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MMSD presents second-semester class-size report; board members flag surplusing, scheduling and boundary review
Summary
The district presented its second-semester class-size report March 3, showing average class-size distributions, AGR kindergarten targets and content-area breakdowns for middle and high schools; board members asked for clearer community communication about surplusing and noted space and scheduling constraints amid city growth.
Madison Metropolitan School District staff presented the district's second-semester class-size report March 3 and briefed the Instructional Work Group on how allocations, scheduling and local demographic changes affect class-size distribution across elementary, middle and high schools.
The report: how to read it District staff walked board members through a two-page report that shows K'1 distribution for AGR (Achievement Gap Reduction) and non-AGR elementary schools, and middle- and high-school class-size distributions by subject. The presentation explained that the report lists the number of sections in size buckets (for example, 10—4, 15—9, 20'4 students) and shows average homeroom size at the elementary level and average class size by content area at secondary schools.
Key points staff reported - Kindergarten and early-grades targets: The district reminded the board that AGR schools and non-AGR schools have distinct class-size targets; the board supported budget investments this year to…
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