TEACHING CONDITIONS AND CLASSLOAD Sample Clauses

TEACHING CONDITIONS AND CLASSLOAD. The parties recognize that the availability of optimum school facilities for both student and teacher is desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both teacher and the District. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and the school days should be directed at insuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end. A. Because the pupil-teacher ratio is an important aspect of an effective educational program, the parties agree that class size should be lowered wherever possible to meet the optimum standards, except in traditional large group instruction or experimental classes where teachers have voluntarily agreed to exceed these maximums without establishing past practice. It is also advisable that in certain specialized areas (business, mechanics, advanced art, vocational education, etc.), class size should not exceed available workstations. 1. Enrollment in the elementary grades (Young 5’s – 5th Grade) be established at a pupil-teacher ratio of thirty (30) to one (1) with a maximum deviation of two (2) pupils permitted. In the event it becomes necessary to establish combination classes, the assigned students shall be determined by a committee composed of administrators, specialists, and the involved classroom teachers. Pupil-teacher ratio in the combination classes shall not exceed thirty (30) to one (1). Beginning with the 2005-06 school year, enrollment in the elementary and secondary grades shall be established as follows whenever possible. However, the District reserves the right to alter these class sizes by providing the impacted BEA member the appropriate remuneration and remains the sole determiner of whether or not to add a section or class. Once the numbers below are reached, the impacted BEA member shall earn a stipend of $75.00 per student per semester based upon the following remuneration schedule. For the purposes of remuneration, the student(s) must be in the impacted BEA member’s class for the equivalent of one (1) quarter of the academic year. Enrollment in the elementary grades (Young 5’s – 5th Grade) shall be established as follows: Stipend Optimum Size Payment Shall Begin At a) Young Fives range 1-15 16 b) Kindergarten + Grade 1 1-25 26 c) Grades 2 and 3 1-25 27