Class Size Committee Sample Clauses

Class Size Committee. A committee not to exceed six (6) persons in number shall be appointed, one-half (1/2) by the Superintendent and one-half (1/2) by the Union President, to examine any assertions by a teacher that the teacher’s class load is unreasonably excessive. Further, upon request of one-half (1/2) of the committee membership, the Committee shall be convened to consider any matter related to class size, provided such request for a meeting from the same persons need not be honored within ninety (90) calendar days of the previous request. Specific recommendations shall be made to the Superintendent based upon the findings of the Committee.

Class Size Committee. When a unit member has a concern regarding the unequal distribution of general or special education students in classes in his/her grade level or department, the unit member may request a “site class-size committee” meeting. This committee will be composed of the affected unit member, the grade level representative or department chair and the principal. This committee will meet to propose a recommendation to resolve the concerns. If mutually agreed upon, this recommendation will be immediately implemented. If this committee is unable to resolve the concerns, the matter will be referred to the Superintendent or designee for resolution.

Class Size Committee. The parties acknowledge that circumstances could arise where exceptions to the above class size averages or caps may be made. Such cases may include efforts to keep families together, enrollment patterns, population shifts, a decrease in state or federal funding, an unusual variation between school enrollments at different grade levels or to allow the district to avoid creating split grade level classes. Teachers will not be asked to exceed these limits individually. The issue must be brought to the class size committee for resolution. All schools will form a class size committee. The committee shall be composed of the following voting members: • School Principal • Assistant Superintendent (if not able to attend, the Asst. Supt. will appoint a proxy) • A teacher from an affected classroom or other staff member in the affected license area. This person will be chosen by the SPFE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. • A building ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ OR another licensed staff person appointed by the Federation. Two (2) parents, to be appointed by the school’s PTA or PTO (If there is no active PTA or PTO, the parents will be appointed by the principal and the building ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. If the principal and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ are unable to agree on two parents to appoint, the principal will appoint one parent and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will appoint the other.) Lack of parent involvement will not preclude the committee from developing recommendations. Prior to the first week of school the SPFE stewards and principal shall examine an enrollment report describing the enrollment of each section being offered at the school. The stewards and principal will try to eliminate as many issues as they can prior to convening the Class Size Committee. All affected teachers will be invited to attend the Class Size Committee to participate in the discussion of possible solutions. If called to convene, the committee shall meet before the first day of students attending in the fall. The committee will review class size data for the classes approaching or exceeding class size averages and/or caps. The committee will develop a plan on what to do about each potential class, or grade level in elementary, with a class size issue. Possible solutions will be presented to the affected teachers for their feedback and/or possible approval. The Federation agrees not to grieve such an exception, when approved by a majority of the committee, for the remainder of the school year for which the exception is made only if the committee’s recommended remedies are impl...

Class Size Committee. 1. A joint class size committee shall be established within four (4) weeks after the execution date of this Agreement. The committee shall consist of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and two (2) representatives ap- pointed by the Association. Alternates or replacements of committee members shall be the sole prerogative of the party involved. No decision of the committee shall be binding if one or more of the committee members is not present when the decision is made. Further, the committee is authorized to hear and investigate complaints regarding class size and make rec- ommendations to the Superintendent regarding such complaints. 2. The committee shall have authority to recommend to the Superintendent specific changes to be made to accomplish its objectives. The Superintendent shall implement the recommendations in each case as soon as possible. 3. In the event that a majority vote on a decision of the committee is not forthcoming within ten (10) days after the consideration of the issue, the Association may have the matter submitted to an arbitrator selected by the parties as set forth in Article V, Section G.2-Arbitration, of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with Article V, Section G, of this Agreement. 4. The Employer will furnish all relevant information requested by the committee. 5. The Employer agrees to maintain the average statewide class size ratio of 26.15 to 1. 6. For position allocation purposes, special education students, with the exception of those in self-contained classes, shall be counted as both regular students and special education students. 7. It is recognized in fulfilling the obligations set forth in this Article that bargaining unit positions allocated for each of the school years 2003-04 and 2004-05 shall not be reduced to implement said Article, except as provided for by statutes.

