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Teachers ask Missoula trustees for one-year classroom teacher at Chief Charlo to reduce class size and stabilize supports
Summary
Teachers and a school counselor urged the Missoula County Public Schools board to authorize a one-year additional classroom teacher at Chief Charlo Elementary, citing 58 students split into two classes (29 each), 20 students with IEPs, insufficient tiered support meetings and repeated classroom disruptions.
Teachers and a school counselor asked the Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees on May 27 to approve a one-year, targeted classroom teacher at Chief Charlo Elementary to reduce class size and create capacity for sustained multi-tiered supports.
The request came during the meeting's public-comment period from a staff member who said the grade next year will serve 58 students in two classrooms of 29 students each, with one class having nine students with IEPs and the other 11. "This is not just a group with high need, it's a group full of potential that deserves the chance to thrive," the speaker said. The presenter asked that the board consider a strategic one-year investment to allow…
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