Common use of Class Size Committee Clause in Contracts

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.