Class Size Committee. (1) A joint class size committee shall be established within four (4) weeks after the execution date of this Agreement. The committee shall consist of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and two (2) Alternates or replacements of committee members shall be the sole prerogative of the party involved. No decision of the committee shall be binding if one or more of the committee members is not present when the decision is made. Further, the committee is authorized to hear and investigate complaints regarding class size and make recommendations to the Superintendent regarding such complaints. (3) The committee shall have authority to recommend to the Superintendent specific changes to be made to accomplish its objectives. The Superintendent shall implement the recommendations in each case as soon as possible. (4) In the event that a majority vote on a decision of the committee is not forthcoming within ten (10) days after the consideration of the issue, the Association may have the matter submitted to an arbitrator selected by the parties as set forth in Article V, Section H-Arbitration, of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with Article V, Section H, of this Agreement. (5) The Employer will furnish all relevant information requested by the (6) The Employer agrees to maintain the average statewide class size ratio (7) For position allocation purposes, special education students, with the exception of those in self-contained classes, shall be counted as both regular students and special education students. (8) For position allocation purposes, special education students in integrated self-contained classes shall be counted as one-half of regular students and as full count of special education students.

Class Size Committee. When a unit member has a concern regarding the unequal distribution of general or special education students in classes in their grade level or department, the unit member may request a “site class-size committee” meeting. This committee will be composed of the affected unit member, the grade level representative or department chair and the principal. 20.6.1 The committee shall be formed within two (2) weeks of the date of the unit member’s request. 20.6.2 The committee shall meet and propose a recommendation to resolve the concerns within one (1) week of being formed (three weeks from the date of the request). 20.6.3 If mutually agreed upon, this recommendation will be immediately implemented. 20.6.4 If this committee is unable to resolve the concerns, the matter will be referred to the Superintendent or designee for resolution within five (5) weeks of the date of the unity member’s request.

Class Size Committee. A committee comprised of three (3) members appointed by the Union President and three (3) members appointed by the Superintendent shall meet to review any class size issues. Available materials shall be provided to Committee members in an appropriate format and in a timely manner. The Committee’s report, including any recommendations and any minority report(s) supported by two (2) or more Committee members, will be forwarded to the Board of Education and will be an agenda item at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. An author or designee of a minority report may address the Board. The Committee shall meet at additional times at the request of either the Union President or the Superintendent. The report contents and recommendations or Board action on the report or recommendations are not subject to the grievance or arbitration process.

Class Size Committee. The District Class Size Committee shall monitor class sizes as per the Staffing Standards set out in this section. Class size ratios and class sizes will be reviewed as part of the staffing of the district, the third week after the start of school, the beginning of November, the third week of January, the beginning of March by the District Class Size Committee, which will recommend solutions for any significant class size problems to the Superintendent. The District Class Size Committee will consist of four (4) members to be appointed by the Association and four (4) members to be appointed by the Superintendent. In considering any class size problem, representatives of the Committee shall first meet with the Principal of the affected building and review such problem. By consensus, the Committee will make whatever recommendation it sees as desirable. The Board of Education will review the recommendations via the same procedures it has followed in considering revision of other sections of Board policy. The District will provide inservice training for members as appropriate to deal with the effective use of paraprofessionals and/or part-time members.

Class Size Committee. Retitle as "Class Size", and replace this section in its entirety with the following: Voyager strives to maintain an optimal learning environment for both students and teachers by limiting class size to eighteen (18) in kindergarten and twenty-two (22) in Grades 1-8. If extenuating circumstances exist (see below) and a kindergarten class ends up with an additional student (19) or if a class in Grades 1-8 ends up with an additional student (23), Option 1 below will be implemented. Other than the existence of extenuating circumstances, if a kindergarten class exceeds eighteen (18) students or if the class size in Grades 1-8 exceeds twenty two (22) students, the affected teachers and administration will meet to determine which of the following options will be implemented: Option 1: The Employer will provide a stipend to the teacher by the end of the school year in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per student exceeding the limit set forth above for a self-contained classroom. In the event enrollment drops below the class size limit, the stipend will be adjusted accordingly. For a non-self-contained classroom, the Employer will provide a stipend proportional to the amount of instructional time the teacher's class exceeds the limit; or Option 2: The Employer will hire support staff (e.g. educational assistant) at least half time. The affected teachers may be included in the selection process; or Option 3: Administration and affected teachers can work together to jointly determine a different solution according to the circumstances at the time. In the event an agreement is not reached within ten (10) days of consideration of the issue, then it will be submitted to the Voyager Governing Board for a final decision at the next scheduled Governing Board meeting. Extenuating circumstances consist of one of the following situations: ● To provide an enrollment slot for all current students from one school year to the next. ● To accommodate children of faculty/staff. ● To reach schoolwide enrollment targets set by the Governing Board. For example, students may be pulled off a waitlist in certain grades which may increase individual class sizes above the ideal.