ARTICLE VII CLASS SIZE
Burrillville School District
A. 1.a. The K-2 regular class size will be a maximum of twenty-two (22) students and the 3-5 class size will be a maximum of twenty-six (26) students. Class size for 6-12 will be a maximum of twenty-seven (27) students. If new students move into Burrillville and enroll in the Burrillville School System after October 20th, class size may be increased to no more than twenty-three (23) students for K-2, twenty-seven (27) students for grades 3-5, and twenty-eight (28) students for 612.
The School Committee has the option of offering a class with fewer than twenty-one (21) students enrolled. Band, chorus and physical education classes shall be exempt from this section. The Committee agrees not to place students in inappropriate divisions in order to maintain class size within the limits of this section. The Burrillville School Committee shall seek to ensure an appropriately safe environment in Physical Education classes.
1.b. If it is necessary for a K-2 teacher to have more than 22 students, a 3-5 teacher to have more than 26 students, or a 6-12 teacher to have more than 27 students, the committee agrees to compensate each teacher as follows:
For day-long class assignment: K-2, 1/22; 3-5 1/26; 6-12 1/27 of his/her daily rate of pay for each pupil above K-2, 22; 3-5, 26; 6-12, 27 for each day the pupil is assigned to the teacher.
For partial-day class section assignment: K-2 1/6 of 1/22; 3-5 1/6 of 1/26; 6-12 1/6 of 1/27 if his/her daily rate of pay for each pupil above K2, 22; 3-5, 26; 6-12, 27 for each day the pupil is assigned to the teacher.
A. 2. Administration, with input from the site based certified staff will seek to equitably distribute students with behavioral and/or academic IEP's or 504 plans in the same grade levels and/or subject matter at a particular site.
A. 3. The Committee and the Association agree that the maximum number of students to be assigned to any one English teacher shall not exceed a total of one hundred and twenty-five (125). The Committee and the Association also agree that the maximum number of students to be assigned to all other teachers shall not exceed one hundred and thirty-five (135).
A. 4. Definition of a Work Station.
In the special areas, a work station shall be defined as a table or bench which is equipped to serve the basic needs of the student performing adequately and safely in the particular classroom. The number of stations in these special areas may be increased by mutual consent of the particular area teacher and the administration.
In any event, no such class shall exceed twenty-five 25 students, except in classes where the health and safety of the students and the teacher are of an immediate concern. In classrooms where there is an immediate concern for the health and safety of the students and the teacher, the class size shall not exceed twenty (20) students. The department leader(s) of the Special Areas will meet with the building administrator to determine those classes that will not exceed twenty (20) students. Special areas are defined for this purpose as the following classes: Family and Consumer Science, Industrial Arts, Technology Education, Computer and Art.
In addition, every effort will be made to reduce the size of Physical Education classes during the Project Adventure Ropes Unit in order to ensure a properly safe environment. However, this will be accomplished only if it does not require hiring additional health/physical education teachers for this purpose, (i.e., exclusive of increased student enrollment within the buildings).
A. 5. Teachers may attend an evaluation team or IEP meeting which is being held for the purpose of determining eligibility and programming for the special education student. The Administration shall notify said teachers of the time and place of the evaluation or IEP meeting, schedule said meetings at a convenient time, and provide coverage for teachers attending. Every effort will be made not to schedule an IEP or evaluation meeting during unassigned times.
A. 6. In the event that a Middle School or High School teacher is absent and the administration has been unable to retain a substitute teacher, those students may be placed in an enrichment class provided that the combined total of the two (2) classes does not exceed twenty-seven (27) students, physically present for that day and period. If the combined total exceeds twenty-seven (27) students, the enrichment teacher will be paid in accordance with the class coverage rate in the Appendix of this Agreement.