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District recommends adding elementary FTEs to reduce class size; board and union express support
Summary
Administration proposed allocating three held FTEs to elementary classrooms plus a fourth FTE funded by retirements to lower average class size; board members and the Fort Washington Teachers Association praised the move.
Port Washington — District administrators recommended on Aug. 5 that three full-time equivalent (FTE) positions held in abeyance during the 2025–26 budget process be allocated to the elementary level, and that an additional fourth FTE be funded from unanticipated retirements to keep class sizes closer to the district’s optimal ranges. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Shields presented updated enrollment and section data, reporting districtwide pre-K–12 enrollment of 5,131 students and an incoming kindergarten class of…
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