Common use of Special Education Class Size Clause in Contracts

Special Education Class Size. 8 The following class sizes are recommended guidelines to be considered, if 9 feasible, when making the unique student placement determinations 10 required for students placed in the following settings: 11 12 a. Basic Special Education Classes Staffed by 1.0 special education 13 teacher plus 5.5 hour aide: 15 b. Elementary - 25 students or 40 units* 16 17 c. Secondary - 35 students or 50 units* 18 19 d. Moderately handicapped - 10 students or 40 units* 20 21 e. Behaviorally Disadvantaged - 8 different students or 40 units* 22 23 f. School Psychologists – 135 students 24 25 g. Preschool – 25 students 26 27 h. Therapists – 50 students. 28 29 *A unit is one class period, if no such ―period‖ is designated for a 30 particular program, then it shall mean one 60 minute period. 31 32 5. Specialists: 34 a. Elementary specialists (physical education and music) basic class 35 load shall be 30 students per class period. Workload shall not exceed 36 ten (10) classes per workday. Each specialist shall mutually establish 37 with the building principals, their daily work schedule. 38

Special Education Class Size. 8 5 The following class sizes are recommended guidelines to be considered, if 9 feasible, when 6 making the unique student placement determinations 10 required for students placed in the 7 following settings: 11: 12 8 a. Basic Special Education Classes Staffed by 1.0 special education 13 teacher plus 5.5 hour 9 aide: 15 : 10 b. Elementary - 25 students or 40 units* 16 17 11 c. Secondary - 35 students or 50 units* 18 19 12 d. Moderately handicapped - 10 students or 40 units* 20 21 13 e. Behaviorally Disadvantaged - 8 different students or 40 units* 22 23 14 f. School Psychologists – 135 students 24 25 15 g. Preschool – 25 students 26 27 16 h. Therapists – 50 students. 28 29 18 *A unit is one class period, if no such ―period‖ “period” is designated for a 30 particular program, then it 19 shall mean one 60 (1) sixty (60) minute period. 31 32 21 5. Specialists: 34 22 a. Elementary specialists (physical education and music) basic class 35 load shall be 30 thirty (30) 23 students per class period. Workload shall not exceed 36 ten (10) classes per workday. Each 24 specialist shall mutually establish 37 with the building principals, their daily work schedule. 38.