purposes of this provision, school site grade level averages include only General Education classes and excludes Physical Education and Music Instruction. In the event the leveling of students has an impact on multiple school sites throughout the District, District Administration will communicate the impact of leveling to site administration, Teachers, students, and their families. The following actions may be taken as a result: 1. Students may be subject to being assigned to another campus and assigned to a new Teacher based on class size and facility capacity. 2. With the exception of DLI teachers, teachers of TK through 6th grade classes may be displaced from their current teaching assignment and required to be reassigned to a different teaching assignment at their current campus or transferred to a new teaching assignment at another school site. Classes, including combination classes, may be dissolved, stay in place and/or additional combination classes may be formed. 3. To maintain appropriate and equitable caseloads across the District, if a School Psychologist is concerned that their caseload is excessive, they will communicate their concern, in writing, to both their site administrator and District supervisor to initiate a discussion about potential solutions.

Leveling. With the exception of DLI classrooms, at aAt each school site, within the first twenty (20) school days, the administrator shall attempt to establish an equitable distribution of students based upon each grade level or subject area. Any material deviation shall be subject to consultation between the administrator and Teachers of the affected grade level or subject area. Within the first twenty (20) school days, if an elementary school site’s reported grade level average enrollment exceeds the school site grade level averages set forth above in paragraph A.1., student enrollees may be subject to the District’s “leveling process.” For the purposes of this provision, school site grade level averages include only General Education classes and excludes Physical Education and Music Instruction. In the event the leveling of students has an impact on multiple school sites throughout the District, District Administration will communicate the impact of leveling to site administration, Teachers, students, and their families. The following actions may be taken as a result: 1. Students may be subject to being assigned to another campus and assigned to a new Teacher based on class size and facility capacity. 2. With the exception of DLI teachers, teachers Tteachers of TK through 6th grade classes may be displaced from their current teaching assignment and required to be reassigned to a different teaching assignment at their current campus or transferred to a new teaching assignment at another school site. Classes, including combination classes, may be dissolved, stay in place and/or additional combination classes may be formed. 3. To maintain appropriate and equitable caseloads across the District, if a School Psychologist is concerned that their caseload is excessive, they will communicate their concern, in writing, to both their site administrator and District supervisor to initiate a discussion about potential solutions.