Board weighs rescinding class‑size policy, asks administration to draft replacement language
Trustees considered rescinding policy 231212 on class size after administration presented current class‑size data; members favored aspirational language to replace fixed caps and asked the administration to draft replacement wording for the next policy meeting.
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The board considered rescinding Policy 231212, which includes explicit class‑size numbers for each grade level. Administrators presented current class‑size figures (examples provided in discussion: kindergarten about 19, 1st grade about 21, 2nd about 23, 3rd about 24, 5th up to 29) and noted that rescinding policy does not mean the district will stop monitoring class size. Several trustees expressed support for replacing fixed numeric caps with aspirational language the district could meet without risking noncompliance.
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